Monthly Archives: September 2013

Could you hold it down, please?

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Took a delightedly spirited ride home on the ES2 tonight! After disassembling the mag/dyno to replace the drive gears and clean the armature and brushes, I replaced the hand grips with some beautiful Barnett pieces and painted the white YUASA battery black so it would appear somewhat proper, then fabricated a battery hold down strap as to what I thought it may have resembled when it left the factory 60 years ago.

Next stop is the VBMC Rallye coming up the first Sunday in October. Take a little ride and see this beautiful machine in person!!

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

1953 Norton ES2

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Like a Swiss watch

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I got the CB360 back in proper running condition today. New old stock cylinder, NOS piston and rings and the best used cam and rockers that money could buy. A little tweak to the advance mechanism, points cleaned and set and a new pair of float needles have this bobber humming like a bird! The craziest thing I found were the piston rings installed upside down!! They are designed to flare hard against the cylinder wall on the up stroke and relax on the down stroke, ergo, they performed the exact opposite due to improper installation, moving oil into the combustion chamber and raw fuel into the oil galley. Not good. Hope this sweet ride has many happy miles ahead of her!!

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360

1974 Honda CB360