250 petrol tank fixings
- borrowashboy
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250 petrol tank fixings
no mate,, under the threaded bolt hole [5/16" 26tpi] it's empty space, then solid round frame. the bolt in the pictures can be screwed right down to trap a tank flange. if you know anything about pipe fitting [just presuming here] and you can imagine a 2" to 1/2" reducing 'T', then that's how it is.
have a look here:
http://www.stpipefitting.com/Product/Product56/
the first 2 pictures are a good idea of it.
cheers, bb.
have a look here:
http://www.stpipefitting.com/Product/Product56/
the first 2 pictures are a good idea of it.
cheers, bb.
- SideValve
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250 petrol tank fixings
If the tank you have goes over the hole its a later tank. Should stop just short and have a bracket extending at the rear that the bolt fits through. I'd buy that one on ebay, sort the paint and get riding :¬)
Peter W
- borrowashboy
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250 petrol tank fixings
i've uploaded a piccy of the underside of the fleabay tank. it seems to have things in the right place, including indent each side for the headsteady, so fingers crossed. should show up in photo's in the next day or so.
cheers, bb.
ps, the tank i have atm goes way over the hole.
cheers, bb.
ps, the tank i have atm goes way over the hole.
- borrowashboy
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250 petrol tank fixings
photo of tank now showing - but only hi-res for some reason.
cheers, bb.
cheers, bb.
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- Ian5913
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250 petrol tank fixings
I can see the picture but it has cut off the part area we are talking about. The holes at the top are the frame ones the lower holes are for fuel taps. The rear frame fixing is just out of shot on the image.
Ian
Ian
- borrowashboy
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250 petrol tank fixings
hi itma, i've got one the same as that - it don't fit.
cheers, bb.
ps. you can see the hole in the ebay listing, but only from the top.
cheers, bb.
ps. you can see the hole in the ebay listing, but only from the top.
- borrowashboy
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250 petrol tank fixings
decent photo of the underside of the tank now on 'new photo's'. i put the tank mount on the top so you can see it's right. everything fits - including the badges and the seat. the indents underneath clear the rockerbox and the bolt in the headsteady. but boy, does it need some fettling? dented is not the word.
cheers, bb.
cheers, bb.
- Ian5913
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250 petrol tank fixings
It looks right, so hopefully that's a good start. Good luck with sorting it out. It should look nice when done and seemingly quite unusual as well
Ian
Ian
- borrowashboy
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250 petrol tank fixings
hi ian, it fits that perfectly that it's got to be right. with the front tank mount bolts in the back bolt is dead central in the hole. as i said, everything is away from the tank when it's fitted. just something i've never seen before.
cheers, bb.
cheers, bb.