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Hey everyone hope we are all keeping well
I finally got my 1927 Norton 16H flat tanker collected and picked up she's a records matching bike 3 owners from new before me and I've got the original buff logbook original manuals parts books carb manual etc old tax disks lots of old paperwork even back to the original owners records of what months she was on the road etc. Shes got the optional adjustable bars which were specced on the factory record along with original grips n amac carb.
Few little bits that are incorrect like earlier 1920s pannier bags but at least they are period ones the straps were wrapped round to stop them disintegrating any more.
So the plan with her is a very light touch up where needs be to look after her condition wise n get her running there's a few issues the previous owner was having I've already put a few right on day 1 an hopefully next week I'll be giving her a first start up when I've completed my checks she was absolutely filthy so I decided to give her a clean so I could check everything over n mechanically so far she seems sound no play in the forks etc rear wheel bearing needs attention but I'd clocked that when looking at her. Need some new tyres to from a safety point of view.
I'm having a weigh up about the bars currently and the downpipe as I don't want the rust to set in any more on those the tanks been done in the past which I'm glad off as there's a tiny bit of rust trying to come through on the top so at least it protected it up to this point I'll get that done with the correct transfer on the tank n during my use itl mellow down n pick up patina again as I plan on owning her for many years to come n hopefully keeping her in nice fettle for the generations that come after me.
An im certainly gonna be using her n riding her on every run I can get on and local rides as well.
So without further ado here's some pics.
In the van on the way home. Ignore the rubbish photoshop where I removed removed numbers not got a computer currently so had to do it rough on my phone.
An some pictures from tonight ended up having to give her a clean as I was getting covered every time I worked on her.
Ps meant to put this in rebuilds if it could be moved
Few little bits that are incorrect like earlier 1920s pannier bags but at least they are period ones the straps were wrapped round to stop them disintegrating any more.
So the plan with her is a very light touch up where needs be to look after her condition wise n get her running there's a few issues the previous owner was having I've already put a few right on day 1 an hopefully next week I'll be giving her a first start up when I've completed my checks she was absolutely filthy so I decided to give her a clean so I could check everything over n mechanically so far she seems sound no play in the forks etc rear wheel bearing needs attention but I'd clocked that when looking at her. Need some new tyres to from a safety point of view.
I'm having a weigh up about the bars currently and the downpipe as I don't want the rust to set in any more on those the tanks been done in the past which I'm glad off as there's a tiny bit of rust trying to come through on the top so at least it protected it up to this point I'll get that done with the correct transfer on the tank n during my use itl mellow down n pick up patina again as I plan on owning her for many years to come n hopefully keeping her in nice fettle for the generations that come after me.
An im certainly gonna be using her n riding her on every run I can get on and local rides as well.
So without further ado here's some pics.
In the van on the way home. Ignore the rubbish photoshop where I removed removed numbers not got a computer currently so had to do it rough on my phone.
An some pictures from tonight ended up having to give her a clean as I was getting covered every time I worked on her.
Ps meant to put this in rebuilds if it could be moved
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