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I am having difficulty removing the gearbox sprocket nut on my early Navigator.  Is it a right or left hand thread ? Any tips or suggestions??

GRAHAM

Hi, rebuilding my Navigator frame and cannot figure out where to attach the centre stand spring hook. None of my pre-dismantling photos show it, of course, and the photocopy of a photocopy manual is not clear, Help would be appreciated.

Greetings, new member here.  I am a long time Commando owner and recently bought a 1930 Model 19. The bike is an older restoration that has not been started in 5 years. Or so I was told.

Does anyone in my area ( Chorley , Preston area ) , have a complete model 7 1949 that I could come & have a look at & take some photos of . 

Hi all, Canada calling. My Model 7 is in the final stages and I am unsure of how the horn was mounted, no tabs etc. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks Tony

Hi. I’m slowly rebuilding a 1960 Dominator 99. The carb that came with the bike is junk so I’ll be buying a new one from Burlem.

I'm only getting my Electra to run on one cylinder.  It starts immediately with both plugs connected  using the starter, but only the left side gets hot.  Will also start with left side only hooked up.  Won't start on right side only.

I have been helping a friend with kickstart problems and fitted new change springs while in there. The bike then refused to come out of top gear. I noticed that the new change pawl spring had about 3mm clearance to the pawl.

Hi everyone, this is my first post on this forum. 

I am  (with luck) finishing the process of getting my 650SS ready for a few weeks(?) pre-winter riding, prior to doing a further re-fit over the winter. Can anybody recommend some ethanol resistant fuel pipe for the machine?

Hi All 

I have just joined as i am currently looking around to buy a bike..  I have always want an old Norton, Ideally something in Oily rag type condition..    I have a few Old Jap bikes, one i am restoring at the moment.

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not sure I like the look of this?

Hi, I have a good laydown gearbox. Can anyone tell me the length of the main-shaft I need for use with a Dominator please?

Thanks Keith

Can anyone tell me the model year in which Norton reduced the headlamp size from 8" to 7" on the ES2  ?

I wonder why they did that ?

Sorry for the dumb question; my Haynes manual says the rearmost lead goes to the left cylinder. My distributor is located in such a way that the 2 ht lead outlets are almost vertical.

I have 2 old buff log books, a M99 reg in 1959 KDU xxx and a M88 1960 EOD xxx. If anyone wants one of them drop me a message, these are for you to keep not stick on eBay....... I could do that!

I have 2 M18 old buff log books (1947) for bikes (registered with a sidecars) , one JGW the other KHU. If anyone wants one of them drop me a message, these are for you to keep not stick on eBay....... I could do that!

Hello all,

If I change from a lay down box to an AMC box do I need to change the rear engine plates?

Must be the season as there are three Jubilees for sale on ebay - no connection with me.

This one looks like a good project at a low staring price:

Please could someone tell me what the mag' locking plate (part number 9089) bolt (part number 9090) screws into as mine won't tighten so suspected thread stripped. Many thanks. 

Hello  Now  how many of you will be interested in a National Norton  ride it day   were most Norton Branches  can meet up and ride out to set places of interest and stop off for a coffee or tea  and a cream cake and petrol   say a 100 mile round t

Currently on EBay a Norton CS1 1928 for restoration - single pic looks very cheap. If you check the vendors other items there an awful lot of cars, boats and bikes all at very low prices. Looks extremely dodgy to me.

Alan

Auerberg Klassik Bernbeuren

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UzVuCEj17WAedx1UA

Nortons better represented down town along with other interesting stuff. 

Does anyone know if it possible to use one on a mk1 as bobbins etc are only available for mk2s. I only have this bike as I,ve been told never to kick my 850 mk 3 again after surgeon removed my bladder , prostate and lymph nodes etc.

May sound stupid but how to cut these cleanly ? Roy.

Hi all,

hello whitch book is better for repair of commando?

Thanks

Tomas Tesar

The bike is far too noisy to play with at this time in the evening, but can anyone confirm the approximate starting position for the pilot screw for a TT carb?  All the Amal data says how to adjust it, but no hint of a default start position for t