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Title: Tank
Post by: tv175 on 26.06. 2013 13:19

I wonder if someone recognizes if this is A65 tank, such as the seller says.
I've just seen a tank image. I wonder whether the A65 was a small round badge,
I'm thinking that it would eventually be the a10? the price would be ok, but I don't know about fitting?

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: Stephen Foster on 26.06. 2013 17:24

That looks like an A7 / A10 fuel tank  . could be an Indian reproduction ?

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: A10 JWO on 26.06. 2013 17:52

I agree with Steve. By the way Steve I am off to the Post Office before the weekend, sorry for delay mate.

Regards Colin

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: Billybream on 26.06. 2013 17:55

Hi. The A65 range had pear shaped tank badges if fitted, some had firbe glass tanks, so tank in not for A65, looks like A7/A10 as Stephen suggests

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: WozzA on 26.06. 2013 21:55

I think the 3" badge of that design was on the 57/58 GF's  ?

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: chaterlea25 on 26.06. 2013 23:30

Hi All,
an easy way to identify the Indian tanks is that they are polished all over before chroming
unlike the originals which only had the sides polished !!

HTH
John

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: minibsa on 27.06. 2013 04:57

have a look underneath - A7/10 usually have fuel taps at the rear whereas A65 taps are 4 to 6 inches further foreward.

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: Motoanimal on 27.06. 2013 09:10

You can also see all the hammer marks on the Indian tanks as they are formed, (over a barrel of the aforementioned Cobra lager I think !) not pressed out which leaves a rippled surface, not smooth like the genuine ones.

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: saltbox Alf on 27.06. 2013 18:55

Steel A65 tanks have a ridge up the middle, That looks Indian A10 to me.

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: morris on 27.06. 2013 22:01

I think it's definitely an A10 tank up to '58. If I'm informed correctly, from '59 onwards, the badge became pear-shaped.
For comparison, here's mine which just came back from the painters.

Title: Re: Tank
Post by: BSA_54A10 on 28.06. 2013 10:51

BSA made their own tanks so the same top section was used for more than one model
The top of the WD B40 & B34 Srambles are identical ( which is why you can not get B40 tanks any more )
At some point in time the entire range had a tank that looked the same as the one in your photo with the small 3" round badge.
Judging from the state of the plating it is obviously a repo