1951 Plunger ES2 Norton
- Thread starter Baldrick
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Hey Iain,Cookie and Grand Paul,
i have spent saturday morning working out with Photobucket...
Here are acouple of pictures of the bike after I had just ridden it home.
I am waiting for the new cables,handle bars and tires to arrive and will then look to get it registered to ride on the road.
We have got another 3 months of good weather before the rain comes and I want to get some miles on the bike before Iget the tank off and away to be panel beaten and painted.
cheers
i have spent saturday morning working out with Photobucket...
Here are acouple of pictures of the bike after I had just ridden it home.
I am waiting for the new cables,handle bars and tires to arrive and will then look to get it registered to ride on the road.
We have got another 3 months of good weather before the rain comes and I want to get some miles on the bike before Iget the tank off and away to be panel beaten and painted.
cheers
Nice looking!
You are up by the Bay of Plenty aren't you? I would have reckoned that would be sub tropical and you'd have pretty good weather for bikes year round. Are you close to the beach? The reason I ask is that I am less than a mile from SF Bay and it makes quite a differece in corrosion problems. I clean my electrical systems and grease and protect them as well as I can.
You are up by the Bay of Plenty aren't you? I would have reckoned that would be sub tropical and you'd have pretty good weather for bikes year round. Are you close to the beach? The reason I ask is that I am less than a mile from SF Bay and it makes quite a differece in corrosion problems. I clean my electrical systems and grease and protect them as well as I can.
Hey Cookie,
You are lucky to be living in SF.
I live about 500 meters back from the beach and have changed all my Commando nuts and fittings to stainless to avoid the rust.
Check my other posting on the Commando page regarding Commando paint colors and you will see the beach in the back ground.
The beach is Mount Maunganui and we enjoy being able to walk to beach all year around.
The bonus about living here is I get to ride all year round and very rarely does the Commando get a chance to wet sump.
Having the choice of two Nortons to ride will mean I have to spend twice as much time riding!
cheers
You are lucky to be living in SF.
I live about 500 meters back from the beach and have changed all my Commando nuts and fittings to stainless to avoid the rust.
Check my other posting on the Commando page regarding Commando paint colors and you will see the beach in the back ground.
The beach is Mount Maunganui and we enjoy being able to walk to beach all year around.
The bonus about living here is I get to ride all year round and very rarely does the Commando get a chance to wet sump.
Having the choice of two Nortons to ride will mean I have to spend twice as much time riding!
cheers
Howdy,
An update on the progress to date;
Gearbox drained and flushed of gunk and new gaskets fitted
Primary chaincase emptied of sludge and a new seal fitted.
Dented chaincase at the panel beaters to get the footpeg ding taken out and repainted
The tank is at the panel and paintshop
A new silencer is on order from RGM
The exhaust pipe is at the chrome shop
A new exhaust flange nut on order to replace the mangled one
The new Avons are on and makes it look alot less agricultural than with the tt100
New handle bars on and decompression lever is know connected and working
horn is on andworking
wiring sorted and the lights and dip switch work
A set of new clutch springs has brought the clutch back to life
The gentleman that I brought the bike from is going to dig up a spare tank and lend it to me to get the bike Vinned and registered while the other one is resurrected.The old tank had a coffee/toffee substance in the bottom of the tank andI suspect it is old tank sealer?
I will post another picture when I have the loan tank on.
cheers
An update on the progress to date;
Gearbox drained and flushed of gunk and new gaskets fitted
Primary chaincase emptied of sludge and a new seal fitted.
Dented chaincase at the panel beaters to get the footpeg ding taken out and repainted
The tank is at the panel and paintshop
A new silencer is on order from RGM
The exhaust pipe is at the chrome shop
A new exhaust flange nut on order to replace the mangled one
The new Avons are on and makes it look alot less agricultural than with the tt100
New handle bars on and decompression lever is know connected and working
horn is on andworking
wiring sorted and the lights and dip switch work
A set of new clutch springs has brought the clutch back to life
The gentleman that I brought the bike from is going to dig up a spare tank and lend it to me to get the bike Vinned and registered while the other one is resurrected.The old tank had a coffee/toffee substance in the bottom of the tank andI suspect it is old tank sealer?
I will post another picture when I have the loan tank on.
cheers
