ashman
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Hi all
Just joined the site I have own my 850 Norton when I brought it new in 1976, its a 1974 M11 but have converted it to a 1957 wideline featherbed frame in 1979 using commando front end and rear end handles a lot better than the Commando, have just done a complete rebuild and fired it up Saturday, started frist kick, it has a new Joe Hunt Maggie, crank balanced for the Featherbed frame, SS cam, lots of head work, 40 over size pistons, belt drive primary, it has been built this way sence 1979 and is very reliable, but had to replace the crankcases as I had hairline crackes on the main oil seal side ( hence the rebuild ) the exhaust have been made so they tuck close to the frame and foot pegs sit high and I run no stands so I don't scrape nothing (HeHe) the bike handle GREAT, it very fast ( 130 MPH ) with the SS cam I just got to watch it as it runs freely past 11,000 RPM's if I let it ( standed was about 6,500 RPM before it valve bounced), if any one like to know more about the bike feel free tha ask any qeustions, I have done all the work on this bike myself from making engine mounts to everythink, but it is still 100% Norton ( except for the Joe Hunt and oil tank ) this bike is about half the weigth of the Commando and it does feel like riding on a featherbed...
Will post some pics soon when I workout how to do it...
Ashley
Just joined the site I have own my 850 Norton when I brought it new in 1976, its a 1974 M11 but have converted it to a 1957 wideline featherbed frame in 1979 using commando front end and rear end handles a lot better than the Commando, have just done a complete rebuild and fired it up Saturday, started frist kick, it has a new Joe Hunt Maggie, crank balanced for the Featherbed frame, SS cam, lots of head work, 40 over size pistons, belt drive primary, it has been built this way sence 1979 and is very reliable, but had to replace the crankcases as I had hairline crackes on the main oil seal side ( hence the rebuild ) the exhaust have been made so they tuck close to the frame and foot pegs sit high and I run no stands so I don't scrape nothing (HeHe) the bike handle GREAT, it very fast ( 130 MPH ) with the SS cam I just got to watch it as it runs freely past 11,000 RPM's if I let it ( standed was about 6,500 RPM before it valve bounced), if any one like to know more about the bike feel free tha ask any qeustions, I have done all the work on this bike myself from making engine mounts to everythink, but it is still 100% Norton ( except for the Joe Hunt and oil tank ) this bike is about half the weigth of the Commando and it does feel like riding on a featherbed...
Will post some pics soon when I workout how to do it...
Ashley