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After my son had so much trouble with plug fouling on my 99 I altered just about everything from oil supply to the head ,halving the pump speed ,adding some electronics to the ignition ,new dissy parts etc etc.

thanks every one who sent the required info to change iso,s without re/re eng ,can swing arm be done without re.re primary case ??thought i had some play but removed wheel clamped some wood across swing arm cant seem to duplicate what i thought wa

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Best coils for my 1975 Commando MK3

I have purchased a Boyer MK4 from NOC

Before I fit it I was questioning whether the current coils could be improved on?

The coils fitted are 17M6 stamped 45220A

Hello.

I seem to be having a few magneto related issues.

My 1951 model 18 is very sporadic starting and runs poorly at low rpm and back fires a lot on over run. It is running a later concentric carb.

I've spent a day in the shed, my pre featherbed ES2 (1955) would have had a lay down box but was fitted with a matchless AMC gearbox, the box is toast, although it selects all gears and doesn't jump out of gear, it is noisy which I think is the ma

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I have just brought a 1972 Norton from the Netherlands and I am having trouble getting the head off. Is there any tip to do this please .

I had my barrels sleeved to suit some Hepolite pistons a long time ago. I want to check that the piston clearance is OK before bolting it all up.

Hi there, anyone know where I can get a black chrome system for 850 Mk 2A? Steve

Thanks to all who replied to my previous post but we are still having trouble with my friends ES2 loosing oil from the inlet cam bush.

Hi there, can anyone advise me with the spacer which fits between

the two drive side bearings on a 1961 model 50, this spacer has a

oil feed groove around the outside with four notches cut out in the

hi all does anyone have detailed photos of 1932 CJ girders and dimensions please . There seems to be a lot of differences and what should I look out for as I Have no experience of girders .Also advice on reassembly order.

Early 50's es2 pre featherbed engine and gearbox plates needed. Has anyone an idea of where to find these plates. If I had a template I could make them. Thank you. Ian.

Any tricks to getting the old bush out.?

Anyone have any idea where I could get a set, both left and right of Norton Lucas handlebar switches?

Cheers

I have what I believe is a norton electra 1965 but with engine number EL/1192. Not real sure if I found the frame number but there is one on the head stem 030026. Any suggestions

Hello Chaps, I'm starting to suffer with back troubles and thus looking for a motorcycle lift to make working on them more tolerable. My heaviest bike is circa 250kg and all have centre stands.

This relates to a Mk1 850 with a single carb.

What is the future of any organised motor car or motorcycle activities if the relative of Jules Bianchi win their case against F1?Nobody will be able to organise the most low key events - from Pioneer Run to Banbury Run to any club run anywhere.

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Hi all.

Me and Mark are now in Romania having gone as far as Asia in Istanbul.

Having an unbelievable ride and it continues tomorrow with the Transfagarasan DN7C road.

One more week to make our way home and 5k miles.

Help!

Anybody out there know where i can get the polychromatic grey paint that my bike is painted with?

Need to touch up the frame etc

Hears hoping someone can help.

pete H

Can a member of the EC let us know what the club budget is to re-manufacture unobtainable parts? It would also be good to see the list of unobtainable parts and the order they will hopefully become made and available.

I've just returned from Cesenatico and whilst I couldn't ride all the way there and back I did have a thoroughly good time. Many thanks to all those who organised and helped make this rally work, and it did.

I am about to fit new valve springs recently ordered from a UK supplier to rebuild the head of my 88SS (1963 model)

On a recent thread titled breakdown Peter asks for jetting for a single Mk 1 Concentric. The problem with this set up is that the float bowl/needle will not flow enough fuel to feed both cylinders at higher throttle settings.

When raised, the rear stand on my '37 CS1 engages in a clip that hangs down from the removeable tail section of the rear mudguard. The stand has a strong spring and comes up with some authority.

Hi guys just split the crankcases on my project to find lots of collapsed ball bearings in the sludge trap, also on the timing side bearing i have damage to the casing.

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