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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Early Series 'B' Fuel Tank
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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 170573" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>This is the underside of the tank off my November 1947 B Rapide with engine number below 300. I know the tank is the original one as its history is known.</p><p></p><p>Note the strange metal tag with numbers on it which has been spot welded on. I asked around and the opinion was its an identity tag from when a repair company probably worked on the tank in the past and there was evidence of rework to it. Apparently these repair identity tags were quite common in UK with companies that repaired vehicle radiators and fuel tanks etc.</p><p></p><p>The rear cross suppot tabs I have since added to hopefully stop any leaks as the tank was leaking at the rear.</p><p></p><p>I never paid any attention to the fuel tap angle and when I fitted the tank the tap cleared the rocker oil pipe OK and the pipe appears to not be kinked for clearance. In saying that looking at the photo the fuel tap boss in question does appear to be angled with distortion to the area and I don't know if that was done by the factory or by a previous owner.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58732[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 170573, member: 58"] This is the underside of the tank off my November 1947 B Rapide with engine number below 300. I know the tank is the original one as its history is known. Note the strange metal tag with numbers on it which has been spot welded on. I asked around and the opinion was its an identity tag from when a repair company probably worked on the tank in the past and there was evidence of rework to it. Apparently these repair identity tags were quite common in UK with companies that repaired vehicle radiators and fuel tanks etc. The rear cross suppot tabs I have since added to hopefully stop any leaks as the tank was leaking at the rear. I never paid any attention to the fuel tap angle and when I fitted the tank the tap cleared the rocker oil pipe OK and the pipe appears to not be kinked for clearance. In saying that looking at the photo the fuel tap boss in question does appear to be angled with distortion to the area and I don't know if that was done by the factory or by a previous owner. [ATTACH type="full" width="546px" alt="IMG_3839.jpg"]58732[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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