fredful said:Before you install your repaired oil tank check that there is some clearance between the tank and the seat base when you are seated on the bike, as I found when the rubber buttons on the seat base have worn or gone missing the full weight of the rider bears against that tiny bracket with the predictable result.
Freddy.
Thanks for the heads up on this, it is a wrinkle I had never thought of. I'll have to have a look under there with a flashlight and see if anything looks close.
Vintage Paul