The year of the Dragon on the Black Bomber’s seat.
“Not the regal creature of border caves
But the poor, misguided, directionless familiar
Of some obscure Scottish poet…”
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Norton on the mend.
I finally have all the necessary parts and pieces, with the exception of some bits I will have to make or scrounge up from some old beachcomber who is hoping to retire by hawking the miscellaneous motorcycle parts he has collected over the years to some unsuspecting addict…
The machine shop reamed the guides and cut the valve seats. I de-glazed the cylinders and installed new rings on still stock pistons. An initial adjustment of the tappets and now it’s on to the Amal dual concentrics and a bit of tidying up the Oil Bath.