Braided lines

KSUWildcatFan · Sep 2, 2011

DogT said:
You guys probably don't remember the metal lines. I had those and they started leaking (not gushing) and the replacement was the nylon. They were still good when I rebuilt, but rather brittle, broke taking them apart, but 40 years is not bad. The new ones seem fine, can't imagine them cracking or breaking. Lots of Nortoneers use them, and usually the only issue is when they get old, like 15 years? Anyhow I like the look of the small black lines and it works for me, you know even the banjo could come apart if it was not made right. I just haven't had any of these problems others seem to have, but then I don't thrash it.

Dave
69S

My bike will be ridden 5 miles at a time, to and from work, with an occasional longer ride. I won't take it over 80 probably ever.. I think the neoprene can withstand that.

swooshdave · Sep 2, 2011

KSUWildcatFan said:
DogT said:

You guys probably don't remember the metal lines. I had those and they started leaking (not gushing) and the replacement was the nylon. They were still good when I rebuilt, but rather brittle, broke taking them apart, but 40 years is not bad. The new ones seem fine, can't imagine them cracking or breaking. Lots of Nortoneers use them, and usually the only issue is when they get old, like 15 years? Anyhow I like the look of the small black lines and it works for me, you know even the banjo could come apart if it was not made right. I just haven't had any of these problems others seem to have, but then I don't thrash it.

Dave
69S

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My bike will be ridden 5 miles at a time, to and from work, with an occasional longer ride. I won't take it over 80 probably ever.. I think the neoprene can withstand that.

Of course it will.

DogT · Sep 2, 2011

KSUWildcatFan said:
My bike will be ridden 5 miles at a time, to and from work, with an occasional longer ride. I won't take it over 80 probably ever.. I think the neoprene can withstand that.

You'll get the white death riding like that. 5 miles won't even warm it up, much less boil off the water.

Dave
69S

KSUWildcatFan · Sep 2, 2011

DogT said:
KSUWildcatFan said:

My bike will be ridden 5 miles at a time, to and from work, with an occasional longer ride. I won't take it over 80 probably ever.. I think the neoprene can withstand that.

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You'll get the white death riding like that. 5 miles won't even warm it up, much less boil off the water.

Dave
69S

Bummer. I don't go on long rides. Don't have the time. I'll have to make some time every week or two to open it up.

Why would the Norton not be able to handle it when my '03 Kawasaki can do this just fine? I don't get it.

DogT · Sep 2, 2011

You may be fine. I'm just messing. I've never had any of the oil issues.

Dave
69S

KSUWildcatFan · Sep 2, 2011

I guess I'm just going to have to ride it, keep an eye on things, and if I have to tear the b1tch down within a few years to rebuild it--again--then I will. Hopefully that doesn't end up happening, though. After all the hassle of getting it together, I fully expect it to stay that way for some time.

swooshdave · Sep 2, 2011

What you don't realize is that as soon as you start riding it you'll find LONG ways to get home.

KSUWildcatFan · Sep 2, 2011

swooshdave said:
What you don't realize is that as soon as you start riding it you'll find LONG ways to get home.

Easier said than done. Downtown Topeka is ghettoooooooo and I'm really not that big a fan of riding at high speeds on the highway. Cruising around at 50-60 for me is where it's at. I don't like my arm hair getting annihilated by the wind.

Also, Topeka in general isn't all that big and my desire to ride around it isn't very high.

I'm sure there will be the occasional ride down to the Flint Hills (gorgeous) or something, but for the most part, my bike will be an A to B sort of bike. Kind of a shame, really.

swooshdave · Sep 2, 2011

KSUWildcatFan said:
swooshdave said:

What you don't realize is that as soon as you start riding it you'll find LONG ways to get home.

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Easier said than done. Downtown Topeka is ghettoooooooo and I'm really not that big a fan of riding at high speeds on the highway. Cruising around at 50-60 for me is where it's at. I don't like my arm hair getting annihilated by the wind. Also, Topeka in general isn't all that big and my desire to ride around it isn't very high.

I'm sure there will be the occasional ride down to the Flint Hills (gorgeous) or something, but for the most part, my bike will be an A to B sort of bike. Kind of a shame, really.

Of course you'll have a helmet so you don't have to worry about your hair.

KSUWildcatFan · Sep 2, 2011

Full-face helmet.

Won't ride without it.

Hobot · Sep 2, 2011

For too short of ridden C'do's its wise to plumb the crank exit breather away from oil tank and into a catch can, if environmentally concerned.

thatnameisal · Oct 2, 2012

Dont know if it is too late to jump in for your project, but for others coming here later...

I just updated my oil lines to braided SS with AN fittings. Not that tough to do and makes such a nice difference in the looks.

First, take the oil filter mount, remove the 2 steel lines that are epoxyed in and replace with aluminum and have your best mate aluminum weld them in. And while he is at it, have him aluminum weld the AN fittings to the tops of them.

Banjo from oil tank and oil tank return line need another AN fitting welded onto them, as do the split hard lines out of the crank case. I nickel plated mine and used brass fittings on the end of the lines.