Just been scanning the News topics and noticed the New Online Technical Books. Wow! This is brilliant, particularly the Electrics book. I have some of the articles, but having them all condensed into one publication with an index is fantastic.
Thank you to all involved in this really useful project.
Kevin
I’m currently building up a 1954/5 prefeatherbed swinging arm ES2. I have fitted a laydown box but cannot get enough clearance behind the clutch for the chaincase. I have two clutches, one is better than the other in respect of fit. I have measured the depth of the splines in both - see the pic below . The one on the left has an RGM spider which I guess is AMC .
Gents,
I ride a 1958 Dominator 99 cafe racer, which I transferred to Germany last year. German MOT requires me to cover the clutch for safety of the rider. As a first measure I covered it with a steel sieve, wich was accepted, but I think, the task could be solved more elegantly. Pictures attached...
Has anyone seen a more appropriate solution and could give me a hint?
Many thanks-
Marco
What would the color code be for the blue RAC Norton sidecar combinations like the one in the picture attached? Thanks, Bennie
Can anyone advise as to where I can find replacements for these rubber grommets at the top of the fork shroud?
Thanks
I am rebuilding a ES2 - Roadholder forks.
I have found that the bike came with long Roadholder forks.
The Featherbed takes the short forks.
Is it possible to convert the long to the short?
Besides new stanchions, what else must be replaced?
I have just learnt that Les Archer passed away today at his home in Calpe, Spain. Sad news, for those that don’t know he was probably the most successful Scrambles rider on a Norton.
I didn’t know he lived in Calpe, my father retired there too, had I known I might have tried to find him
an article about him is here : http://mxworksbike.com/index.php/les-archer-hidden
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I have read a lot of solutions on this forum relating to worn Norton lower legs/sliders.The people involved whilst they must be very good engineers seem to have got in a mindset about the best way to solve this problem.The solutions I have seen have a bit of sending a rocket to the moon.They also weaken the original legs.I had this problem over 50 years ago when I was using a pair of long roadholder fork legs on an Ariel special I was building.Money was tight but the solution is far better than any I have seen on forum.You simply bore out the legs/sliders until they are round.You then make
Does anyone know of a supplier that does the 7 inch spindles at a reasonable price, it doesn’t have to be stainless, the 7 3/8 ones seem more readily available, I’m trying to avoid paying £50+
Dan
The wheels on my 500T restoration look to be the originals - both Dunlops rims of the correct size and matching butted spokes. They certainly haven't been rebuilt in the 40 or so years I've known the bike anyway. The rims have half decent chrome but are very buckled so I had hoped to true them up and have them rechromed. Unfortunately having removed the tyres they are badly corroded on the inside and are no good to restore.
