Seager engineered head

I have recently built a mk3 cafe racer from what you would describe as a basket case. On start up and running in I had no end of issues from dodgy valve guides to loose fitting exhaust port inserts and rose nuts coming loose. I had been following face book posts of various Norton repairs by Seager Engineering in the UK and decided to take the plunge. Can't speak highly enough of the finished product, a work of art. Running perfectly. The Rose Nuts deserve a special mention. Pulled up tight with the supplied spanner and have not had to touch it again.
Strongly recommend Seager Engineering to anyone serious about pride in their ride!

He recovered a Fullauto head for me and quite a few other heads and bits from other bikes as well. He can be slow so figure that in but his work is first rate and I have found him to be an up front sort.

Many years ago I was told...Anything worthwhile is worth the wait.
I'm very happy with the wait

Onder said:

He recovered a Fullauto head for me and quite a few other heads and bits from other bikes as well. He can be slow so figure that in but his work is first rate and I have found him to be an up front sort.

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Don't forget he's a one man band
Superb work

He has an assistant now. Hope he works out. Priceless opportunity for a young fellow.

Onder said:

He has an assistant now. Hope he works out. Priceless opportunity for a young fellow.

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Long discussion on his Facebook about getting an assistant.....and whether the young fellows of today themselves consider it a priceless opportunity when getting their hands dirty is included in the opportunity!

It's an interesting thing for all of us, where are the next generation of people we depend on coming from?

Our bikes might ask the same!

SteveA said:

Long discussion on his Facebook about getting an assistant.....and whether the young fellows of today themselves consider it a priceless opportunity when getting their hands dirty is included in the opportunity!

It's an interesting thing for all of us, where are the next generation of people we depend on coming from?

Our bikes might ask the same!

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It's not always important that an assistant help with the actual work.

Over the spring and summer, I had an 18-year-old that wanted to work but had no real interest in working on bikes. He did take very well to office work and shop organization. He freed me from many tasks which gave me more time to build bikes. Being young and strong he also was very helpful with things I find difficult these days.

He also got a project about 90% done that I've wanted to do for a long time: https://www.gregmarsh.com/MC/Norton/SRList.aspx

He also read my entire web site and made notes of the typos and things that didn't make sense - now if I ever have time to fix them...

Just before going off to college, I had him helping working motorcycles - he worked very carefully.

Totally agree with the quality of seagers work saved my 68 head for me, with comments on age as with any generation it depends on the individual I know alot of older people especially where I live that don't even know how to change a light bulb good at pushing pens though or remembering stuff for tests. Good people about that are desperate for an opportunity if given it.

Spent my summers as a kid helping out around print worked for 2 years for nothing to make sure I learnt from the best at the time, at 22 I was doing 70+ hour weeks as a litho printer 8 years later despite best efforts we lost the family company with everything that's going on in the UK gut wrenching that then leads onto new possibilities though which I'm sussing out. The main problem is alot of the schools now adays don't cover engineering or tooling or anything like that just constant pen pushing which was my take away from the modern uk education system which is the root cause of the problem spent alot of time just teaching myself stuff out of books and when people take time to pass information on that's amazing and hopefully in the future I can pass it on to those that come after me never stop learning thats for sure. Quite a few of us though about that love working on motorcycles that are my age an younger which is good to see rare but we are about so hope yet

Sometimes I honestly feel like I've been born out of my time haha!

norton_rider said:

The main problem is alot of the schools now adays don't cover engineering or tooling or anything like that just constant pen pushing which was my take away from the modern uk education system which is the root cause of the problem spent alot of time just teaching myself stuff out of books and when people take time to pass information on that's amazing and hopefully in the future I can pass it on to those that come after me never stop learning thats for sure. Quite a few of us though about that love working on motorcycles that are my age an younger which is good to see rare but we are about so hope yet

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It's not just the UK system. I used to have a neighbor who was an Electrical Engineer both in his college degree and in his State certification. His wife bought two replacement lights for the front door. He did not know how to put them up and was afraid that he would get shocked. When he asked me to install them, he told me he was afraid to get shocked, I did it, but showed that with care and understanding of what you are doing that there was no need to worry about getting shocked - I installed them hot (old lights turned on) standing on an aluminum ladder showing him step by step. Of course, I advised him to turn off the power if he was unsure when doing a similar install himself.

Bought a pair of stainless Rose Nuts from him four years ago. I would recommend him to anyone. Stainless quality at its best.

ELLIS

SteveA said:

...where are the next generation of people we depend on coming from?

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norton_rider said:

Quite a few of us though about that love working on motorcycles that are my age an younger which is good to see

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Some of us are right here!

Some of us even ask questions!

Every now and then our questions even get answered by the older generation who blow on about how the kids today don't care or ask questions!

t ingermanson said:

Some of us are right here!

Some of us even ask questions!

Every now and then our questions even get answered by the older generation who blow on about how the kids today don't care or ask questions!

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Questions are the only path to learning.

Torontonian said:

Questions are the only path to learning.

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Only if they're answered!

t ingermanson said:

Some of us are right here!

Some of us even ask questions!

Every now and then our questions even get answered by the older generation who blow on about how the kids today don't care or ask questions!

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Why not set your profile to let people see your age?

I know Norton and Triumph riders in their 30s, 40s. 50s, 60s, and 70s like me. Don't know any in their 80s but there certainly are some here. It's probably ageist but when I know someone is much younger, I give more leeway than a 70-something whose been into British bikes since the 60s.

BTW, my grandson, while still a teenager talked me out of my BSA B50MX. Then in his second race day, he was the youngest rider on the oldest motorcycle, and he won his class. So, I did know teenagers and now know 20-somthings. He now has a B50MX, a street B50, and a street B25. When he started on British bikes, he had ridden dirt bikes for quite a while, but his father did the maintenance. When I gave him the B50MX the agreement was that he could ask all the questions he wanted but he had to do the work.

marshg246 said:

Why not set your profile to let people see your age?

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I'm not that young, but I bet most on here are as old as my dad.

Not looking for special treatment, just looking to develop my skills, keep my bikes running, and build a bike or two that doesn't kill me. Age should be irrelevant. I used to hang out, ask questions, and bother my local-ish British motorbike shop, but those don't really exist anymore. Now I bother you guys.

Folks like yourself, Seager, Comstock, Schmidt, etc, are getting rarer. People who use their hands and their brains. People I look up to, and are happy to share their knowledge, rather than hold it over someone's head.

yes, being inquisitive has big benefits, and is surprisingly rare....!

t ingermanson said:

Not looking for special treatment, just looking to develop my skills, keep my bikes running, and build a bike or two that doesn't kill me. Age should be irrelevant. I used to hang out, ask questions, and bother my local-ish British motorbike shop, but those don't really exist anymore. Now I bother you guys.

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It's not really special treatment and certainly not a bother. It's just easier to help when you have some idea of experience level.

I recently related a story on how I learned to proficiently lay bricks - watched an old guy build two complete fireplaces in one day.

My stepson is in his 50s. He's a mechanical engineer. He was taught nothing about vehicle repair in college. He has been riding and working on his own bikes since he was about 8. He has an 850 Commando, Harley, Kawasaki H2, and old dirt bikes and still has to ask me questions. I'm 72 and have always done all my own work and I still ask questions here. If you think anyone has all the answers, think again!

I think some see asking questions as a sign of ignorance, to me it infers the opposite....

EstuaryBoy said:

I think some see asking questions as a sign of ignorance, to me it infers the opposite....

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On the whole I agree.

But if the question is a fundamentally basic one, that’s covered in page one of the owners manual, then it is somewhat ignorant to ask others before making the most basic check yourself.

Likewise asking the same question more than once after having received a perfectly good answer the first time.

Fast Eddie said:

On the whole I agree.

But if the question is a fundamentally basic one, that’s covered in page one of the owners manual, then it is somewhat ignorant to ask others before making the most basic check yourself.

Likewise asking the same question more than once after having received a perfectly good answer the first time.

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What's an 'owners manual' ????