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[Starfield]

I have an early (circa 1966) Indian 350 bullet which has a 1/4" BSP petrol tap fitting. The reserve position on my present tap no longer works despite copious application of the airlines I would like to replace it as I also snapped of part of the pipe connector so that the fuel pipe is not really secure any more.

Our hosts don't supply a bsp connection tap any more. You have to buy a 1/4basp to 12mm adapter and fit a German made tap which is quite expensive. I have searched the internet and I can find plenty of 1/4" bsp taps but they are only single supply and I have some of those already. Even the Indian sites don't seem to have anything suitable unless anyone can prove me wrong.

The adapter solution does appeal as I have a number of MZ taps (which do have main and reserve supply) which require a 16mm by 1mm pitch male thread. I can find 1/4 bsp to 16mm by 1.5 pitch adapters but so far not a 1/4 bsp to 16mm by 1mm type. Does anyone know if they exist?

last resort is to try and persaude one of my clever friends to actually make me one but I would prefer to avoid that.

I may be reduced to using the single supply tap and carrying a litre of spare fuel in the top box but that does carry a risk I would prefer to avoid.

PeterF

[Adrian]

If out hosts no longer have anything suitable THIS might interest you:



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-CLAS ... SwTypa7ye2



Could need new cork inserts, though.



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[Mark M]

That's odd, l've just bought a 1/4" BSP tap with reserve from Hitchcocks for the Ebay Bullet which is 1955 so l'm confident it is that thread. I will check it later if you want to follow it up? REgards, Mark

[Starfield]

Seems like you may have bought the last one. They are now showing as no longer available.

[Mark M]

In that case, sorry. But l didn't have a tap at all so you have an advantage! REgards, Mark

[stinkwheel]

They have all manner of 1/4BSP fuel taps. Only one of them seems to be out of stock?



http://accessories.hitchcocksmotorcycle ... l-Tap-Amal



Unless you mean you want that specific one? In which case they still stock 1/8BSP ones in that style and 1/8 to 1/4 BSP adapters are readily available on ebay. For example:



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Airbrush-Hos ... Swc0FUrCpv

[Starfield]

Thanks for that URL Stinkwheel, I had not found that page. I was using the spares book pages where they only list one type. Anyway, I found what I wanted and have placed an order.
PeterF

[Presto]

Just to avoid confusion – in the excellent 2018-2019 Bullet catalogue our hosts have just supplied I can see any amount of ¼ BSP/GAS petrol taps – 7 to be precise – with or without reserve. As always if we need it they have it!