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1950 ES2 oil pump

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Having stripped the timing side of my ES2 I have found that the reason the engine wouldn't turn over is the oil pump being siezed solid. I have stripped it down and the gears and body are quite badly worn.

Scrolling banners on site

Hello , like many others in rural areas on a good day my broadband! my elevate itself to half a meg. This means on some days all I get is part of a scrolling photo at he top of the page, then part of the next.

Threads

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Good Morning to All

I am sure someone can enlighten me on the system for bolt thread size used on my 1949 ES2. My set of Whitworth tools fit OK but the threads remain a mystery.

Terence (Enthusiastic Novice)

Gearbox and frame issues

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Hi all, ok, next instalment in my saga of the '39 ES2. I'm checking the rims and spokes, to order the appropriate replacements, and find the bike was rebuilt in the past with a pair of Radaelli WM3's, instead of WM2's.

Tyres on 961

I am almost too scared to ask, but I may need some new tyres soon, I have

Almost worn the rear one out. Any one tried anything different to the

dunlops? I am an avon tyre fan. Should they wear tyres out? (Joke)

Technical specifications

To direct the focus in this forum a bit more on technical issues again, I have a simple question:Can NORTON or anyone else explain why they recently changed the technical specifications compared to the ones published first?Below one can see the di

Manx advice

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Hi, I'm looking for some advice on buying an original manx and have a guy looking to sell. He says its a Manx 40 350cc frame 1953 with a 500cc Manx engine. Frame no 50/695 10m2 manx40 350. No engine number.

Avon GP tyre made for the road

Hello I have Been Asked to see ,If There is enough people that want a classic Avon GP tyre for road use then , Then the Avon Racing tyre department Steven Smith confirmed that a batch could be made, this for the Avon GP rear tyre , the Avon GP fro

Friction eliminators

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As a newbie to the club and recent owner of a 69 Commando. I was wondering what the general consensus was in using friction eliminator oil additives (ZX1 ORSlick 50)in a Commando engine.

Has anyone had any experience or opinion on it ?

How silly can you get!

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Decided to fit "Vincent" bars, to my '54 Dommy, as per my teenage years. At the same time, it seemed a good idea to replace the rubber bushes, and washers on the handlerbar mounts. Got everything back together, and went for a run.

 



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