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petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:31 pm
by jimborbm65
I am respraying my petrol tank on my 1979 r65 here in manchester england during the
winter lay up .
There is a small bracket ,welded at manufacture ,on the underside rear of the tank that
appears to have a tapped hole in the tang .
It has never been used for anything !
Any ideas wot its for ?
Thanks JIM
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:32 pm
by barryh
Jim
My 79 tank has the same small bracket with a threaded hole.
My guess is that you were thinking of using it to hang the tank while painting and I actually think that's what it might be for.
Barry
Also originally from Manchester England
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:01 pm
by Chuey
Dudes, I doubt the thread tang (add an "h" and it says "thang") is for hanging it while painting. It has a dealie with two holes where the rubber mounts go; which can be used to hang it. Just bend a hook in a wire ("wahr", if you're from the Deep South [USA}) and hang it by one of the mounting holes.
Chuey........originally from Southern California
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:23 pm
by SteveD
Iirc the R65 had a bracket/latch, not the two holes in the welded bracket and two plastic nuts to fasten via the rubber mounts. It's been a while since I've seen under a R65 tank though.
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:09 am
by barryh
R65 tanks are secured by a bail clip over the frame tube at the back.
The small bracket that Jim refers to has nothing to do with mounting the tank. It must be something else. A clue is that on an original tank this little bracket has a area of unpainted metal as if it might even have been used for hanging the tank for painting at the factory.
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:33 pm
by Deleted User 287
You are on the wrong forum.
These guys (unless they've owned one) don't know sheet about Type 248's...
Go here:
http://www.bmwr65.org/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaB ... 56925569/2
It's all been discussed before!
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 6:14 pm
by DanielMc
I have today asked the question on a German BMW forum. This could produce a definitive answer, or alternatively might prove with certainty that people in at least three different countries have absolutely no idea what the bracket does.
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:06 pm
by SteveD
It looks like they didn't come to any definitive conclusion either!
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:11 pm
by Major Softie
SteveD wrote:
It looks like they didn't come to any definitive conclusion either!
Yes. Apparently we don't know "sheet" about 248's, but the bmwr65 site doesn't know sheet about ONLY 248's.
Re: petrol tank bracket ?
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:31 pm
by Deleted User 287
Major Softie wrote:SteveD wrote:
It looks like they didn't come to any definitive conclusion either!
Yes. Apparently we don't know "sheet" about 248's, but the bmwr65 site doesn't know sheet about ONLY 248's.
Oh Major, you peeked!
