Fork legs came back from Canada and this time everything lined up. My local CNC machinist made me the two brackets needed for the steering damper – one to attach to the front fork left leg and the other to hold it to the frame tube. The brackets are made of aluminium and therefore I…
DetailsWheels came in and I went straight to my flexible rubber man and he put on the AVON tyres that had also just arrived. The rear axle was drawn up after a lot of head scratching. My frame maker had made me decide on a 14 millimeter diameter rear axle as that was the maximum…
DetailsThe frame, engine plates, footrests, tank and a few other items have arrived and added to the pile of things that need to be assembled. I was a bit disappointed about the frame. It did not have quite the finish that I had expected. When looking at pictures of frames built by Roger Titchmarsh, his…
DetailsEmail came in from Denny Barber, the frame guy, advising that the frame is ready except for the rear wheel adjusters so I guess I will have to arrange for shipping it over here in the next week or two. Denny has also made the engine plates in 8 mm Dural and he is offering…
DetailsCalled my engine man today and he thinks he will be ready by the end of January. I don’t but did not say so. Asked him for some ideas on exhaust dimensions. Turns out he does not know where to find the info so I have emailed Kenny Cummings at NYCNorton to see if he…
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