Some time ago, my father, TulsaAlva, and I pulled two classic British motorcycles from our building in our back yard; a 1979 Triumph Bonneville Special T140D and Norton Commando Fastback Long Range.
Both bikes were brought to Tulsa Technology Center to be fixed. The Triumph was first to be put on a lift and worked on, because it was assumed it would be the easiest to repair. A quick carburetor clean later and the Triumph was ready to come home.
The Norton however, is a different story. It has sat for nearly all its life, so I have no idea what the full extent of its problems are. I do know that some of the wiring has been chewed through. Another student and I have cut away all the electrical tape surrounding the wiring and have traced all the broken wires we can find. Only about 3 or 4 were actually split.
I don't know what kind of shape the carburetors are in. It has original Amals on it, and I was wondering if it would be benefitial to replace them with Amal Mk. 2's, like the ones on the Triumph.
I've counted four wires that have been disconnected at the front of the bike near the coils and two boxes, which I've not been able to discern the purpose of yet. There is a white wire with a black stripe, a white wire with a blue stripe, a black wire with a white strip, a black wire with a yellow stripe, and solid red wire. Is anybody familiar with these bikes enough to know what these wires do and where they plug in?
I will post pictures soon.
Thanks,
Seventeen
Both bikes were brought to Tulsa Technology Center to be fixed. The Triumph was first to be put on a lift and worked on, because it was assumed it would be the easiest to repair. A quick carburetor clean later and the Triumph was ready to come home.
The Norton however, is a different story. It has sat for nearly all its life, so I have no idea what the full extent of its problems are. I do know that some of the wiring has been chewed through. Another student and I have cut away all the electrical tape surrounding the wiring and have traced all the broken wires we can find. Only about 3 or 4 were actually split.
I don't know what kind of shape the carburetors are in. It has original Amals on it, and I was wondering if it would be benefitial to replace them with Amal Mk. 2's, like the ones on the Triumph.
I've counted four wires that have been disconnected at the front of the bike near the coils and two boxes, which I've not been able to discern the purpose of yet. There is a white wire with a black stripe, a white wire with a blue stripe, a black wire with a white strip, a black wire with a yellow stripe, and solid red wire. Is anybody familiar with these bikes enough to know what these wires do and where they plug in?
I will post pictures soon.
Thanks,
Seventeen