Norton jubilee

[Bomber]

I had a jubilee too many years ago to remember for a short while. You would have thought I should have learned my lesson, but no. I recently bought a project with a view to making a useable little bike, unlike the one I had way back when. Apparently its fork arrangement is the same as the Francis Barnett Cruiser 80, does anyone know much about these.. other than they must have been pretty grim, are they still available or parts etc?

Cheers
Frank

[Bomber]

Wanted... Jubilee (AMC lightweight) fork bushes, I have the seals, any idea of a supplier or is it a job on the lathe?

[33d6]

The obvious place to go is the Francis Barnett Owners Club. After all, the original Jubilee was simply a Fanny Bee Cruiser with a different engine. They have a fairly active spares scene plus if I remember rightly the bushes were soldered in.

The Jubilee is worthy of saving, by all accounts they can be made quite reliable nowadays with modern electronics. Anyway, someone has to save the ugly ones, otherwise my mother would have thrown me away at birth.

Cheers,

[wetdog]

looks like you can make them go quite well http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Norton-Cafe-Racer-/130912627292?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item1e7b002a5c

[33d6]

You'll notice the owner calls it a display bike. He carefully avoids any mention of it even being a runner let alone ever actually seeing a race track or being entered in a race.
I think it's just someone having fun building a showboat but not a riding bike.
Cheers,

[wetdog]

I think you could be right , race bike with no history is a show piece but it does look nice, heres what he says

"The bike is to my mind an ex race bike although I have nothing to substantiate this.
It is fitted with Borrani rims, steering damper, billet rear sets, Brandsen ignition, dry clutch... In excellent overall condition but not run regularly for a few years so needing minor recommissioning"

[john.k]

They have a habit of spinning the layshaft bushing and ruining the case .I don't think it was very easy to check gearbox oil level in the early ones.Later bikes had the bushing pegged to prevent rotation.I couldn't imagine racing one,unless it was against other Jubilees.Regards John.