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Hi. This is my first post. I run a small specialty restoration biz in Phoenix. Mostly vintage Jap stuff. But a guy with a JPN found out I worked in a Norton shop in the early '80s and brought me his bike to "get it running". Not even close. He's into it Big Time on engine parts already, and I'm just getting started. LOL Good Thing I like a challenge, 'cause this is one heck of a mess! I have to thank you guys for helping my rusty memory, and maybe I can even contribute a thing or two.
Didn't look too bad at first, and it kicked over. But the engine and trans were oozing RTV everywhere. Bad omen.
But it had no compression in the left hole. Wonder why...
And the pistons had been up close and personal with the valves on both sides. Knew what that was without even looking.
And note the lovely Vice Grips patina on the end of the crank. I could keep you guys laughing your butts off for a week with the other stuff I've already found.
Let me know if you'd like to see more of the carnage. This "overhaul" was done back in '79 by the PO, and the bike has sat ever since.
Stu O
Didn't look too bad at first, and it kicked over. But the engine and trans were oozing RTV everywhere. Bad omen.
But it had no compression in the left hole. Wonder why...
And the pistons had been up close and personal with the valves on both sides. Knew what that was without even looking.
And note the lovely Vice Grips patina on the end of the crank. I could keep you guys laughing your butts off for a week with the other stuff I've already found.
Let me know if you'd like to see more of the carnage. This "overhaul" was done back in '79 by the PO, and the bike has sat ever since.
Stu O