1951 Plunger ES2 Norton

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Re: 1951 Plunger ES2 Norton

Postby grandpaul » Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:19 pm

Very nice "survivor"...

Take care of it by riding it often and maintaining it well, and you can pass it on to your grandson.
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Re: 1951 Plunger ES2 Norton

Postby Cookie » Fri Feb 26, 2010 4:29 pm

I'm not surprised you get to ride a lot, or that you have to take care on corrosion. That's certainly a beautiful area!
I've only been up there doing the tourist thing, seems like we rented a cabin near there one year.
That will be a fun pair of bikes!
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Re: 1951 Plunger ES2 Norton

Postby Baldrick » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:19 pm

Howdy,
An update on the progress to date;
Gearbox drained and flushed of gunk and new gaskets fitted
Primary chaincase emptied of sludge and a new seal fitted.
Dented chaincase at the panel beaters to get the footpeg ding taken out and repainted
The tank is at the panel and paintshop
A new silencer is on order from RGM
The exhaust pipe is at the chrome shop
A new exhaust flange nut on order to replace the mangled one
The new Avons are on and makes it look alot less agricultural than with the tt100
New handle bars on and decompression lever is know connected and working
horn is on andworking
wiring sorted and the lights and dip switch work
A set of new clutch springs has brought the clutch back to life

The gentleman that I brought the bike from is going to dig up a spare tank and lend it to me to get the bike Vinned and registered while the other one is resurrected.The old tank had a coffee/toffee substance in the bottom of the tank andI suspect it is old tank sealer?

I will post another picture when I have the loan tank on.

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