The joys of norton forks

pelican · Jun 10, 2010

I got some new bushings in the mail today. Wanted to change the extended ones from rgm back to the stock bushings. The bushings measure 1.36 ID and my stanchions measure 1.38 OD. Oh, the joy of norton forks. Seems this is a common problem? Why don't the dealers just match bushings and stanchions in pairs and require you to replace both?

So is there a tool to buy to make these work, or am I stuck ordering more and more till I find some that fit?

grandpaul · Jun 10, 2010

Order a different pair of bushings and have the seller measure them carefully to make sure they'll fit your stanchions.

Coco · Jun 10, 2010

Pelican, I've done that dance. Ripped apart my forks 6 times in 2 months and finally got the right parts.

Try Walridge Motors maybe.

You'll be a fork expert in no time. I swear I can rip apart Road Holders in the dark in under 3 minutes now.

pelican · Jun 10, 2010

Guess all I can do now is wait

Flo · Jun 10, 2010

I dunno, aftermarket parts eh?

pelican · Jun 10, 2010

Here's what oldbritts said, so I guess this is why so many people have trouble

New Andover Norton forks measure 1.359" and the bushings are made to fit stock
forks. I have seen aftermarket forks that are fatter than stock. What I have
done in the past with aftermarket forks is use a brake hone to enlarge the I.D.
so they will fit the forks. You can send the bushing back, but we would not
have any bushings that would fit your forks without some modifications.

Amazon has a good brake hone for $9.... cheaper than $200 for new stanchions

pommie john · Jun 10, 2010

When I put my 750 together, many years ago, the quality of spares available was dodgy, to say the least. The fork stanchions I bought were 4 thou undersize so they were too loose in the bushes.This is a BAD thing, make no mistake. I didn't notice when I put the forks together and it resulted in a tank slapper that snapped off the lockstops!

I had a local machine shop make me a pair of bronze bushes to fit the forks. It wasn't expensive, well not compared to the hassle it saved.

pelican · Jun 10, 2010

thanks

john robert bould · Jun 13, 2010

I am now producing Oilon bush's ,its a oil impregnated nylon that lasts 25 times longer than bronze, bespoked to fit .

Tests are good...very low friction and silent , also on the cards; my recon fork kit. John Lansdowne Eng

swooshdave · Jun 13, 2010

john robert bould said:
I am now producing Oilon bush's ,its a oil impregnated nylon that lasts 25 times longer than bronze, bespoked to fit .

Tests are good...very low friction and silent , also on the cards; my recon fork kit. John Lansdowne Eng

It seemed like when you first started posting here you wanted to get out of the fork business, and now look at you! :mrgreen:

john robert bould · Jun 14, 2010

Dave....No! I am working on the double damped cartridge,with anti friction non-buckling fully adjustable springs and low friction oil impregnated bush's ...Much to do...little time to do it in!!oquote="swooshdave"]

john robert bould said:
I am now producing Oilon bush's ,its a oil impregnated nylon that lasts 25 times longer than bronze, bespoked to fit .

Tests are good...very low friction and silent , also on the cards; my recon fork kit. John Lansdowne Eng

It seemed like when you first started posting here you wanted to get out of the fork business, and now look at you! :mrgreen:[/quote]

bmwbob · Jun 14, 2010

Starting to sound like swapping the front end with a current technology bike would be a simpler and less expensive solution! :roll: How far are we willing to go to keep the front end looking stock :?: :?: :?:

Hobot · Jun 14, 2010

Modern forks? For What? Just buy the rest of the utilitarian road
appliance to go with it.
I've tried a few, no thanks, no fun.
I'm sticking with my old school Roadholders spiffed up a bit,
as my ultimate non interfering handling device - oh yeah yum.
Makes me Wonder who missing out the most?

hobot

daveh · Jun 14, 2010

john robert bould said:
I am now producing Oilon bush's ,its a oil impregnated nylon that lasts 25 times longer than bronze, bespoked to fit .

Tests are good...very low friction and silent , also on the cards; my recon fork kit. John Lansdowne Eng

John— now that's what I was waiting to hear! I will PM you about this.

Dave

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