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Gents, I recently picked up a spare upright gearbox from a local Brit bike dealership.

Friend of mine visited a couple of  motor museums recently, and has sent me this pic. Does seem an awful lot of effort, but then again, if you have to ask why......

I'm now the owner of a Featherbed Inter to add to my woes. It's come to me as a basket case but with plenty of technical support and history from its previous owner. One problem I have with it is rust and reading the frame number. It wasn't stamped terribly well and really, I only have the "11" and a couple of middle digits properly legible, the rest being 'round bottom' digits. No sign of a year letter but I do know it was first registered in 1956 and has the horrible round plastic badges.  

Hi, I have been lucky enough to inherit a 1960 500 single (wide featherbed) from an uncle, which he bought from brand new. It might sound like heresy, but my knee is knackered, is there an electric start kit I can fit? Thanks, Ian  

I hope to ride down from Devon - anyone else hoping to be there? 

Dan 

Hello again, So while fidgeting with the shaft issue as previous posted, I rotated my wheel forward in gear and the kicker shaft is rotating in the opposite direction. Could I assume the lay shaft bearing is spent or the pawl/detent is phuqed? 

Thanks for any help. 

Would anyone have an old (upright gearbox kick start shaft) laying around, mine is pretty knackered. Reasonable price?  I have seen one for a 16H or a commando? on EBay from India...will this work on mine?   Thanks. 

beginning to hate this bike! I'm having trouble finding what parts work/don't work and manuals that tell "Jack" about what is what...sorry for the rant just want to ride it.  shipping: Nebraska 68037.

hello, on my 1955 single cyl es2 engine i have a double click sound on turning the engine over slowly. with the plug out . when i look at the push rod adjusters through the inspection cover the clicking noise seems to correspond with the exhaust push rod. roughly in the position indicated on the cam lobe in the photo. i have had all the head and piston plus liner and little end done some time ago.

Finally, I have my reversed speedo gearbox ready to fit.  This might (possibly) be of interest to someone.   A few small details include an internal thrust washer of phosphor bronze.  The new housing for the output shaft is also phosphor bronze, with an internal groove along its length to provide a path for grease lubricant.  The original had a steel dish pressed into the body, with a split pin in case it tried to escape when it was greased. Lots too many hours spent. I don't suppose anyone can confirm the thread for the grub screw in the gear?  I tried M3 and 6BA.  It might be 7BA (which is v

Hi Could someone tell me the Rotation direction from the drive end for a 1955 Norton ES2 Mag. Many thanks Darren