I just came into possession of the above model intruder with only 892 miles on it. I'm in the process of going through the whole machine. I'm replacing all the fuel lines and would like to remove the fuel tank to flush, clean, and repaint. I haven't pressed off the handle bars yet but that's next. Looking at all the manuals for this model including the assembly manual before I do some thing dumb it looks like there are 3 rivets on each side near the foot plates and 2 nylon nuts holding the tank in. Because of the age of the nylon nuts I'm not sure removing them is a good idea for fear of breaking something off. But I need to attach those fuel lines to the tank and check those nylon fittings. Any suggestions from someone who has done this tank removal procedure would be greatly appreciated. I took a bunch of pre restoration pictures and will post them and the finished machine at a later time.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck K