bsw Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hi My Sammy Millar seat/fuel tank unit has failed. The bike has been sitting for a few years with some petrol in the tank which has broken down , there is loads of yellow sludge in the tank. The thread where the tap connects had loosened and is leaking. can this be repaired I would think I'd have to cut the base of the tank to repair fully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 You may well spend an awful lot of money trying to sort out this problem. At the end of the day the integrity of the unit has been compromised. You could cut the base out and get an alloy tank made to fit inside....a bit like some Montesas, but that will be costly unless you have connections with the sheet metal trade. Shedworks do a neat replacement that is far nicer than the Miller item and its made from ethanol resistant resin at £350 approx. Did Miller do a unit for the TLR?? Another alternative would be to get a petrol tank from a lightweight bike or moped and utilise that, this can work out ok if you dont mind the bike looking different to the norm for a TLR, of course the seat would need sorting, possibly you could use the Miller seat section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 I'm thinking that because bsw posted in the Yamaha forum, maybe the Miller tank/seat unit is from a Yamaha in which case yes one of the Shedworks fibreglass tanks would be a suitable way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsw Posted December 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 Thanks guys I had a look at shedworks website and it is probably the easiest option. My bike is a Ty175 with a Millar Hi Boy frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 So you'll have a broken frame to look forward to sometime as well☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsw Posted December 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 10 hours ago, 2stroke4stroke said: So you'll have a broken frame to look forward to sometime as well☺ How many of these frames broke I have heard the failed at the headstock, The welds on mine look good, smooth with no undercut. Mine was last out of the shed 4 years ago so it's not going to break in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austini Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 I have a Shedworks unit on the way, when I queried the price difference between the advertised one Paul said it now has a separate tank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) "How many of these frames broke?" Every one that I have seen or seen a photo of. The downtubes crack just at the end of the gusset. You might get away with repairing a small crack if you catch it before it spreads but the problem would appear to be a combination of bad design and poor quality tubing. I had mine sleeved internally - not an easy job. Edited December 31, 2018 by 2stroke4stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scifi Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 You are not the only one to have problems with the Sammy Millar product. I went back to original ty175 tank to cure the problem. They are getting to be expensive on the ebay auction, as they get rarer. Got the same problem with a Bultaco tank, on one of my historic bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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