> Thanks for the reality check - is it hard to drop the
> tank?

Nope,
Make sure the tank is empty (or as near as you can) first cos petrol is
heavy.

Remove the filler tube from the tank - the hardest bit as it was all rusty
on mine - as I was replacing the tank I just carefully hacksawed it - DON'T
use an angle grinder with all that fuel vapour about !!!!

Support the tank underneath with a trolley jack and a plank of wood to
spread the load.
Undo the two M8 screws.
Lower the jack slowly and undo the hoses as they become exposed (you'll see
what I mean).
Remove the tank.
I also removed the expansion tanks from under the wheels and cleaned then
up, blew them through to check for blockages etc...
I went to my local parts store and bought a couple of packs of proper hose
and the proper clips for refitting everything - take the old stuff along to
ccompare sizes.
I swopped over the fuel sender etc... to the new tank and reversed fitting.
I kept the hoses for the expansion tanks long and trimmed them back when the
tank was in place.
Incidentally I found that the P.O. had used garden hosepipe instead of
proper petrol pipe for things like the balance pipe - eeek!
All in all cost me about �200 to replace the tank, that included all seals,
tubes, new (plastic) filler nozzle - won't ever rust :-) - and now I can
cram as much juice into the baby as I can get in without any leaks :-)))

Phil
T25 - No fuel leaks, No Water Leaks :-) - 1600cc Aircooled