Prop Stand and the fitting thereof....

Hi Terence

might I suggest you contact the NOC spares team at sparesadmin@nortonownersclub.org. I'm sure they'll be happy to help you?

Yes, you need longer bolts as there is also a spacer washer between the engine plate and the stand as I found when I fitted a prop stand to my 1949 ES-2.

Hi All,

I am looking to fit one of the prop stands supplied from the NOCShop to my 1949 plunger ES2. No mention is made as to whether longer bolts are required to accommodate the extra thickness of the bracket. Any advice please most welcome.

Terence.

Terry, I fitted a prop stand from the club some years ago, it will become obvious that you will need longer studs, several spacers etc. I was fortunate in having access to my old myford lathe ,be careful of the centre fixing, it is bolted directly the crankcase lug and can in some instances ,break the crankcase aluminium lug. I devised a method to offload the stress from the crankcase and transfer the load to the bottom rail of the frame,it's seems to have the desired effect.it is rather awkward to describe in text and I'm not sure how to post a diagram on this forum but if you feel you need it ,I will make a drawing for you and send it via snail mail, hope this will be useful to your project, mine is a 1948 es2 so it should be the same set up.

I have a couple of ES2's, both have side stands. I never use them. They tend to be very unstable as they seem to be too far foreward. I always use the centre or rear stands.