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Offline esometisse

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WANTED: Norton single barrel
« on: July 30, 2011, 07:30:12 PM »
Hi all,
for a racer project I need two iron barrels which will take a bore of 80,5mm.
Any old Norton ES2, model 18,20 or 22 barrels with a bore size of any condition up to an overbore of max +0.04 would do. They may even miss cooling fins or have damaged top spigots - no problem!
There must be plenty of those around lying unused under the bench - so please have a look!

Many Thanks
Andy

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Re: WANTED: Norton single barrel
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 08:11:59 AM »
found a couple, thanks!

Cheers
Andy

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Re: WANTED: Norton single barrel
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 11:00:01 PM »
Building a v twin?

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Re: WANTED: Norton single barrel
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 01:43:34 AM »
A V twin ES2 would make a cracking bike, someting I have contemplated for quite a few years... cams and pushrods are the stumbling block. I have enough ES2 and model 50 engines (oh yeah and 19s's) to go into production if someone comes up with a feasable suggestion..... :)
« Last Edit: November 09, 2011, 01:47:59 AM by Bomber »
If iver tha does owt for nowt alus duit for thissen

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Re: WANTED: Norton single barrel
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 06:47:30 PM »
@rogerwilko: no, it's just that I like the reassuring fact that I have a spare just in case.....

@bomber: I think it wouldn't be too big a problem to come up with a design solution for the valve train, but it would be a nightmare to find someone to really MAKE the parts needed, e.g. castings!
Might be a topic worth starting a new thread for!

Cheers
Andy