Norton Nemesis rebuild

Schwany · Jul 11, 2024

I don't know what it is like to have unlimited financial resources, so yeah maybe they will thrash it. Me I would not after obtaining the new record if it stays together. Poor boy attitude.

Fast Eddie · Jul 11, 2024

Schwany said:
I don't know what it is like to have unlimited financial resources, so yeah maybe they will thrash it. Me I would not after obtaining the new record if it stays together. Poor boy attitude.

Yeah well, that’s why you, and me, don’t go record breaking !

My point is, they’d be daft to beat the record by a small margin and leave it there coz they won’t have it for long!

I’d play it safe to get the record, then push the envelope to raise it further.

Big_Jim59 · Jul 12, 2024

I just got through watching Allen's Honda ST1100 bottom end rebuild. Not only am I impressed with Mr. Millyard's skill and tenacity for running down a rod knock but I was also thinking about the design of the ST1100 engine. What a marvel of engineering, build quality, function and serviceability. And they quit making it to make the ST1300 mill and then they discontinued that! I believe that one day people will look back and ask "how did they do that?" Kind of like that ask "how did they build the pyramids?" The design and complexity of the ST1100 engine make my Norton look like a push bike by comparison.

jan nelder · Jul 16, 2024

Fast Eddie said:
I believe the plan is both ie Bonneville first then retire to the museum.

IIRC the record they’re aiming for is around 100 years old !

So, one would assume it’s quite beatable with such a machine.

I’d therefore hope they deploy a sensible strategy of doing ‘enough’ to take the record whilst minimising risks.

Then, once the record is in the bag, really see what they can do!

I hope they go, it’ll be exciting to follow.

he told me at Mallory that the current record is 135 mph. for a V8. Didn’t say what they are going for and where!

cliffa · Jul 22, 2024

Episode 11 now available…

speirmoor · Jul 24, 2024

Sticking to Norton tradition there's some interesting fasteners in Ep11

jan nelder · Jul 24, 2024

speirmoor said:
Sticking to Norton tradition there's some interesting fasteners in Ep11… which is pretty odd, as the prototype engine was designed by an external consultant. It even had a slightly dodgy alternator too, and cut-down allen keys needed for assembly!

mdt-son · Jul 25, 2024

Hi. I don't have the patience to look at all the episodes of this build. Why is there no water jacket on this engine? Or is it cooled by oil?

- Knut

Fast Eddie · Jul 25, 2024

mdt-son said:
Hi. I don't have the patience to look at all the episodes of this build. Why is there no water jacket on this engine? Or is it cooled by oil?

- Knut

Wet liners.

Schwany · Jul 28, 2024

What is this thing fueled with? Would be nice if it had multiport fuel injection.

kommando · Jul 28, 2024

Schwany said:
What is this thing fueled with? Would be nice if it had multiport fuel injection.

Covered in Episode 2

kommando · Jul 28, 2024

And Ep12 is up

Schwany · Aug 25, 2024

13 is out

I think he needs a better engine stand

Schwany · Sep 20, 2024

Waiting for episode 14.

My guess is getting the engine running and idling might be a bigger challenge than rebuilding it. Syncing up and jetting the carburetion with the whatever is going on in those towel bar intake manifolds is going to be interesting. I'm looking forward to what he has to say about making it work.

speirmoor · Sep 22, 2024

Here we go

Schwany · Sep 23, 2024

Sounds like it has some potential.

I guess I was a little premature thinking he'd get the carburetion (or throttle bodies) working in episode 14.

o0norton0o · Sep 23, 2024

As good as Allan's skill set and intuition are, he's still working with a given design, with potential flaws which may limit the quality of the final result. If the bike turns out to be a museum attraction, like the "batcycle" I'll be pretty disappointed. If the bike does make it to the salt flats and makes a few passes, it won't matter if they break records or not to me. It's making your best effort to compete that is worthy of respect. Just to see what sort of speed this mythical bike will actually do is what I'm curious about. Then, if it does some 180mph speed runs or better and they want to park it in a museum, at least it's got a performance history and isn't just another batcycle oddity.

cliffa · Sep 23, 2024

o0norton0o said:
As good as Allan's skill set and intuition are, he's still working with a given design, with potential flaws which may limit the quality of the final result. If the bike turns out to be a museum attraction, like the "batcycle" I'll be pretty disappointed. If the bike does make it to the salt flats and makes a few passes, it won't matter if they break records or not to me. It's making your best effort to compete that is worthy of respect. Just to see what sort of speed this mythical bike will actually do is what I'm curious about. Then, if it does some 180mph speed runs or better and they want to park it in a museum, at least it's got a performance history and isn't just another batcycle oddity.

Holy stinkswheels!

cliffa · Sep 23, 2024

speirmoor said:
Here we go

Episode 14 - Just perfect!

baz · Sep 23, 2024

Just watched the current episode
The thing that has struck me all the way through is how good some of that machine is and how bad it is
The exhaust
Various brackets
Some of the machining
It's still enthralling to watch (for me) and expect many others
Bust jeez there's some bad hidden gems in that bike!

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