What the hell is this for?

[mark247]

Me and a few friends were standing around our bikes this morning and noticed all our bikes have this flat indented spot on our tanks. We couldnt really figure out what it was for. Anyone know??? I had a few ideas but none really made much sense.

[Colapop]

Tauragnga Latte holder - they don't have 'em in other towns

[mark247]

Tauragnga Latte holder - they don't have 'em in other towns

That does make sense

[Conquiztador]

Me and a few friends were standing around our bikes this morning and noticed all our bikes have this flat indented spot on our tanks. We couldnt really figure out what it was for. Anyone know??? I had a few ideas but none really made much sense.

McDonald has paid many $$'s to have all bikes fitted with that indent made to fit their coffe mugs. By their calculations, if they can get bikers to come through the drivetru they will earn 0.89% more in gross income a year.

(Think about it, no more bikers coming in, taking space and spending ages taking their gear off and putting it on. And only for a coffee.)

[dnos]

You might find its the exact size of the mounting base for motorcycle mounted miniaturised surface to air missiles. Perfect for those risky overtaking procedures.

[Number One]

That's where I put my chin when I'm going flat stick in 50K zones cos I'm really cool and I race on the ROAD :lol:

[Deano]

That's where I put my chin when I'm going flat stick in 50K zones cos I'm really cool and I race on the ROAD :lol:


+1. I think it's so you can get maximum aerodynamics.

[nodrog]

its where ya chin goes, you know like that spot just below ya boyfriends doodle.

[Number One]

+1. I think it's so you can get maximum aerodynamics.
Yeah yeah...specially in 50K zones...best too if it's past schools :rolleyes:

[fireball]

nah your all wrong thats where you do your lines of coke before a ride

[Number One]

nah your all wrong thats where you do your lines of coke before a ride


:lol: :innocent: where is the PC brigade?

[nodrog]

nah your all wrong thats where you do your lines of coke before a ride

sweet!!! whens your next ride?

[fireball]

:lol: :innocent: where is the PC brigade?

but i was being PC.....

or it could be where the little asian man was swung by his feet into all the gas tanks in the assembly room at suzuki.......

[paturoa]

Thats where your nuts go when a stoppie goes wrong

[mark247]

nah your all wrong thats where you do your lines of coke before a ride

That works.


its where ya chin goes, you know like that spot just below ya boyfriends doodle.

I suppose the speed triple has one then?

[nodrog]

I suppose the speed triple has one then?

a doodle??

[MSTRS]

Actually, it's a recess for the notebook where you write down rego numbers of misbehaving cagers. You will have noted that most bikes have a hole through the nut on the steering head...that's where you keep your pen.

[fireball]

Actually, it's a recess for the notebook where you write down rego numbers of misbehaving cagers. You will have noted that most bikes have a hole through the nut on the steering head...that's where you keep your pen.

no that hole is for the doodle......

[MSTRS]

no that hole is for the doodle......

....yours?

[fireball]

....yours?


it could be, depends on what size im wearing on the day....

[BOGAR]

Is it so when you are working on the bike and you have to lift the tank it dosnt hit the stearing head?? Mine swings that way. :innocent:

[Quartermile]

Is it so when you are working on the bike and you have to lift the tank it dosnt hit the stearing head?? Mine swings that way. :innocent:
A serious answer, lol you must be new here...

Yeah but you might be onto something there, it would make sense

[mark247]

Well all these ideas are great, but the latte holder one still seems the most reasonable.

[yod]

That's where I put my chin when I'm going flat stick in 50K zones cos I'm really cool and I race on the ROAD :lol:
you must have a fuckin weird shaped chin dude

Thats where your nuts go when a stoppie goes wrong
you must have fuckin weird shaped nuts dude

no that hole is for the doodle......

and you my friend, must have a seriously weird shaped doodle

[yod]

Mine swings that way. :innocent:

oooo baby....

[Kornholio]

It holds the "10 dollar chicken fly ry" container very nicely

[nodrog]

Well all these ideas are great, but the latte holder one still seems the most reasonable.

its for your chin, dont you listen boy?



A large fuel tank indentation at its top allows for a tight race tuck,

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/kawasaki/2008-kawasaki-zx10r-70426.html

[Mikkel]

It's so your mables don't roll off and hit the road if you should happen to loose them...

[eliot-ness]

Ash tray for those who stick to the speed limits ???

[yod]

its for your chin, dont you listen boy?


are you sure? we dont all look like this!

[MSTRS]

and you my friend, must have a seriously weird shaped doodle

Oh, she does. For sure. So I'm told.

[nodrog]

are you sure? we dont all look like this!

they couldnt get the mould right for those people that have butt shaped chins, so they decided on a generic shape to avoid descrimination claims.

[yod]

im sure you can get an aftermarket tank to fit butt shaped chins

and it's a 'cleft' by the way, and my wife thinks its gorgeous lol

[nodrog]

im sure you can get an aftermarket tank to fit butt shaped chins

and it's a 'cleft' by the way, and my wife thinks its gorgeous lol

the aftermarket 'butt' option is for Hondas only.

all other manufacturers have a 'cleft' option.


(do you put toliet paper in it when you cut yourself shaving? that would look interesting)

[yod]

the aftermarket 'butt' option is for Hondas only.

all other manufacturers have a 'cleft' option.


(do you put toliet paper in it when you cut yourself shaving? that would look interesting)
:argh: you had to play the honda card....

[mark247]

:argh: you had to play the honda card....

Did you expect anything different?

[Quartermile]

Did you expect anything different?
Why not take a gimme aye

[Deano]

Quiet day in the office eh ?

Sure is here.

[nodrog]

:argh: you had to play the honda card....


Did you expect anything different?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=43250&highlight=depression
:grouphug:

[yod]

Did you expect anything different?
well.....no

Why not take a gimme aye
true...i just take the beatings like the honda-riding butt-face I am:cool:

Quiet day in the office eh ?

Sure is here.
yeah, that or just not interested in actually doing any work....


:grouphug:

:argue:

[scrivy]

Thats where your nuts go when a stoppie goes wrong

Correction..... it's where ya nuts go when you do a sitting on the tank wheelie!!!! :woohoo:










It's actually for ya chin when you're cranked out at over 250km on a racetrack of course......

[Maha]

you must have a fuckin weird shaped chin dude



That's where I put my chin when I'm going flat stick in 50K zones cos I'm really cool and I race on the ROAD :lol:


Haaaaa Haaaaaa # 1 is a Dude!......:clap:

[Number One]

Haaaaa Haaaaaa # 1 is a Dude!......:clap:
Yod clearly thinks I am my avatar :lol: oooo if I was I would stay home and stroke myself alllllllllllllll day :devil2:

[BIHB@0610]

I thought it was for a chick's fingers to frantically clutch at while she's straddling the bike, arse in the air, getting taken hard and fast from behind by a tall, muscle bound, subtly tanned and unshaven man ....... Have no idea how said man gets into position but at this point in proceedings I don't really care ....... hehe .....:Punk:

[BIHB@0610]

Yod clearly thinks I am my avatar :lol: oooo if I was I would stay home and stroke myself alllllllllllllll day :devil2:

I'd stay home with you chickadee ..... in fact I think I'd become a lesbian instantly ...... sigh!!!!

[southernmike]

when your clip ons break off in the middle of nowhere it lets u get decent size spanner on the triple clamp so u can ride home steering with the spanner. without that indentation it would be too difficult.

[Thunder 8]

I thought it was for a chick's fingers to frantically clutch at while she's straddling the bike, arse in the air, getting taken hard and fast from behind by a tall, muscle bound, subtly tanned and unshaven man ....... Have no idea how said man gets into position but at this point in proceedings I don't really care ....... hehe .....:Punk:
:eek5:Bloody hell.:gob:

[Matt_TG]

At the risk of being hassled for a serious reply, heh...

Place to put your fuel cap if it's the type that comes right off (rather than just swivels up)?

OK, I'll also come up with a smart ass answer too...

It's Suzuki's way of making the bikes cheaper by leaving out a bit of the tank, also costs less to fill and makes it a bit lighter. :bleh:

[hayd3n]

hymm i have similar on my yam , i havent come to any solution for it yet but have noticed my key almost touches it when i open my cap (its a hinge one )

[Boob Johnson]

Yeah yeah...specially in 50K zones...best too if it's past schools :rolleyes:
With no helmet on, naked & on P :2thumbsup

[Number One]

With no helmet on, naked & on P :2thumbsup
You were at that motorcycle rider training day too :lol:

[Boob Johnson]

You were at that motorcycle rider training day too :lol:
:rolf: Yes yes I was, the ABC's & P's of motorcycling :innocent:

[Forest]

It is quite clearly an ash-tray.

[Griffin]

You are ALL so wrong. I cant believe the sarcastic and tongue in cheek answers being bandied around this thread. Its a serious question and deserves a serious reply.

Please accept my apologies on behalf of all these guys and gals who cant take anything seriously.

The indentation on your tank has a very practical use which I am surprised that no one has told you of before... it is your speeding / parking infringement ticket tray. Any tickets you recieve can be placed here and by the time you get home nature has taken care of all your problems. Please feel free to pass this important information on to your friends :cool:

[fireball]

The indentation on your tank has a very practical use which I am surprised that no one has told you of before... it is your speeding / parking infringement ticket tray. Any tickets you recieve can be placed here

so how many dents like these are in Jrandoms tank?:dodge:

[Dave-]

I thought it was for a chick's fingers to frantically clutch at while she's straddling the bike, arse in the air, getting taken hard and fast from behind by a tall, muscle bound, subtly tanned and unshaven man ....... Have no idea how said man gets into position but at this point in proceedings I don't really care ....... hehe .....:Punk:

As her voluptuous breasts rock backwards and forwards on the tank in time to his shuddering thrusts, she cries out with pleasure a little more with each rolling hill of ecstasy building to a volcano and finally erupting, washing wave upon wave of lava down her naked body, a few after shocks later she relents and slips in the sweat on the tank spent, totally in love with Enrique.

it's actually a gap for the mills and bloom on womens model bikes.

[mark247]

I cant believe the sarcastic and tongue in cheek answers being bandied around this thread. Its a serious question and deserves a serious reply.

No it doesn't :eek:

[Owl]

Nice theories, but they’re actually “Diversion Indents”! Aesthetic features to divert your attention away from the poor build quality of the bikes!
:whistle:

[Number One]

As her voluptuous breasts rock backwards and forwards on the tank in time to his shuddering thrusts, she cries out with pleasure a little more with each rolling hill of ecstasy building to a volcano and finally erupting, washing wave upon wave of lava down her naked body, a few after shocks later she relents and slips in the sweat on the tank spent, totally in love with Enrique.

Nah....Enrique is queer - so is anna kornikova their union is a Publicity stunt :lol:

[barty5]

Actually, it's a recess for the notebook where you write down rego numbers of misbehaving cagers. You will have noted that most bikes have a hole through the nut on the steering head...that's where you keep your pen.

this is almosy correct it is in fact were you keep ypur note pad handy use you can make quick note of all the faults and bit that fall off your Suzuki has it hapens as long term memory is something most suxuki owners lack according to owners hand book.

[MSTRS]

Oooh, that is skating perilously close to earning a red. Mine are worth heaps, donchano...:Pokey:

[oldrider]

I thought it was for a chick's fingers to frantically clutch at while she's straddling the bike, arse in the air, getting taken hard and fast from behind by a tall, muscle bound, subtly tanned and unshaven man ....... Have no idea how said man gets into position but at this point in proceedings I don't really care ....... hehe .....:Punk:

Heyyy, great therapy, even I managed a bit of a tingle contemplating that! :blip: Well done! :spanking: (lol) Cheers John.

Edit:On re reading I fear this could be dangerously misconstrued but too late.

[beyond]

Errr, in the absence of any normal replies (well mostly) these indents occur mainly on sports bikes as you might have noticed. Therefore they were designed in this manner to get ones head down when over 250kmh in order to make way for the protuberance on ones helmet called the chin guard on a full face.

I have found from personal experience that doing 260kmh on my naked GSX1400 one finds a huge amount of turbulence or wind resistance and that has the effect of making ones vision very blurry at speed so it is desirable to get ones head out of the tornado. With a naked this is very difficult due to the lack of a screen and secondly due to the full nature of the fuel tank cos without the indent one finds their head still sticks out a wee bit more than one would like. However, this is counteracted by the fact that after a few runs like this, your neck looks like Arnold Swharzenegers and for some reason the birds kinda like that. :)

Seriously, that is exactly what they are for.

[Mikkel]

I thought it was for a chick's fingers to frantically clutch at while she's straddling the bike, arse in the air, getting taken hard and fast from behind by a tall, muscle bound, subtly tanned and unshaven man ....... Have no idea how said man gets into position but at this point in proceedings I don't really care ....... hehe .....:Punk:

It would be pretty poor style not to instruct the fair lady to grab onto the - therefore designed devices - handlebars before having your way with her. Being a real tankslapper would provide more grip I believe.


Anyway, you'd have to be pretty blonde to try and gain purchase from such a small indentation no matter how long your finger nails were - irregardless of the force being exserted behind you.

[gunrunner]

its where ya chin goes, you know like that spot just below ya boyfriends doodle.

If thats the case you know where my tank is ? Under the seat , so does that mean she likes it from behind .:clap:

[Swoop]

That's where I put my chin when I'm going flat stick...
Your chin must resemble that of Clutch Cargo!:rofl:

a doodle??
A sketch that is normally done when talking on the telephone. Obviously this bike can be fitted with a notepad for such a task.
A potential new form of artwork might emerge... "elephant sketched at 150kmh" for example...
Quite challenging, especially if you are right handed.

[Number One]

Your chin must resemble that of Clutch Cargo!:rofl:
Don't you wear a helmet when you ride Swoop? btw your other comment..notbook recess...been done :lol:

[Swoop]

Don't you wear a helmet when you ride Swoop?
I find that there is ample gap, for my chinpiece, between the front of the tank and the ignition, for when I'm breaking the law @ 101kmh.:whistle:

[Number One]

I find that there is ample gap, for my chinpiece, between the front of the tank and the ignition, for when I'm breaking the law @ 101kmh.:whistle:
:lol: :whistle: O I hear ya but I have a short body and can only just get my bod that far up the tank that my helmet only just gets the chinpiece into that nice little dip

[_intense_]

Say... anyone notice how none of the "hog" and cruiser style bikes (or dirtbikes for that matter..) DON'T have this? :Pokey:

[Dave-]

my bike doesnt have it...

[Insanity_rules]

Your all wrong....Its called an Upper Hutt coffee table. Its to rest your beer, bong, boobs or other refreshments!

Before I get panned, yes I come from Upper Hutt and yes I have my black jeans, slab of tui and passport to get back in.

[Oakie]

Waaa! I don't have a chin/coffee/notebook/ticket/finger hold indentation in my tank. Does anyone make an aftermarket one?

[mark247]

Waaa! I don't have a chin/coffee/notebook/ticket/finger hold indentation in my tank. Does anyone make an aftermarket one?

I can arrange this

[Oakie]

I can arrange this

Yippee! What will you charge me to modify my tank?

[mark247]

Yippee! What will you charge me to modify my tank?

Only for consumables which in this case will be about 2litres of bog and a can of VHT spray paint

[Oakie]

Only for consumables which in this case will be about 2litres of bog and a can of VHT spray paint

I might pass for now. There seem to be plenty of 4WDs out there wanting to remodel my tank for me for free.

[dilz]

its where ya chin goes, you know like that spot just below ya boyfriends doodle.

:rofl:

yup,for ya chin

[PrincessBandit]

With no helmet on, naked & on P :2thumbsup
Is there something you'd like to share with us Boob?

As her voluptuous breasts rock backwards and forwards on the tank in time to his shuddering thrusts, she cries out with pleasure a little more with each rolling hill of ecstasy building to a volcano and finally erupting, washing wave upon wave of lava down her naked body, a few after shocks later she relents and slips in the sweat on the tank spent, totally in love with Enrique.
it's actually a gap for the mills and bloom on womens model bikes.
I agree with Thunder 8 here, "bloody hell" . Mills and Boon??

Don't you wear a helmet when you ride Swoop? btw your other comment..notbook recess...been done :lol:
I'd like to know just what kind of 'helmet' would fit into that recess - a bit small for a lid, but then I'm sure that plenty of guys out there would like to boast that their 'other helmet' would fit pretty nicely into a space that large....

[avgas]

where you put the fat chicks so the bike doesn't wheel stand everywhere.

[Kiwi Graham]

I cant belive people activly risk speeding by dipping down behind the screen so far that they need the indent in the tank. Sensibly its where I put my cell phone, because trying to hold it and text at the same time can lead to a lack of concentration!!!! which in turn can lead to unreadable messages!!!

[The Pastor]

it makes sence to be a space for the petrol cap to lift up into, i'll check this when i get home with my bike.

But it makes a real nice flat spot to stick my suction mount for my radar :)

[Number One]

I'd like to know just what kind of 'helmet' would fit into that recess - a bit small for a lid, but then I'm sure that plenty of guys out there would like to boast that their 'other helmet' would fit pretty nicely into a space that large....

I have a big recess :blip:


:lol: now THAT does sound dodgy :clap: Well done to me!

[Boob Johnson]

Is there something you'd like to share with us Boob?
Other than having a warped sense of humour, no, not much id like to share :bleh:


(hard) drugs are bad.........mmmmmm kay :wacko:

[Timber020]

My guess is that fuel tanks, to be light are made of the thinnest metal the manufacturers can get away with, because that part of the tank is relatively flat, and being sheetmetal its prone to warp due to pressure from within the tank or from pressure on the tank from the outside. To make it stronger they put a fold or "dent" in the tank to make it stronger. Its why car bonnets are seldom dead flat. (havent looked at all posts so someones probably already come up with this)

[Number One]

My guess is that fuel tanks, to be light are made of the thinnest metal the manufacturers can get away with, because that part of the tank is relatively flat, and being sheetmetal its prone to warp due to pressure from within the tank or from pressure on the tank from the outside. To make it stronger they put a fold or "dent" in the tank to make it stronger. Its why car bonnets are seldom dead flat. (havent looked at all posts so someones probably already come up with this)
ahh the force is strong in this one :sunny:

Seems very sensible, how can it not be true?!

You may have just killed all our fun and fantasies though :rolleyes:

[BIHB@0610]

Actually - as well as the place for the silken nymph to frantically claw at while her arse is getting a pounding - I think I've cracked this one.

It's the bike's version of a belly button - you know, so when the gorgeous silken nymph has finished running her soft bubble gum tongue up, down and around a certain shaft, over and over and over again, she can can spit the proceedings .......:dodge:

[sidecar bob]

Actually - as well as the place for the silken nymph to frantically claw at while her arse is getting a pounding - I think I've cracked this one.

It's the bike's version of a belly button - you know, so when the gorgeous silken nymph has finished running her soft bubble gum tongue up, down and around a certain shaft, over and over and over again, she can can spit the proceedings .......:dodge:

Stop it dude!!! Its hard to use the mouse left handed. :D


You must spread more rep before giving it to planna again, Giving what to planna??

[Kornholio]

Stop it dude!!! Its hard to use the mouse left handed. :D


You must spread more rep before giving it to planna again, Giving what to planna??

I thought you were ambidextrous?? :Pokey:

[Dave-]

Mills and Boon??

lol is it mills and boon? haha, never seen it written down actually...

feel like a right muppet now.