Rocker oil feed: through or round?

[limeyrob]

Thoughts please: I'm looking at the rocker feed banjo and trying to decide whether to run it up through the oil tank bracket or round in front of it with a bend.  The metal pipe is short so its not ideal either way.  What have others done?
Thanks

[Billybream]

Always had the copper pipe bent to come out and up, but replaced and the new pipe was straight, so decided to feed through the tank bracket

[bikerboy]

I tend to have it go thru the bracket personally but as long as it does not leak is all that matters

[RogerSB]

Mine is bent at the banjo union, always has been, but parts book shows it straight . . . but that's before it's bent . . .
Rog.

[Colsbeeza]

AFAIK mine is original, at least back to about 1970. I haven't changed it since. It skirts around behind the tank bracket.
Note in the second photo the rubber joint some 4-5 inches above the banjo.
Col

[limeyrob]

That's interesting, you've introduced a "3rd way"

[limeyrob]

Thanks for all the pictures, very helpful.  I've lengthened the pipe and gone "through".  Now i need to secure it to stop it vibrating.  I'm thinking P clip to frame.  what do others do? Nothing obvious in the parts book.

[bikerboy]

Now i need to secure it to stop it vibrating
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I think P clipping it might do exactly what you are trying to avoid to be honest. They always seem to just hang in the air rather than fixing them anywhere

[Billybream]

I would clip it, the flexible jointing piece and the rubber mountings to the oil tank should avoid vibration

[JulianS]

The advantage of going around and to the front as in Rogers photo is that, should the union leak, it is easier to remove it and replace the washers than it would be if it goes through the bracket.

[limeyrob]

Wish you'd mentioned that yesterday...

[JulianS]

As on my A10.

[Worty]

From somone who's had this pipe fracture, I cut the metal pipe as it starts to go under the tank from the oil tank, used a piece of rubber oil hose under the tank, then attach to the other side in a similar manner.  No problems in 6k miles and no fractures.

[RogerSB]

This is my simple method. Threaded a section of rubber tubing up the pipe and placed it in a strategic place and relying on the jointing piece further down to absorb vibration. It's also got a cable tie around it somewhere but can't remember off hand where or what to  .  It's been like that for over 7 years and, so far, it's been ok. I don't know what BSA would have done under the tank - maybe nothing. It would be interesting to know.
I could have told you in mid 60s - but it's a bit late now. Anybody know?
Rog.

[Triton Thrasher]

From somone who's had this pipe fracture, I cut the metal pipe as it starts to go under the tank from the oil tank, use a piece of rubber oil hose under the tank, then attach to the other side in a similar manner.  No problems in 6k miles and no fractures.

Yep- long metal pipes are bad news.