Norton 880 long-term project

Once you introduce the concept of welding on the frame, there are more than 6 ways to skin the average cat.

Bolt-up stuff that can be retrofitted in-situ, and is well proven, is the better solution for the AVERAGE rider. Racers, and people with refined riding skills that typically ride at the upper end of the performance envelope will already be in the crowd that has decent welding equipment and even machine shop equipment.

Whole other worlds...
 
Back to this thread again. I have my '71 750 stripped for a rebuild and had the side stand lug welded in along with the extra gusseting for the upper shock mounts. I want to put the cross brace between the down tubes as the Dreer 880's did too. Can someone tell me where it should be placed? It kind of looks like it's placed midway between the neck and the front ISO.
So, what is this sensation of the front tubes "walking" when pushed to the limits? I've heard of hinge effect in older Japanese super bikes of the 70's, but never heard of frame walking. I'll admit that I''ll probably never stress this to the point that I'd need the rigidity, but now's the time to put in all the known fixes. Maybe future generations will appreciate it :)
 
It appears to fall close to alignment with the exhaust ports. My guess is that very near midway between the steering neck and the front iso mount would be good.
 
Thanks for pointing me to this thread grandpaul. I can see where the look of the 916 came from but your bike has a much classier look to it. A fantastic looking bike.
 
Today was a pretty good day. Had to haul out to the ranch, connect the trailer, load the Monoshock Prototype Norton, take it and weigh it AGAIN (in the trailer), then unload it, weigh just the truck & trailer, reload the bike, and go to the ASE mechanic to get it safety inspected as an "Assembled Vehicle". Left the paperwork there, the tech needed to find his certificate to get his ASE #. I'll still have to go back to the ranch AGAIN, to unload the bike and leave the trailer off. I think I'm over 200 miles of back-and-forth with this bike to various TX DMV offices, scales, tax office, etc.

One more bit of good news - popped in a new battery and all the lights and electrics work (as they SHOULD do)

Should have the title approved on Monday.

If I EVER build another bike from scratch, at least I know what to do...
 
Looking back at the posts in this thread from 2009/10, I see that my old photo host (PictureTrail) pix are gone.

I promise I'll fix each and every post with original photos uploaded directly to AccessNorton. Sorry for the hassle...
 
FINALLY, with over $250 in "fines" for not titling it within 30 days of purchase (even though it was purchased in lots over the space of a year), the bike is titled.

It will read "2009 Norton Replica" because it was completed in 2009 as an "Assembled Vehicle" and "Replica" because Texas is just weird now.
 
Wow, I have my work cut out for me, replacing every last photo in this thread from the *&^%$##@ PictureTrail photo host shutting down.

El Suck-O

Well, I got it done. ALL PHOTOS HAVE BEEN REPLACED! Took over 2 hours...
 
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Shined it up and showed it at the Austin Handbuilt show last year...

Norton 880 long-term project
 
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