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Screen for a Commando

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Hi all - I'm after ideas for a screen for my Mk2A 850 Interstate - I've seen some nice ones on club members bikes - I seem to recall the Givi stuff is good - I don't want anything too big but enough to keep the wind off a bit at 70-80 MPH.

Automatic picture re-sizing

Hi,

all other websites & forums I contribute to willautomaticallyre-sizemy pics to suit their website, can we do that here please? I always have to send my pics to another club member tore-sizeunder 100 KB in order for it to work.

Correct levers

Does anyone know what levers a 1959 featherbed ES2 had originally? Where they combined with air and advance retard levers or were these seperate? What pivot distance did they use 7/8" - 1.1/8"?

Cylinder block distortion

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Anybody had experience with aluminium alloy barrels fitted to Commando's. I have a set from Steve Maney which after 7,000 miles have distorted by upto .002'' adjacent to the through bolt cap heads, on the inside of the bore.

DOHC Manx tacho drive

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I am finishing off a rebuild of a 1959 Manx. The drive blade on my tacho drive gearbox (that mounts on the cambox) is too short to engage with the drive slot. Mine is approx 3/8 inch but it should be approx 1 inch overall.

Re-bore tolerances

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Does any body out there know where I can get a cylinder block rebored and honed to a finished size of less than 0.0002'' ( two tenths of a thou') out of round/ ovality?This is the recommended sizing according to CP pistons, AE technical and others

Cleaning Barbours

As autumn has arrived, I retrieved my Barbour jacket from the back of the garage, sprayed the dust off with the garden hose, and hung it in the hall cupboard. I was then informed by SWMBO that it was, dirty, scruffy, smelly and disgusting.

 



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