Front Suspension

Nater_Potater said:

J. M. Leadbeater said:

...as a Gold Star owner did one day after a certain ex AMC mechanic 'balanced' (hah hah) the flywheel asembly for him.....all the mechanic did was shove them up in his lathe, clock them, take them out and drop them on a big lump of wood a couple of times to get them aligned correctly, checked them again and being correct he drilled a couple of holes inthe outer of the flywheels diametrically opposite each other...

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Yes, but what about his dry clutch?

From the Norton Owners Club website http://www.nocnsw.org.au/technical/norton-roadholders as relates to topping out: ...the extra collar should be about one and a half inches long, with the final adjustment best made by measuring up the various fork components to see how far below the top bush the stanchion oil holes are kept by the damper assembly at full extension.
The lower compression mod done to mine helped, but I've yet to mod the top bushings. The only time it seems to be an issue is when lifting onto the center stand.

Nathan

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Danno said:

Does anyone make one-piece longer top bushes?

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L.A.B. said:

Danno said:

Does anyone make one-piece longer top bushes?

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RGM: http://www.rgmnorton.co.uk/buy/extra-lo ... r_2298.htm

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concours said:

L.A.B. said:

Danno said:

Does anyone make one-piece longer top bushes?

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RGM: http://www.rgmnorton.co.uk/buy/extra-lo ... r_2298.htm

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I used those long type bushes, to reduce the top out clanking.
I did observe however that they were not oilite machined to shape, but rather bronze tubing swedged to achieve the flange, then a couple features machined. Just an observation that (some) others may be interested in. :idea: I wasn't happy with it.

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Danno said:

So being extruded rather than being porous sintered bronze machined to shape, they run dry?

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