The rugby ended up being a bad idea after Bedford lost at home to Cornish Pirates but the beer and the curry were good so I’m feeling ready to resume the battle after I’ve repaired the broken wardrobe my daughter has asked me to look at tomorrow
Worth re torquing the head before you adjust the valve clearances.
If you used a composite gasket then they usually bed down after a heat cycle or two.
Remember that the front two nuts at the top are 5/16 so are 20ft/lbs not 30 like the rest.
I see alot of the front studs pulled out or stripped.
As they all use a 1/4whit socket,its easy to make a mistake.
Your exhaust nuts need to be very tight or they will chatter the threads away in the head.
An airhead BMW exhaust nut spanner fits the original Norton nuts better than the factory tool.
Really pleased its running. Get it set up right and they are a lovely thing to ride.
Looks good.
In that condition and with the work that has/will be done to it, it’s definitely worth more than 6.5k nearer 8k I would think, and rising.Great to hear it’s a bike for riding, exactly what mines going to be. I obviously want it very tidy but not concours by any stretch.Looking forward to getting stuck into mine now.
Just noticed the rims on it, Borrani??