1962 Model 88; previously 1957 basket case value?

[Kiwi]

Really close now, I am just waiting for the wheels to be trued by an expert company. Hopefully petrol in the tank on Saturday and a kick pants!

[Kiwi]

Hi All

I am eating some humble pie as a result of making bold statements about when my bike would be finished! But finally she is a runner! Still not quite finished though! still need a rear brake lever and fit the knee pads + I am borrowing a carby until I can find a mono-bloc 1/16.

I still have the original front brake hub, I put the commando one on just for riding.

It is as original as it can be and I have not used any Indian copy or re-pro parts as far as I am aware at least and certainly as is reflected in the state of my wallet!!

Thanks for all the help over the year everyone! This has been a great forum.

Now on to the Commando then!

Kind Regards

Eryn



 

[R]

Very nice, very nice indeed.
If that was my bike, that front brake/wheel would stay there.

Been for a test ride yet ?
Or tour around the island....

[Kiwi]

Shes done 20 miles, but I am waiting for a rear brake lever so I can get a road worthy cert and registered for the road. I am over the moon with it! That front brake is way better than I expected too.

[Kiwi]

Hope its ok to post in an old topic like this but it is relevant to the bike.

Has anyone had an experience with needing two extra clutch plates in the post 1956 AMC clutch on a Domi?

I had brought the clutch basket complete from the USA as a second hand unit, however it started slipping and I ordered new friction plates (5) including the half plate, however they do not fill the basket enough for the pressure plate (spring plate) to squeeze the clutch pack.

The old plates were corroded under the linings distorting the width and the plates were only touching the high spots. (don't ask why I didn't notice this!)

The pressure plate I have does not have a shoulder as such and is 12mm narrower than the standard plate?

Was this a modification to make a stronger clutch??

can someone shed any light on this?

Cheers

[john.k]

I would suggest you pack up the dimension with one or more of your old plates.The Norton owners club would be the place to find out the nitty gritty of the problem.I used to be a member,but got sick of subsidizing the pommy economy by paying membership fees of various one make clubs.Otherwise,one of the Norton spares sellers would help,IF you have bought parts from them<and it sounds like you have.Nevertheless,a fix is what you need,not quotations from some obscure parts list.Regards John.

[Kiwi]

Yeah Thanks John, you are right, I will contact Norvil and see what they say, it just seemed strange that there would be two extra plates and I thought maybe it had been a mod for an Atlas or something with more grunt. I purchased the clutch as a Model 88 part and as this was my first Norton I didn't know better at the time.

Cheers

[john.k]

Remember Matchless used a similar [same?] clutch, some parts from earlier[pre AMC]Nortons are nearly identical,[and throw in the Atlas],and also mods sold only on the US market for bikes like the G15CSR and P11 Ranger, and the small thing of forty years passing,and who knows? Old bikes are the art of the possible,perfectionists who memorize parts lists all night are ok for info,but don't take too much notice of them.Strangely ,the same person who picks all sorts of faults with your bike will then turn up with an electric starter fitted to his allegedly "correct " restoration.Regards John.

[R]

The parts book shows that the AMC clutch came in 3 versions BEFORE the clutch for the SS models, and they could variously have 3, 4 or 5 bonded and 3, 4 or 5 plain steel plates - without a pic sounds like you are involved in this  .

Do you have the bonded one side only on the top of the stack ?
How thick are your bonded plates. ?
Can you get a 6th bonded and a steel in there ?

[Kiwi]

Thanks R

I do have the one side bonded plate

two more plates one steel and one bonded both sides will fit in, I may have miss interpreted the parts list that simply says in the order for; "5 required", I took to mean 4 plus the one sided plate.

However in my case I am still one steel short even if I get one more bonded plate, which threw me off a bit.

I will snap a photo tonight

[R]

The later AMC clutches in the parts books show 5 double sided bonded plates, 5 steels,
AND the half bonded plate.
Cheers.

[Kiwi]

Fixed the clutch, 5 of each it is plus the half plate and the slim pressure plate.