i decided to try to get the dents out of my beamish tank tonite. my mate came over, we blocked up th petrol tap hole, fitted the air hose to the petrol cap breather, then i went to make a cuppa. when i got back, my mate is standing there with a sheepish look, and what looks like a yellow football. he just let rip with the compressor tap and promptly heard a loud DINK!! noise. luckaly the pipe blew off the petrol cap, so it didnt explode.

so if anyone know of a beamish tank, please let me know.

cheers

Ben

ps i'll try and sort some pictures

I know it's too late but on our road race bikes, we fill the tanks up with water before pumping in the air, it slows things down a little. And it is also safer.

Compressed air causes quite a lot of friction, this creates heat and we all know what we get when we mix oxygen, petrol and heat!

anyone know how much sammy millar charges for a new one, it don't say on the website.

Oh dear. Well worth keeping an eye on EBay. I have been surprised by the amount of Beamish stuff that goes on there. There must be more bikes out there than I thought. Sad that they're being destroyed though. I saw a frame for

:hat: Looking through Sammy Miller catalogue, they can supply a tank (fibre glass).But price is, hold on to your hat -

technically her majestys customs and excise add the vat at a rate agreed by the treasury with our european comunity partners