I'm enjoying seeing how the Nortons insides are put together. Cheers
@ginner43Ай бұрын
I have feeling it could be a regular thing.
@shedbythetracksАй бұрын
@@ginner43 😁
@frankboff8185Ай бұрын
Good video, I really enjoyed it.
@ginner43Ай бұрын
Thank you
@dungspreaderАй бұрын
Old bikes , always fun of surprises. Never underestimate their ability to confound and exasperate you . But always worth it in the end . New valve guides and a seat cut . Not a huge deal for a guy with your ability . Piston looked very oily , might wanna check breather , I'm not familiar with Norton singles , so I might be talking out my arse . Sometimes I use two gaskets on rocker covers , each one Wellsealed to metal surface and copper coat between them . Better than grease which melts and runs away , I find . But I love copper coat , especially on toast .
@ginner43Ай бұрын
Copper is proper. A popular fraise with local plumbers. I could just let it leak and buy shares in an oil company. And you are right, the piston is a bit oily. I prefer to dip chips (fries) in my copper slip as I'm not a big toast eater.
@mattellis6827Ай бұрын
Great video your enjoying the bike even though it has teething issues that can be sorted .. Should have shouted for a spring compressor got a few here grab one when your about .. 👍👍
@ginner43Ай бұрын
Will do
@bananabrooks3836Ай бұрын
Due to the scarcity of quality old 'do-er upper' bikes that haven't been restored by now, this has become a good series although a shame some details go unrecorded. Please get rid of those very 'unNorton' blue sponge/flannel(!) tank mounts and the ht lead. I would do some research before opening up the inlet tract, sometimes velocity is more important on a mildly tuned engine than a percieved improvement by enlargement.
@ginner43Ай бұрын
What's wrong with the blue flannel??? Just think how bad the ht lead would look without the flannel to take your eye from it. Don't worry about the inlet port, optimal cross section area is normally between 75% and 78% of the valve diameter. As standard these heads are only 62.5%. Norton left plenty on the table. You are right about the importance of velocity. The exhaust port on the other hand, is far too big. Thank you for watching.
@theangelshomestead4132Ай бұрын
What a shame. Cant imagine a setup on a lathe to bore the valve guides and put an insert inside.
@ginner43Ай бұрын
Might have a go at making some new ones, or I could be boring and buy some. I'll decide later.