What’s New? – New Products April\May 2010

A11M/167: Norton SOHC (and DOHC) Exhaust Nuts

They are very close copies of the original, of the type fitted to most SOHC models, including both M30\M40 International and SOHC (Gardgengate) Manx's. They are supplied dull plated.
To my knowledge they have not been available for many years, and I have just fitted one to the International engine I am building!

Price : £20 each

New Wheel Rims

RM21/002: 21" WM1 Chrome Front Rim - For Norton SingleSided 7" Hubs
RM19/002: 19" WM2 Chrome Rear Rim - For Norton Single (Cotton Reel) Hubs

English made, good quality chrome WM2 19" 40 spoke rim, with correct spoke spacing to fit both Norton rigid and Gardgengate 'cotton reel' hubs.
- As I am currently building a road going International myself, and therefore needed rims, I thought I might as well stock them! These are nice quality rims, with good chrome and are English made.
As many of you know, Internationals pre-war were originally fitted with 20" rims. At the moment I am struggling to get these, and tyres are even harder, therefore at the moment I have decided to stick with 19" rims, for which there is a much better tyre choice available.

Finally, these rims when fitted to Nortons would originally have come with a black painted centre section, with red pinstripes on each side of the black. I will be painting my rims in this manner, and will report back in a future article how to do this and how durable it turns out to be. I may even offer it as an additonal option when buying these rims - but I suspect the effort required with etch primer and lining etc will make them very expensive. As always, email me if you are interested

Price : £90.00 per rim - 21" WM1 Front
Price : £95.00 per rim - 19" WM2 Rear

RM19/003: 19" WM2 Alloy Front - For Norton Conical (Manx) Hubs

I already sell a 21" alloy front rim, but I have now extended this to included a 19" 40 hole front rim, to fit a conical (9" spoke flange to spoke flange) conical Manx front hub.
Using this size rim gives you a much wider choice of front tyre as well as a slightly larger contact patch on the road. If you are using your Norton for any competition events, and are less concerned about originality, then this is probably a more appropritate rim than the 21" rim.

It became standard fitment on double knocker Manx Nortons anyway, and this rim has the correct spoke arrangement for all conical hubs.

Price : £110.00 per rim

14/255R: Amal Type 302 Remote Mount Banjo

Price : £12.50 each

316/283 : Amal GP Pilot Adjuster Needle

This is the pilot needle fitted to GP carburettors. It is slightly longer than the TT version, as can be seen in the photograph.

As per the original it is etched 'GP' to differentiate it from the earler TT version.

Price : £12.50 each

316/283 : Amac and Pre-35 Amal TT Bellmouth

This very rare item is a reproduction of the early TT bellmouth fitted to those early brass TT carburettors, where the carb body has a male thread.
The item is chromed as per the original and very nicely made.

Price : £15.00 each

3438 : Choke Tube to fit Amal TT Carburettors

If you are thinking of boring out your Amal TT to a new choke diameter - i.e taking a 1 1/16" bore out to 1 5/32", then you will first need to remove the Choke Tube. I can now supply this little but important item.

I do not profess to be an expert on doing this - but I have done it a few times and I know the secret to removing an old one is to make a small tubular adaptor with a screw head, and a hole through it centre for a 2" x 1/4" bolt. You then put the bolt through the adaptor and the the old choke tube (which will be in situ in the old mixing chamber) and tighten it up. Put the mixing chamber in the oven until spit hot (to loosen off the old choke tube) then unscrew the adaptor and hopefully the old choke tube will budge. The small bolt ensures the screw head is kept tight against the choke tube. However, invariably this can get chewed, in which case having a new one is handy!

Price : £11.00 each

A2/463: Rear Hub/Sprocket for Rigid's

This is a very good example of the rear sprocket/hub that was fitted to all SOHC Nortons with rigid frames.
It should be noted that this type of rear sprocket was also used with rigid framed Sidevalve and Overhead Valve bikes postwar, and was also used later on again with the swinging arm models.

Note: the plunger type hub is different, I may be stocking those as well in the future

Price : £85.00 Each