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probably not, but I recall N White says yes.Does the bush need to turn on the stanchion ?
probably not, but I recall N White says yes.Does the bush need to turn on the stanchion ?
I had always kinda assumed ‘the tighter the better’ as that’d give less play / slop.probably not, but I recall N White says yes.
Been there (with Norm). Didn’t win.especially going round Gerrards!
Rims and spokes are expensive for what they are in my opinion. Ridiculously so, but everything related to making a Norton a nice ride is expensive, so par for the course.happy New Year folks!
Well, I've been going into the garage every now and again to say hi to my 850 and noticed that I have some flaked paint on the gas tank by the head. It's cherry red and I wondered if you guys might know where I can get some touch up paint that matches. Not sure if it's a Norton colour or whether I just have to find something that's a close match.
Also, I'm thinking that I might like to take a crack at rebuilding my wheels on the Combat. They are in ugly shape and I would like to convert the rear to 18" and keep the front at 19". I really liked the look of some of your bikes that have the alloy rims and ss spokes. I have no idea what I'm doing here and first time for me. Should I give it a go or leave it to the pros? Also, will need some recommendations on where to order the rims and spokes. I will be reusing my original hubs, and mounting a set of Avons or Bridgestones to the rims when done.
Photograph the wheels from several angles and most important measure the offset of each wheel . You can do it . There are very detailed instructions here on the Forum . Be confident .happy New Year folks!
Well, I've been going into the garage every now and again to say hi to my 850 and noticed that I have some flaked paint on the gas tank by the head. It's cherry red and I wondered if you guys might know where I can get some touch up paint that matches. Not sure if it's a Norton colour or whether I just have to find something that's a close match.
Also, I'm thinking that I might like to take a crack at rebuilding my wheels on the Combat. They are in ugly shape and I would like to convert the rear to 18" and keep the front at 19". I really liked the look of some of your bikes that have the alloy rims and ss spokes. I have no idea what I'm doing here and first time for me. Should I give it a go or leave it to the pros? Also, will need some recommendations on where to order the rims and spokes. I will be reusing my original hubs, and mounting a set of Avons or Bridgestones to the rims when done.
+1, I moved my rim and spokes over to a new "Madass" rear hub recently and it was much easier than I expected, including the dish/offset and truing. Got a good tight fitting spoke wrench (with multiple heads) at Amazon. A few spokes protruded too far out of the nipples when I was done but a grinding stone in a Dremel tool fixed that quickly and easily. FWIW also bought some good quality rim strips at my local Harley dealer, they stock tubes and strips that fit our bikes.Photograph the wheels from several angles and most important measure the offset of each wheel . You can do it . There are very detailed instructions here on the Forum . Be confident .
The other way is to hand over the job over to a competent wheel builder .
Good luck .
Actually luck has very little to do with it !
You won't screw it up. Lacing a wheel is one of the most satisfying projects you can do yourself. It takes time, patents and determination to get it as perfect as possible. Take pictures before you start for reference and do not forget to measure the offset. You can do this!!I also had Buchanans do a set last summer, they have done three pairs for me now. I think it's time for me to take a try at lacing a wheel. I don't know why but it is always something I wanted to do but always felt I'd screw it up. I have used spokes and a rim that i could try it with. Wintertime would be the time to try it, what do I have lose??
I have always wanted a lift table but every time I get the money I buy a bike instead. It's a problem.I no longer work on any bikes on the floor the best 2 thing I invested in is a bike lift table and a wind up scissor jack that fits perfect on the lift table, wish I invested in these 2 workshop helper 40 years ago, have had both for over 3 years now well worth the money and able to use my stool with the castors to work on the bikes at any level, just makes life so much better.
Ashley