The rubber bushings in the top mounts of my 68 Shooting Stars oil tank were in backwards when I got it and I never realy got around to turning them around until now. My question is about the single bottom bolt that goes through a rubber gromet. ( well what's left of it) I always thought this bolt just "sat" in the hole on the bottom of the tank. Is this right? It almost looks like there may have been threads in the tank incert at one time. Mo threads now. The best parts books I can find do not detail this mount, not to mention that it is new for 1968 so a little cross over mis matched parts could be in play. Any BSA 441 experts out there want to impart some insight? Thanks.

I have several 69/70 Victor tanks and they all have threads in the bottom mounting hole, it can only be a thin insert in the tnk so unsure if it will take a helicoil.

Wow, Thanks Kommando. I reworked the top mounts so they work now but the bottom bolt looks like it was never threaded. The hole is smooth & the bolt looks to have a round almost ball shaped tip. No threads for the first 1/4 inch or so. It looks like it was made this way but years of rattling round loose could have worn it out this way I suppose.

69 was the year of change to UNF/UNC, so a 68 tank would not be the same as a 6/70 anyway. The 70 is best if you can get one as the filler tube is shorter reducing the bruises on the inner thigh caused by starting sat on the bike . On the 69/70 the thread is unf, I use a length of rubber tube to act as the buffer made longer than the original so there is no chance of it bottoming out and twisting the insert out, you could use loctite as this will set but break free by twisting for later disassembly.