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Author Topic: Small bracket with a tapped hole under tank?  (Read 948 times)

Offline qwerty123

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Small bracket with a tapped hole under tank?
« on: May 12, 2018, 12:54:31 PM »
Hi all,

I'm just curious--there's a small bracket with a tapped hole on the underside of my '84 tank, and I don't know what it's for. Fiche doesn't give me a clue, either. Does anyone know?

Thanks much
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Offline Barry

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Re: Small bracket with a tapped hole under tank?
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2018, 01:02:47 PM »
We talked about this quite some years ago so you might find it with a search.  I think the consensus was that it was a hanging bracket for painting the tank. On my tank with original paint, there is part of the bracket with missing paint with a clean straight demarcation line as if it was used for just this purpose.
« Last Edit: May 12, 2018, 01:03:39 PM by bhodgson »
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Re: Small bracket with a tapped hole under tank?
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2018, 09:41:34 PM »
It is the grounding lug to prevent radio interference on Police spec bikes
There would be  a wire from it to the frame
« Last Edit: May 14, 2018, 07:29:42 PM by Mrclubike »
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Re: Small bracket with a tapped hole under tank?
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2018, 11:24:22 AM »
Interesting! Thanks for the info. I did a cursory search but nothing turned up.
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