Just took delivery of my new Venom X22R...

[JerryHawk250]

Hopefully you can clean it out. I would avoid using a tank liner is possible and just clean it with the rust remover. Be ready to use a oil and gas mixture to coat the inside of the tank as soon as you clean it out to prevent flash rust.
Tank liners can fail and cause more issues later on. Tank liners or intended as a last resort for old tanks that have rusted through.

[JerryHawk250]

I would use Evapo-Rust Remover so you don't get the flash rust. https://www.amazon.com/Evapo-Rust-Or...dp/B00M0TLQ66/

[Chrisguga]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Hopefully you can clean it out. I would avoid using a tank liner is possible and just clean it with the rust remover. Be ready to use a oil and gas mixture to coat the inside of the tank as soon as you clean it out to prevent flash rust.
Tank liners can fail and cause more issues later on. Tank liners or intended as a last resort for old tanks that have rusted through.

Man, I need to start listening to my buddy. He gave me the exact same advice on the oil and gas mixture.

Thanks for all of your help, Jerry. I’m still glad I purchased the bike, but was definitely wondering if I should have just financed a new Kawasaki Ninja1000 vs paying cash for this bike when I was out there at 11pm last night cursing the rust.

[JerryHawk250]

True story from this past weekend. I have a buddy of mine that's a diehard HD rider told me "why you buy that cheap Chinese junk?" I told him. Didn't you just pay $38,000+ for that bike you just bought? How much did it cost you when you had to take it to shop to get repaired two weeks ago? You could here crickets. It damn near cost him as much as our bikes cost to fix. Then I told him. Yeah my 3 year old $1100 Hawk never left me on the side of the road either. Nuff said.