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Here are some pix of my bike. It's not a Redhead with long legs like some of the truly gorgeous bikes I've seen posted. It is a draft-horse to those thoroughbreds. It's a Hobin for slogging and grinding out miles. I know the pipes are toast, they were like that when I got them, obviously they were free :D

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Most of the electrical components and connections are in the headlight. There's a board where all the important circuits meet if I ever have to bypass something, like dodgey switches. 3M makes the world's best heatshrink tubing, BTW. It's like rubber and there's one that has a heat activated adhesive lining. SFTW202 and EPS-300. Digi-Key has'em. Relays rule.
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Fuse box circuits for ignition, lights, electric jacket, and general gizmo's. It helps to keep the gizmo's separate.
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This picture doesn't show up too well, but there's a lot of bracing on the frame. There's a two inch tube that runs from the backbone to a 1"x3" box connecting the plates that anchor the rear iso. It has a big gusset so it looks like an OIF Triumph. The seat loop has inside and outside plates. I was going to move the shock pickup point back to stand up the shocks. Laydown shocks are one way to get progressive suspension but they push the swingarm backward about as much as they hold the backend of the bike up, loading the iso's. I chickened out in the end. It's now a luggage reinforcement device. Big oilfilter, if I had two more like it I wouldn't need an oiltank. The chainguard is from a Domi, I think. It helps keep the chainlube off of everything. Bolts right on.
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Mike Partridge sells aircleaner plates with one hole so you can run a single carb and keep the aircleaner. But it needs to be shortened by cutting the perforated surround. K&N sells filter elements of just about any dimensions you need. You need to cut back some of the bellmouth and machine a groove for the bellows on a lathe. Running a bolt through the box makes it a lot more secure, regardless. There's a dimple in the back plate that's just about exactly where you'd want it for the nut. That's an AV13 PCV.
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This is a Lord's Elastomeric rodend. it's rubber that's rated at 0.020" deflection at 250lbs load. That's a 530 o-ring chain, it doesn't hit anything, go figure.. Several people have told me they have them. It's a Regina with a rivet clip.
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This winter's project it to fit a set of Showa 43mm forks. The biggest PITA about it is welding a set of lugs for the fenderstays without warping anything and fabbing headight brackets with stock ears and oversize tubes. I'm going to put RoadHolder badges on them.
 
Nicely sorted bike, .
And whats wrong with the pipes, if its just the blue i always like to see some of that - shows its not a trailer queen.
 
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Some parts look quite snug, it must have taken a bit of time to get it looking that smart, blue pipes with scrape marks underneath, COOL 8) :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 
Your bike looks great! Redhead or not. The background helps too this time of year. It would be interesting to see some photos of the frame and cradle mods without the engine/trans in place.
 
I like it! But I am partial to Interstates anyway...built for comfort AND speed! :wink:
 
bpatton said:
This winter's project it to fit a set of Showa 43mm forks. .... I'm going to put RoadHolder badges on them.

You mean like this? It belongs to a friend of mine who occasionally races it in twins classes locally.



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Ain't nuthin' wrong with a runner, Bob. Looks clean enough to me. And your rear rod end linkage is legendary.. Hobot has sung its praises on the BritIron list many times.
 
Very nice looking bike indeed! I agree with the comment about the blue pipes. Personally, I like blue pipes. Bikes are for riding!!
 
maylar said:
Ain't nuthin' wrong with a runner, Bob. Looks clean enough to me. And your rear rod end linkage is legendary.. Hobot has sung its praises on the BritIron list many times.


I would like to more about that linkage. Is there a thread elsewhere?

Thanx
Russ
 
That bike is absolutely gorgeous ... not because it has a pretty custom paint job but because it has very thoughful modifications that make it work better. Not flashy stuff that everyone can see but really cool stuff you know is there everytime you ride it.
It's akin to a really hot bod in a loose shirt and baggy jeans ... very, very sexy.

Thanks for showing us "the good stuff".
 
rvich said:
maylar said:
Ain't nuthin' wrong with a runner, Bob. Looks clean enough to me. And your rear rod end linkage is legendary.. Hobot has sung its praises on the BritIron list many times.


I would like to more about that linkage. Is there a thread elsewhere?

Thanx
Russ
Steve, or 'Hobot' is an original. Dave Winship from Austin was active on this list with some pix of his build with three links that was really well done, ca 2006. The photo links are expired, but you can get his write-up and pix on the INOA page at Yahoo Groups under the files section. You don't have to be an INOA member, but you have to sign up for the group. The only remarkable thing about mine is that it has that Lords rubber rodend. The rubber part is good because I don't think the frame can handle that much in the way of vibration down there without breaking something. I have some pix of the frame on an old computer that crashed. I haven't tried to pull any of the data from it but I don't think it could be that hard. Once I got a lathe, nothing was exempt from modification. Jean, I think you know what I mean. I followed you fabrication on mc-chassis. It was the best. Have you got an album of the build?
 
rvich said:
I like it! But I am partial to Interstates anyway...built for comfort AND speed! :wink:
I'm thinking about taking the ferry up to Anchorage and riding down this spring. Is there a Norton Owners Club in Juneau?
 
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... not because it has a pretty custom paint job but because it has very thoughtful modifications that make it work better. Not flashy stuff that everyone can see but really cool stuff you know is there everytime you ride it...

Totally agree with KS, nicely engineered.
 
I'm thinking about taking the ferry up to Anchorage and riding down this spring. Is there a Norton Owners Club in Juneau?

I need to start tracking down the other Norton here in town and let him know that he is not alone. As of yet there is not a club. Most of the riders here are on Harley's.

As for a trip to Alaska, I would be happy to help anybody plan a trip. There is an annual publication called "The Milepost" that is a must have for anybody wanting to tour the state or western Canada. Bring rain gear and bug dope.

http://milepost.com/

Russ
 
bpatton said:
Jean, I think you know what I mean. I followed you fabrication on mc-chassis. It was the best. Have you got an album of the build?

There is a thread here cafe-racer-all-finished-t4710.html with links to my photos on Pbase.

I too would like to see pictures of your frame and the modifications done to it, sounds just like what I could do to my Commando when I do it over as a café racer, Ludwig also has some very interesting mods done to his bike ( post39362.html#p39362 ) and so has Gerry ( through-bolted-barells-t3912.html )

Jean
 
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