1951 Plunger ES2 Norton

Yippee,
I have just ridden it home and will start to order new cables and get the tank down to the paintshop.

I am stoked and will post a picture soon.

cheers
 
Congrats -
How bad is the tank? There's nothing wrong with looking a bit weatherbeaten - i do every day :mrgreen:
 
Hey Iain,Cookie and Grand Paul,

i have spent saturday morning working out with Photobucket...

Here are acouple of pictures of the bike after I had just ridden it home.

1951 Plunger ES2 Norton



1951 Plunger ES2 Norton



I am waiting for the new cables,handle bars and tires to arrive and will then look to get it registered to ride on the road.

We have got another 3 months of good weather before the rain comes and I want to get some miles on the bike before Iget the tank off and away to be panel beaten and painted.

cheers
 
Nice looking!
You are up by the Bay of Plenty aren't you? I would have reckoned that would be sub tropical and you'd have pretty good weather for bikes year round. Are you close to the beach? The reason I ask is that I am less than a mile from SF Bay and it makes quite a differece in corrosion problems. I clean my electrical systems and grease and protect them as well as I can.
 
You are getting new bars? What are you doing with the old ones? What do you want for those old ones when you take them off? Seriously email or PM me. I call dibs.
 
The old bars are bent and twisted and I will just add them to the collection I have in the rafters!
 
Hey Cookie,
You are lucky to be living in SF.

I live about 500 meters back from the beach and have changed all my Commando nuts and fittings to stainless to avoid the rust.

Check my other posting on the Commando page regarding Commando paint colors and you will see the beach in the back ground.

The beach is Mount Maunganui and we enjoy being able to walk to beach all year around.

The bonus about living here is I get to ride all year round and very rarely does the Commando get a chance to wet sump.

Having the choice of two Nortons to ride will mean I have to spend twice as much time riding!

cheers
 
Very nice "survivor"...

Take care of it by riding it often and maintaining it well, and you can pass it on to your grandson.
 
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!
 
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.

cheers
 
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