If you know it's there, you can just about see the chrome tank on this R26. Yup - you could also get the so-called "parade tank" on singles as well. This is only the second photo I've run across of one - the first being such a bad photo that it wasn't worth posting. I'll try to get something even better than this as soon as I can.

Do you remember the black & silver 10 gallon Hoske on "page 1" of the tank photo section? Well... it found a new home on this beautifully done conversion project. I've followed the work over the last two years, and it's nice to see it finally back on the road.

I don't know the model of the bike, but it's a nicely done /2 era hot rod sporting an 8 gallon Hoske. The stock BMW front end looks to be sporting a Laverda or Moto Guzzi front brake.

Yet another variation of the Hoske 6-7 gallon tank. This one is still in original paint. What's interesting to see here is that the traditional rubber knee pads were not fitted. This one has a rubberized mat glued on, similar to Heinrich tanks of the period. This tank is dated 1965.

I found this 11 gallon Heinrich photo over at the Wark Shop ,where they had just done a great paint job on it for a customer. Yet another minor variation compared to other 11 gallon Heinrichs that I've shown you - this one doesn't have the flush /7 style filler seen earlier, or the larger screw on filler seen on the GS Heinrich. This filler looks like the small one normally found underneath the aluminum cover fitted to many Heinrich tanks. I'm still not used to these 11 gallon tanks - they look HUGE!

After years of not having any original Hoske literature, within a month I got copies of two catalogs. To see both, go to the Original Literature section of my page and check Miscellaneous Documents. Here's a Hoske RS III tank. These tanks were made for  both the /2 era BMW twins, and the Zundapp twins. Capacity is 38 liters for the BMW version, and 30 liters for the Zundapp KS601 version.

Interesting comparison shot of a /5-/7 era Heinrich tank (on the left), and a /2 era Heinrich (on the right). Note the absence of visible mounting brackets on the /2 tank. The /5-/7 era tank has a mounting bracket that uses the stock BMW front rubber mount. The /2 tank appears to be the 8 gallon version, and this one has clearance on the lower left front so that a sidecar can be mounted to the bike.

I've seen these tanks once or twice at bike shows in Germany, but they were never mounted on bikes, so I always wondered what they were for. Finally I found this shot of one on a 1955-69 twin.

Close-up shot of the same tank above. These tanks were made by Churchgate in England, and are made of plastic. I don't think I've ever seen one of these here in the States, but there may be a few floating around. These photos (and the few tanks I've seen before) are from Europe.

A tank that did achieve a great level of success & popularity during the 1970's was this Heingericke tank. Made to fit the /5-/7 twins, it was a good accessory for the BMW touring bikes of the time. These tanks are also made of plastic, and styling-wise they look a lot like the Norton Interstate tanks of the early 1970's.