"Norton Motorcycle Rebuilds" Forum Section

[grandpaul]

I would like to take this opportunity to encourage EVERYONE on this forum to take advantage of the 'Rebuilds' section of the Forum!

- If you haven't started a thread on one (or all) of your rebuild projects, I highly recommend it.
- If you started a project thread and didn't finish updating it, please DO SO!
- If you started a project and it has stalled, take this as a friendly reminder to GET BACK TO WORK!
- If you need a little encouragement to start a project, or to get back to work on one, have a read through a couple of the ongoing recent threads, as well as some of the older threads. HINT - the number of replies and views can indicate the interest value if you only have a few minutes to spend.
- If you've never read through a rebuild thread, you may find they are really worth checking out, even if it's just to look at the pictures!
- If you see something you like, CLICK "LIKE"! Some of these members take a lot of time to get great photos, provide great resources for others to take advantage of, and provide little-known tech tips that can make your Commando easier to understand.

My personal position is that I enjoy working on bikes almost as much as I enjoy riding them; so, the rebuild threads are perhaps my favorite part of this forum.

If only ONE of my pictures or comments were a help to only ONE other person, then the thousands of comments and photos were worth ALL the effort.

 

[grandpaul]

Here is @Danno 's "Flood Victim" thread, has the highest view count at over 30,400 views! https://www.accessnorton.com/NortonCommando/flood-victim.22025/

 

[Schwany]

I gave you a like, since I like what you said.

I'm just about at that point in my life were working on a old bike is more fun than riding one. Too many cars out there round here. Now if I had the front end and brakes on my P11 that you have on the Blue Commando, then I might have a tendency to ride more and wrench less. However, I might just take a nap instead. It's a toss up.

The Commando pictures thread top of this forum is very entertaining as well. I got quite a bit out of it, plus some laughs. I left a like or two.

 

[TomU]

I find the feedback great because I don't know what the hell i'm doing. Unguided it will no doubt end up like this

 

[grandpaul]

I find the feedback great because I don't know what the hell i'm doing. Unguided it will no doubt end up like this

As long as you post a project build thread!

 

[NickZ]

Grandpaul, I want to thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have been a member for about a year and a half and never looked at the rebuild section, even though I have done 2 rebuilds over that time. I was always focused on the main, classic forum, and searching for help on specific issues. After perusing the rebuild section, I see that there are people out there who have done the same bikes I was working on. If I had followed their threads, I likely would have known about and avoided many problems before I got into them. Oh well, its all part of my education.
I'm just getting into a 3rd project and plan to start a rebuild thread. as well as continue following others.

 

[Richard Tool]

Well said grandpaul !

 

[Scout63]

+1 Grandpaul. It was your rebuild thread that first stimulated / intimidated me to do a build.

 

[grandpaul]

I'm just getting into a 3rd project and plan to start a rebuild thread. as well as continue following others.

There is nothing stopping anyone from “back filling” a project they finish in the past

 

[ludwig]

Not everyone wants to spend half his waking hours on forums and social media..

 

[Lineslinger]

I find the feedback great because I don't know what the hell i'm doing. Unguided it will no doubt end up like this

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There us absolutely no way I would even consider getting on that thing!! And I have done a lot of very stupid stuff.

 

[MichaelB]

I find the feedback great because I don't know what the hell i'm doing. Unguided it will no doubt end up like this

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Needs a Blower.....

 

[Hortons Norton]

I would think after a 30 min. ride you would have roasted nuts with your beer.

 

[grandpaul]

TWO current threads discussing oil pump anti-sumping & MkIII airbox installation, bring to light yet again a very useful aspect of the "Rebuilds" section of this (and other) forums: You can see the dis-assembly and assembly processes done by others who have blazed the same trails before; some people even post pix of the mistakes they made on the first (and subsequent) attempt(s)!

'Rebuilds' sections are my favorite.

 

[aussie]

TWO current threads discussing oil pump anti-sumping & MkIII airbox installation, bring to light yet again a very useful aspect of the "Rebuilds" section of this (and other) forums: You can see the dis-assembly and assembly processes done by others who have blazed the same trails before; some people even post pix of the mistakes they made on the first (and subsequent) attempt(s)!

'Rebuilds' sections are my favorite.

where do I find the rebuild section?

 

[gortnipper]

where do I find the rebuild section?

Click on the ACCESS NORTON logo banner and then you see the list of sub-forums.

The direct link is https://www.accessnorton.com/ClassicMotorcycles/norton-motorcycle-rebuilds.18/

 

[Bernhard]

I gave you a like, since I like what you said.

I'm just about at that point in my life were working on a old bike is more fun than riding one. Too many cars out there round here. Now if I had the front end and brakes on my P11 that you have on the Blue Commando, then I might have a tendency to ride more and wrench less. However, I might just take a nap instead. It's a toss up.

The Commando pictures thread top of this forum is very entertaining as well. I got quite a bit out of it, plus some laughs. I left a like or two.

No reason why you can't upgrade your front brake while still looking stock. They can be changed to, whilst it is hidden on the inside of the brake plate, a 2 leading shoe, you can fit one green a d one brown shoe linnings.

 

[B+Bogus]

Not everyone wants to spend half his waking hours on forums and social media..

I suspect that comment may have been missed by the target audience
Whilst we're being subjected to various brands of curfew some of us may have more time on our hands than we would like, and any such distraction has to be good?
I appreciate GP's message, and intend to start a build log when I'm ready to put my '68 together

 

[aussie]

Click on the ACCESS NORTON logo banner and then you see the list of sub-forums.

The direct link is https://www.accessnorton.com/ClassicMotorcycles/norton-motorcycle-rebuilds.18/

Thank you for the speedy reply. Much appreciated.

 

[Schwany]

No reason why you can't upgrade your front brake while still looking stock. They can be changed to, whilst it is hidden on the inside of the brake plate, a 2 leading shoe, you can fit one green a d one brown shoe linnings.

I wish it were so easy. I've got a P11 Norton. No choices for drop in upgrades to 7-inch drum brakes. As a matter of fact, I can't even find new shoes. I have to get what I have re-lined.