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Just had an item pop up on my phone from MCN- the Bantam is back! Well almost. Mahindra group in India has a subsidiary, Classic legends Pvt.

Hi,
1969 Commando. New clutch cable end nipple is too small to fit the clutch lever. Is there any adaptor or sleeve I can buy. Don't really want to junk the cable.

Thx

Just spotted this item on the Daily Telegraph website.
"New British cars will have to be fitted with breathalyser technology and black box-style recorders under Labour plans to align with EU vehicle safety laws.

My ES2 has done 300 miles of running in miles since restoration was completed.  It will happily cruise at up to 60 mph on the flat, but then I tried to overtake a slower bike and it started to misfire.

I've been getting used to a certain amount of fuel coming out from under the CEANDESS filler cap.  Generally attracting road grime and making the tank look untidy - no big deal - 'they all do that sir'.

Taken the clutch apart on my 1960 99 due to it slipping, Couple of buckled plain plates and deformed friction material on a couple of friction plates. These are being renewed.

Am new to noc. I have one of the troublesome donnington 961,s
I have heard that Motorvated ltd is the place to take them for repair. 

OK, have fitted the rejuvenated pawls with hardened and ground dowel pins, new ratchet, sprocket and wavy washer (quite cheap from NOC shop) and screwed it all back together.

Grease or oil for the speedo drive?

I have made a schoolboy error and not taken enough pics when I started the job.  When refitting the front hub bearing retaining ring should it end up flush with the housing?  When I refit it I have 2/3 threads still showing. 

I have manufactured a number of the Rotary Classic Rear Light Lenses. These are 3D Printed in Translucent PETG, the colours are not perfect so it is recommended that coloured bulbs are used to make the colours better.

Since I rarely ride two up and we don't have any hills over here, I'd like to change the gearing of the Model 50 slightly.

What ho all,
                  I just tried the Peter James insurance for a quote - £148. I tried MCN - £60 ????????

Trying to work out why one slide is sticky at the bottom of its travel.  After lots of swapping parts in and out, including parts from an old carb, it turns out that the aperture in the throttle slide is slightly too tight for the choke slide to r

Canada calling. A good friend passed away before completing his Atlas/Fatherbed/Jet 80 sidecar outfit On behalf of the family I have taken on the project. Part of the challenge is this is a right hand sidecar which presents its own problems.

Good morning

Can any of you lovely people confirm the length or even the part number of the clutch cable if you happen to have a spare hung up, or recently ordered one?

thanks 

Paul

Please could someone identify what year this rear mudguard and back light / number plate mount is, I don't think its 1954 as I have some 1954 Dominator mudguards and other parts I'm also looking to sell. Thanks.

Good afternoon.

Hi all, and I'm thinking the wizard Richard Cornish may be able to help!:))

Starting to reassemble my 38 model 18 with a 47 engine.

What`s best to use ... Solid Copper or a Sandwich type Head gasket and where to buy ? 

Did Norton increase the width of the rear number plate when 7 digit numbers were introduced in 1963?  
My bike has a seven digit number squeezed onto a 6 digit plate, the first number and the "A" hang over the edge of the plate!

Hello, has anyone fitted the low level P11 exhaust to N15CS
wondering whether they clash with the footrests
Thanks Richard 

Hi,
I hope someone may have the easy answer to the problem I am trying to solve.
I hate the phrase "back in the day "
But, back in the day, when we had proper petrol

My new Amal concentric carb, bought to replace the TT carb on my 1959 Inter, seems to reach to the underneath of the tank even before I've fitted the cables. Is there such a part as a right-angled adaptor for the throttle and choke cables?

Just as a matter of interest, is there a record of the number of Combat engined Commando's produced?
 

Hi all,

Newbie here, I have just joined! 

Hello,

I was just replacing the screw in the crankcase with a stainless one, when I wondered about making a timing tool.

I've recently been in touch with a very helpful technical guy at Goodyear Tyres, who now own the Avon brand, along with Sumitomo.