Brooking 850
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Brooking 850 said:Alan, it may pay to read about Keith Corish's NORVIN he built in the 1950"s
Classic Bike Guide, June 2016 (the one with the new Norton Dominator on the cover) Page 19
Quote " that didn't stop Corish's Norvin becoming the most successful bike in Australia's racing history"
Not crap by any means!!!
Regards Mike
Rohan said:Something else to consider is what tyres/tires Alan was using in all these sagas. ?
Something I heard a good while back may have some bearing on this.
A work colleague mentioned he had had new XXXXXXX tires fitted, by the importer, who said "try these".
(This is a road bike.) Owner said these tyres were like nothing he had ever seen, "you could lean the bike over until it was 90 degrees off vertical, and they still hung on". (bit of an exaggeration, but you get the picture.)
Apparently they were proddy racing specials = a really sticky compound.
Nothing on the sidewalls to indicate they were different, in the slightest.
Said they were a bit of a waste on a road bike, and they only lasted about 3000 km.
But were fun while they lasted. There are tyres, and there are tyres ?
Bernhard said:As I am in the process of building a Norvin in a "Low Boy" replica frame (alleviating the CG height problem common to all Norvin AND Egli Vincent!), I would be really interested to read this article. Unfortunately CBG is not available in Belgium...
Brooking 850 said:Hey Dances , I need to do this, what do you think the ideal balance should be with a standard Commando frame with an 850 motor?
I weigh 82 kg/s
Regards Mike
Jagbruno said:Bernhard said:As I am in the process of building a Norvin in a "Low Boy" replica frame (alleviating the CG height problem common to all Norvin AND Egli Vincent!), I would be really interested to read this article. Unfortunately CBG is not available in Belgium...
Unfortunately this is a load of b**********
What’s wrong with Flea Bay :?: :?