SOHC/DOHC M30 Racing Oil Tank Oiler - Rear Type

Product no.: 0571 A11/854M-R

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£156.00
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This is an exact replica of the very distinctive racing type oil tap (or 'Oilers' as they were commonly known) fitted to both Pre and Post war racing M30/Manx Norton wrapround tanks.  Normally one tap was fitted to the front of the oil tank for drip feed lubrication of the primary drive chain, and a similar oiler was fitted at the rear of the tank for drip feed onto the rear chain.  This item listing is for the rear oiler type - this item having a curved pipe, to redirect the pipe onto the rear chain, as per the original item.  Price is Each.

Update October 2023:  We completed the last batch of these in June 2023 - many were pre-ordered, and the remainder of the batch have now sold out again, sorry.  However, I will be producing another small batch in the next 6 months - possiblly for Spring 2024, so order as normal here if you wish to reserve one - we may require a small deposit. (note - these are beautifully cast and machined, but due to the substantial increases in casting and machining costs recently - it is highly unlikely we will get more manufactured once the current stocks have ran out)

Background:  these taps are now very hard to come by and normally quite worn and knocked about.  As a starting point, as always I took an original oil tap and replicated all parts as closely as possible to the original.  Patterns were made for casting the bronze body then all the ancillary parts (including the distinctive dial shaft which is actually quite difficult to reproduce due to the unusual notchings on the underside) were reproduced in brass by main main UK based CNC manufacturer.  The dial face is lasercut from stainless steel and the design is etched into it with excactly the same pattern as the original.  Likewise as the finishing touch, there is an adjustable needle pointer (again - identical to original) which can be adjusted to indicate the favoured position when the tap is turned on.  With all machining operations completed, final task was to have all parts dull nickel plated (a difficult operation to get done these days in the modern world of Health and Safety!), to give the original satin nickel finish of the original.

This (rear) facing oiler is fitted with a curved outlet pipe, ready to take the correct 1/8" bore pipe to the rear chain.  For the front oiler, these were fitted with a straight pipe - if you want a front oiler, then see the similar listing for Item 0570.

Sorry these are not cheap (although cheaper than some recent originals sold on Ebay!), but the price reflects the many parts (the main body required casting patterns and replicates the original exactly) and numerous machining/manufacturing operations required - which is of a very high quality, added to the high cost of small volume production runs.  They do look nice though and are pretty much indistinguishable from a 'new old stock' original. 

 

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