2MC - how to test them?
Hi all, I got a couple 2MC capacitors ("the blue one") for free, both of which are genuine Lucas products. At least one of them looks to be…
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Spark Plug Wire Woes
I met up with @Mike T and we headed over to a Two Wheel Tuesday event. We were itching to get on the bikes after being saturated with motor…
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Norton Desaxe cylinder offset
From what I've read the cylinders are supposed to be offset in the direction of crank rotation to reduce friction against the cylinder wall…
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850 mikuni jetting
I'm working with an 850 and a single Mikuni 34. It's currently using the standard 750 jetting #3 slide, 40 pilot, 6dh3 needle, P-0 needle j…
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Stripped spark plug hole
How to proceed ? I'm off the road . Need a D.I.Y . kit , preferably , or pull head and into a shop ?
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What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
Well, I took my wife out for a ride, for the first time, on Monday. First year for me riding a motorcycle. First year for me owning and rid…
13h ago
Oil pump gaskets… who needs ‘em…?
Am I right in thinking that early bikes didn’t have them? I striped a race motor a while back that didn’t have one (built by a highly regar…
1d ago
Went to War with Kickstart Clamp....
After having a repeated wobble develop in my kicker to shaft clamp, went to war on it...The clamp splines on my kicker are in tough shape..…
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1973 Norton Commando 750 rear tire
My 1973 Commando 750 has Avon Roadrider Mk II 100/90-19 tires on the front and rear. The rear tire has a date code of 4212 so I want to rep…
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