What make of bike? M20? I've seen a couple of different styles of hinged M20 petrol cap, but never a different hinge position. But like Lex, have seen it on Norton's Ron
My apologies, yes I meant the fuel cap on an M20. I have a 1942 with the balloon tank which is hinged from the front. I recently acquired another tank, which I believe is the standard M20 tank (without the cut-out) which is hinged from the rear. Looking through various photos both on this site and on the net, there seems to be a variation on whether the hinge is on the front or the back of the cap, but no indication of a reason why.