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Bayonet flat cap

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:39 pm
by Saffer Seagulls
Good Day,
I like many others would like to get hold of an original bayonet type fuel cap.
They are very scarce.
Second best is getting hold of a similar 2" cap, unfortunately no breather.
As with the original item, this is made by the same company in Wolverhampton, Ceandess.
Although they do not have stock at the moment the part number is 02578004CAB.
I thought this information may be useful for those in need of a cap.
Maybe if there is enough demand they will make another batch.
It is flat topped, chrome finnish as has no breathing hole. It is the correct base to fit a look alike breather to , to match the original.
Under Wanted, under the topic SD Tank, Oyster 49 kindly placed quite a few photo's of a manufactured breather which could be copied and fitted to the cap mentioned above.
Hope this info is useful to those hunting the elusive bayonet cap.
I was fortunate to find such a flat topped cap at a vintage motor bike shop, they were used on some vintage bikes oil reservoirs.
Regards
Dickon

Re: Bayonet flat cap

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:56 pm
by Charles uk
They do turn up on ebay!

Can somebody post a picture of the underside of the cap to illustrate the shape of the brass washers (splash guards) on an original cap.

Re: Bayonet flat cap

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:26 pm
by cookie1
Is this what you're looking for ?

Re: Bayonet flat cap

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:20 pm
by Hugz
Dug up these photos:
SD 4 CAP.JPG
SD cap spindle.JPG
IMGP0007.JPG

Re: Bayonet flat cap

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 12:57 pm
by Oyster 49
There are plenty of these blank caps around, most classic British bike parts suppliers have stock of them they list at approx £22-24 or thereabouts.

Re: Bayonet flat cap

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:37 am
by AusAnzani
Hugz wrote:Dug up these photos:

SD 4 CAP.JPG
SD cap spindle.JPG
IMGP0007.JPG
Sure you got enough there Hugz lol