The piece of sheet steel wrapped around the steering head, (aka headlug cover?), on a standard Navigator/Jubilee.
There seems to be provision for three bolts fixing it in place, one facing forward and two facing sideways, just below the top steering bearing. Are there any spacers involved in mounting?
A photo would be very helpful showing just how the cover fits.
One final question, should there be a rubber edging on the cover where it faces the tank?
Cover 21550E or 21550L
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Steering head cover
John,
Here is an image of mine with the bolts arrowed, I had a bit of black 7mm x 4mm U channel edge trim from another job. Still have to feed the clutch cable thru the grommet.
Stan
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Panel
Thanks for the info Peter. The panel does have two forward facing bolts holding it in place although one bolt missing, now sorted. The panel seems to be the steering lock version, the slot clears a "tab" attached to the steering head. There is no lock fitted and no provision for one either, as the age of the bike suggests.
This just leaves the threaded holes in the steering head, they don't line up with the holes in the panel by about a diameter or so. Any idea what the are for? In the photo of the "E" version I can just see one of the holes.
No problems with the wiring though, the panel was in place when I re-wired. I can disconnect the wiring if necessary.
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Steering head holes
Hi John,
That picture from Stan is good.
On the side of the lightweight steering head are four bosses, two each side. Tapped 5/16 BSC. Be VERY cautious not to use too long a bolt as the end of the bolt will chew into the steering STEM.
In the very early days Norton offered accessories for these models.
Avon style fairing, luggage rack, panniers and crashbars. The threaded bosses were used for crashbars and fairing mounts. Maybe more. The bosses have continued throughout.
On narrow Roadholder models of L/W the two lower side bosses are used to hold a steering stop bracket.
With wider Roadholder from 1963/4 the steering stop was brazed to the lower headstock, and a steering lock stop brazed to the upper headstock. Bosses left empty.
When Electra frame reinforcement plates were introduced, these were mounted on the two upper side bosses, as well as other fixing points.
Two photos from rhs of my Electra. Sure lots is non-standard but it has done me for 10 years and 20,000 miles.
Choke cable through small hole at top of shroud. Throttle through large hole. Wiring harness goes under shroud with stout mesh protection. Nylon block on lower yoke let's front brake cable move up and down with suspension, without destroying itself against lower yoke clamp nut and stud.
Peter
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LHS of steering head shroud
Separately because I don't know how to reduce photo file size.
On this side of my Electra the clutch cable goes through the grommet.
Cheers. Peter
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Photos
Peter, Stan useful photos, thanks. I spent some time routing the carburettor and clutch cables, seemed happiest passing through the lower holes. I'll plug the upper holes with a couple of blanking grommets.
I am going to try to get the panel fitting better around the front of the tank, something I should have done before the rewire.
The last few months have been spent on the engine and gearbox. What started as a project to stop the excessive oil leakage from just about every point oil can leak, developed in to far more than that. Now to put some miles on the bike to see if the work was worth it.......
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This is interesting because…
This is interesting because there was a similar cover used on De Luxe Dominators. After the fairings were deleted from the range, they seem to have carried on using the cover on the steering head of Slimline Dommies for a year or two. They aren't very common now. My 1963 has one (but no rubber trim strip). It makes the cables a tight fit alongside the tank. It is not on my 1964 parts list, but I can't imagine why a PO would have fitted it.
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John,
The cover is fixed by two bolts into the front of the steering head, only.
For photos see items 21550E and 201550L in the NOC shop. The L one has a cut out for the steering lock on lightweights with wider forks.
Rubber edge beading, which goes on trailing edges, next to tank, also available from NOC.
Your parts list will show all the screws, washers, grommets, edge rubbers, that go with style panel.
Glad to hear you are running. It will be a major job for you to thread the main wiring harness through the hole in the styling panel now.
Peter