It Takes Three Weeks to Form a Habit Apparently
Jan 30th 2006, 11:44 am
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Re: It Takes Three Weeks to Form a Habit Apparently
Originally Posted by TRPardoe
It started out life as a 6T but I upped it to T120 specs. E3134 cams etc. I only had the 8 stud head rather than the 9-stud, which caused problems with cracking.
I eventually stripped it completely, bolted the crankcase halves together and ground the sump drain surface flat. I then made sure that the camshaft powered breather was working.
When I put it all back together it still leaked past the sump plate.
It ended up as a Tribsa cafe racer in a Rocket frame. I only got rid last year.
Ain't old Brit technology wonderful?
I eventually stripped it completely, bolted the crankcase halves together and ground the sump drain surface flat. I then made sure that the camshaft powered breather was working.
When I put it all back together it still leaked past the sump plate.
It ended up as a Tribsa cafe racer in a Rocket frame. I only got rid last year.
Ain't old Brit technology wonderful?
Jan 30th 2006, 1:48 pm
#32
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Re: It Takes Three Weeks to Form a Habit Apparently
Originally Posted by rushman
I always wanted Ogri's Norvin and some guys from Birmingham actually built them to order a few years back and they looked f**king awesome. Or any HRD will do, I'm not fussy
Jan 30th 2006, 11:12 pm
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Re: It Takes Three Weeks to Form a Habit Apparently
Originally Posted by rushman
Thanks Terry
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Apart from the Norton Engine, the Dresda frame and the Clubman Fairing they look just like my old Tribsa.
Did you ever hear of a guy named Bill Jakeman ? He was a fairing maker somewhere around Stoke-on-Trent I think. Absolutely classic 50s fairing designs. I am sure the moulds were destroyed years ago, unfortunately.
