Help brazing / silver solder Central Scotland

slipperyweeguy

slipperyweeguy

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I hope someone can offer me some help with brazing (55% silver solder) around the brackets on some Ducati Monster tanks. The brackets are where leaks tend to start so I want to strengthen them and hopefully make them leak proof. I am in the central belt of Scotland and can bring the tanks to you any time.
Not able to do anything like this myself now as I am recovering from injury and surgery on my hand.
Thanks
 
personally I wouldn't bother, it will only start to leak if you do something stupid like crash or drop the bike so you get the nice ding marks from the bars at the front. (or possibly lift the tank whilst its still full ~:? )

having said that it is dead easy with silver solder, even I've managed that one successfully :)

and if your careful all the scorching is hidden by the seat unit
 
The tanks are all used, and have all suffered some damage in the past. Therefore I am assuming that some load has already gone through the brackets and been transmitted to the two spot welds holding the bracket assemblies to the skin of the tank. Even if they don't leak now, working those areas further may cause the skin to stress crack at the edge of the spot welds.
Since all of the tanks are to be repainted - when I get the use of my hand back - it seems a good idea to do that reinforcement now and prevent the leak rather than wait for a leak to happen.
And if you need a spare tank for an S4 I have some...
 
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