Hello to NOCers this morning I have received my bolt on diamond jubilee badge So now I have to make a back plate so it then bolts on the my Norton nicely and well done to the Spare parts team these guys and girls are doing a great job for our club thank you all Anna J Dixon
I may have to make some solid pushrods for a friend's British twin AJS ( yes not a Norton but he has a Triton so he has half a Norton).
Yes i know this is the Norton owners club but i was just hoping someone can give some advice on what grade of aluminium to use. The pushrods are at present 5/16"" (8mm) diameter an approximately 8 an half inches total length but are approximately 1/8" (3mm) to short.
Hello, I'm new here. I have just bought what I believe to be a 1970 Slimline Featherbed frame.
The only identifying mark I can find is on the gusset below the headstock (99546). Has anyone
seen anything like this before? I'm told it was a replacement frame for a Mercury, shipped to USA.
I don't think I've got enough to fill in the records request form, so I thought I'd try here first.
Any information gratefully received.
Ron
Does anyone have any experience of using the modern spray-on chain wax on primary chains?
I'm trying to avoid the drip-drip situation with the old pressed steel primary covers.
The bike will not be doing high mileages.
Having just topped up my 19S at the local Esso station in North Warnborough, Hants., I noted the placard below relating to Esso Synergy Supreme + Unleaded 97octane. It has been called this for some time but what has also now appeared is an E5 label on the pump replacing the previous BS7800, shown in the second photo.
I haven't really understood the evolution of Norton clutches. There seems to be a number of different types in postwar years. Different number of plates, different plates, sometimes steel plates with tags out and sometimes in, even width of tags. Different springs, spring nuts or screws etc. And what types in prewar clutches? Are all Commando clutches the same?
Could somebody be so kind to make a timeline of the types and what changes was made?
How long should the speedo cable inner be? Specifically, how much cable inner should show at the speedo end?
I bought a Venhill made-to-measure cable. Their first try fell apart after 15 miles due to shoddy manufacture. Second try lasted 250 miles - it flicked for a bit, then stopped altogether. On inspection, the end of the cable has shortened, and it no longer engages with the speedo (chronometric). The damaged end is around 1/4" projection from the inner cable's end ferule. How much do I need, and how much is the safe maximum before it endangers the clock?
Paul
Can anyone tell me the tyre pressures for a 350 Navigator please.
Thank you
Andy James
The company website shows V4 machines being collected by their new owners in December 2018. Other than brief reviews in Motorcycle News and Bike magazine (which gave the £44,000 machine 8 out of 10) there has been no news about the V4 in either specification. I have not seen one mention of the machine on this forum, no reviews, no feedback, no questions, no gleeful satisfaction. It's almost 8 months since owners received their machines - where are they and why have we heard nothing?
I had a wee excitement on my '55 Dommie a few days ago - I pulled out the slider, and it came out in my hand. Spilling lots of petrol. Oops. Thumb on the hole, find the escaped tap, and shoved it in. The retaining screw had escaped.
Temporary fix was to move the retaining screw from the reserve tap so that the main works properly, and put duct tape and a zip tie to hold the reserve tap in place.
This is the tap slider, I need some retaining screws:
