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Fork damper valve

When the fork moves from compression to extension and vice versa there is a zone where the damper valve is just floating around doing nothi…

1h ago

Old British Marketing logo

Does anyone here remember their old TShirt with the" Lotta Torque About Norton" logo? It had a picture of an engine with a head maybe? I us…

2h ago

Any luck with RGM?

I am inquiring about a belt drive for an Atlas but so far they've been really slow to respond. Is this normal? Are they also very slow abou…

2h ago

Here's a question no one's asked

When installing the 3 head studs do you bother torqueing them or just guess at it? I've never known the answer. I usually use red locktite,…

3h ago

Which sub model is this 1973 Commando

Hi all, brand new to this forum. I recently came across this 1973 Norton Commando with S pipes and am trying to figure out which Commando m…

6h ago

RGM swing arm spindle thread

I recently installed a swing arm spindle I purchased from RGM (060453) and now need to extract it (for reasons I won't go into). I purchase…

7h ago

Front disc upgrade

I have found a reasonably easy doner disc for a front conversion. Suzuki VZ1600 Marauder. 320mm diameter, 61mm bore, 13mm offset and 5 hole…

19h ago

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