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A friend, who is a NOC member, but does not have access to the internet needs some advice:

A break in the rain has given me a chance to get the Navigator and Electra out for a good clean after the Navigator's looooong rebuild and the Electra's busy summer of reliable and enjoyable regular transport.

Where can I get the clutch removal tool for the 16 h. I bought one from eBay but it is the wrong thread. I'm struggling to get the clutch to release

Good afternoon all,bit of info as regards paint,i have a red 99 1960,i have obtained the fact that the tank is a post office red/dove grey.What about mudguards are these white or also grey?Many thanks

Hi all.

As I come to the end of a long rebuild of my trusty Navigator made necessary by a Landrover driver pulling out across the road resulting in a bent frame and broken wrist I have discovered the forks top yoke were also bent sufficiently to misalign

I am 1 day into this site and it's membership and have already had a bad experience.  I was looking over the membership benefits and was reading about the abbots tool discounts.  I clicked on the hyperlink attached to the blurb and picked up a tro

I am trying to find a pair of of unbalanced pipes for my Mk.3. I have a pair of pea shooters I want to use.
I'm having trouble finding a suitable set.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I would like to canvass for some opinions. We are still struggling to find a suitable location for the 2026 national rally. We were hoping to have 2026 as an 'undercover' rally as 2025 was a camping rally.

what engine oil and gearbox do i put in atlas 64

Thanks in advance to you all. I have three questions about mk2a.

Hi All,

I'm planning on fitting a one way valve from the timing case breather pipe to the oil tank inlet up at the cap. I have a Mk.3, but I'm changing the black box to a slim ham can.

Story in this week's MCN that production of the legacy Nortons has now ended at Solihull. 

Hello new to this forum looking for a bit off information regarding clutch basket hitting back off casing when tightened up is there a spacer between basket and oil seal on shaft 

Got my MKIII couple of months ago and was very surprised at the effectiveness of the Isolastics in that from 2,500 rpm onwards it is strong, smooth & vibration free all the way past 6,000 but below 2,500 and on the move below 30mph in 2nd the

I am often surprised at the queries raised on the forum which are easily answered by checking out the library documents freely available to members.

I am in need of a new float arm for my VM30 Mikuni carb but neither Allen's Performance or Motocarb are answering either emails or phones - except to tell you by recorded message to email them!

Investigating the reason for my speedometer needle twitch and intermittent drop to 0mph, I found the rear hub cracked at the speedometer drive collar left hand threads, the drive collar spinning in the damaged thread during drive causing the issue

When replacing the cylinder head it is fiddly to get & keep all rocker ball-ends in the pushrod sockets.

So today I lost the bakelite knob. It's not the first time. 
Has anyone been enterprising and changed it for a decent key switch off, on, on with pilot, on with main. Any that can be recommended? 

Hi,
if anyone's got a 500 twin crank in bits would you be able to measure the oilways inside the crank? should be either 1", 7/8" or 5/8". It would be good to know if it's a dynamo crank, alternator crank,SS crank....

Hello everyone, I'lla want know what are difference in termo of frame between 16H and model 18/19?

Regards
Gianluca

Dear All
I have looked through the website to find the engine number list that I am sure I have seen but can't find it now!
So, If I am asking in the wrong place, I do apologise.

I'm at the early stages of planning a restoration of a 1928 ES2. 

Hi all,
Having just picked up the beautifully +.020" thou rebored and honed barrels from Hamlins Engineering in Bridgewater for my post engine number 94573, non spiggotted barrels Navigator  I am now planning the top end rebuild.

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has a link for downloading a workshop manual for a commando 961? 
I'm sure I have seen one on the forum somewhere but not found it again since, if one exists at all? Thanks  Roger

Hi - is there anyone in Hampshire, Dorset or Sussex who would kindly lend me this tool (ET2003, NOC part number 067524).  I'm desperate!   Thanks

Is there anyone out there who would be happy to talk to me on the phone re. RGM primary belt tension/alignment.
Thanks   Roger (Mk2A)