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Re: What should I have?!!!

Scott Larke
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the tip!
This is my problem:


Blimey that is not good! I suggest you strip the paint completely first to enable inspection of the rest of the forks. Jake Robbins in Hastings comes to mind but I hear tales that he's gone off the rails lately

On the other hand I have a good tube forming guy here in Poole who has repaired girder forks for me. As long as it's just a single repair or two. If the forks need serious re-tubing they will have to be jigged for reassembly and it might be cheaper to buy another set. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: What should I have?!!!

you've got the contract number so a quick look in madden etc,
it got +40 piston fitted 2nd feb 1959, it had an army workshop overhaul September 1944.

Re: What should I have?!!!

Jake was on the Norton singles FB page recently and seemed quite responsive. I know that some on here have had problems.

I took my forks in (it was a lot of years ago)but I found him fine to deal with at that time. He's certainly capable of the work if he's doing it himself.

Re: What should I have?!!!

Yes I agree with Rik. I've always found Jake to be friendly and helpful. But it seems others have had issues with him......One guy on here was waiting 2 years and not getting replies to his emails. I really don't know if it's safe to recommend him

Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: What should I have?!!!

Looks like the tube is broken on an earlier welding repair.

If welded that close to the lug, the brass will run into the weld and weakens it badly.... Think that is what happened here....

Re: What should I have?!!!

Evening All,
Started dry assembly of what I have and so far I need the following, can anyone tell me who is a good source for:
Rear wheel and head stock bearings
Grease nipples, all of them!
(what thread do they use, got a lot of powder coat to clean out!)
1x brake lever (how do I tell left from right?)

FYI I am doing this as a tribute to my late grandfather, he did 3 years in Burma on convoy escort riding ahead of them to "find" snipers, throw the bike down, roll into the hedge, stick his head up without getting it shot off and see where they were. Then go back out into the road (his throttle was fixed to fast idle so it didn't stop), get back to the armed escort and tell them where the trouble was waiting.
Didn't get a scratch!!
So I've decided to call the bike Gladys after his wife/my Nan, it was already in the back of my head and then Henk sent me a picture that really sealed it.

So from now on I will be referring to Gladys in my updates

regards

Scott

C5124573 - Gladys

email (option): larkesr@gmail.com

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