Reviving [a] Norton

Rebuilding Trixie, a 1975 Norton Commando that has not been ridden in over 20 years.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Removing Gearbox Outer Cover

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The gearbox outer cover is on the right side of the bike and has mechanism for the kick starter and the clutch cable termination point. Th...
Monday, December 14, 2015

Stuck Piston

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The piston is still stuck after repeated attempts to free it. The present plan is to disassemble the motor and split the cases, then unbolt ...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Of Valves and Stuck Pistons

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Disassembled the valve train today and it came apart quite easily. I feared that the valves in the left cylinder would be frozen like the pi...
Friday, November 27, 2015

Cylinder and Pistons

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The needed tools to disassemble the cylinder head have been acquired and this will take place in the next couple of days. In the meantime, I...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Cylinder Head Off!

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My how time fly's. Heat and the hand impact wrench persuaded the stubborn number one head bolt to release. As you can see water gained...
Sunday, October 4, 2015

Cylinder Head Removal

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Beginning to disassemble the engine. A previous owner had converted the motor to a single carb with the intake manifold appearing that it co...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Progress

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The revival had stalled a combination of household projects, the winter of 2015 and frankly waning interest. Prior to the project coming to ...
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