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- Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:59 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: IP2 Sprag clutch change
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13786
Re: IP2 Sprag clutch change
RN, you are a treasure...Based on my experiences with the RE-5, NOT replacing the sprag clutch is a losing proposition.The sprags on the RE-5 locked up one morning and gave the ol' starter motor the spin of its life.RIP, starter...For all of the talk about lack of compression on braking with the Nor...
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:29 am
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Car-Engined Motorcycle Meeting, Netherlands 16-18 May
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4303
Re: Car-Engined Motorcycle Meeting, Netherlands 16-18 May
I hope that there will be a few RE-5s at the event.If ever there was a "Car Engined Motorcycle", it was the RE-5.CW
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:40 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: f1 starter motor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4765
Re: f1 starter motor
RN-There's never too much info on these things."Back in the day...", the sprags in the clutch hub on the RE-5 wore out.Upon starting it one day, the sprags locked and spun the armature of the starter to redline.Took the parts to a starter shop and he was able to identify the starter body a...
- Sun Jan 19, 2014 5:14 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: The Life and Work of Editorial Artist, Lawrie Watts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3209
Re: The Life and Work of Editorial Artist, Lawrie Watts
Google "watts norton garside" and you should have the first entry "Watts My Line". Follow the link and you will get to a nice picture of a younger DG. Scroll up for a picture of Watts' work.Don't know if the rest of the book is a good read but there's a little more history to con...
- Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:47 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: The Life and Work of Editorial Artist, Lawrie Watts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3209
The Life and Work of Editorial Artist, Lawrie Watts
http://www.amazon.com/Watts-My-Line-Editorial-Artist/dp/095443577X/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1390099096&sr=8-10&keywords=watts+my+linePublish date is 2007.Quite a few pages of this work devoted to technical drawings made by Watts for Norton.If you Google "norton rotary david garside&q...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 8:31 pm
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Hello From a New Member
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21368
Re: Hello From a New Member
Good Review Article:http://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histori ... history/CW
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 6:21 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: David Garside Letter
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3808
David Garside Letter
Proof positive that Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can last decades!I was looking through (what's left of...) the Old Stuff and found this.CW
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:33 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: A Trip to the Library
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3735
A Trip to the Library
I was getting ready for a different Post entirely when I found this:http://web.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ead/019B.pdfAltogether now: "God Bless the Internet".OK. I can't make it to THIS Library (Or U. of Wyoming Library for Bentele's stuff...) but maybe someone could hop onto thei...
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:16 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Richard!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10472
Re: Richard!
That's why I wanted you to write a book. I needed someone to tell what I was supposed to remember.I remember...parts of those years...CharlesRichard Negus wrote:Charles,See what I mean? As soon as I commit to print, some smart@rse pops up and tells the world how it really was red face .
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 4:28 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Richard!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10472
Richard!
When will your book get published?Inquiring minds want to know! Very Happy CW
- Tue Nov 26, 2013 4:09 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: oil consumption
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15036
Re: oil consumption
So, you're obviously acquainted with the American education system...CWbodgerbloke52 wrote:Actually R it is not possible to buy US oil by the pint, most have no idea what it is.R
- Thu Oct 24, 2013 10:07 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Norton JPS F1 dropping a cylinder on idle (running rich)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6983
Re: Norton JPS F1 dropping a cylinder on idle (running rich)
au_carl-If you have questions on your RE-5, I'll be happy to fog things up for you.I owned an RE-5 (Still have ~ 1 1/2 engines...) and collected a lot of material on it.CW
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 2:32 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: What oil for Ro80
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5725
Re: What oil for Ro80
Just a little discussion point-In the SAE paper for the RE-5 Suzuki, the recommendation was a basic, low ash SAE 10w-40, available at any auto shop or Stop-'n'-Rob for a few coins.By the time the thing got into production, the requirements got wound up real tight: Special RE-5 oil from Suzuki or - i...
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:21 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: New CR 700P for $209.00!!!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3802
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 9:37 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: NORTON RALLY USA BUFFALO WYOMING
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4258
Re: NORTON RALLY USA BUFFALO WYOMING
Thank you for making my day!I can vouch for the beauty of the scenery.Congratulations on having a Norton Rotary with which to see it.CW
- Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Roller Bearings and 200 HP Nortons
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2739
Roller Bearings and 200 HP Nortons
Among the most important lessons of the 588 was that the Roller Bearing model and the air kooled rotor (damned smilies...) were legitimate advances. Max Bentele referred to the RBs as "anti-friction bearings". The Star Mazda Racing Series sealed the (Plain Bearing) Rotaries because post ra...
- Mon Jul 01, 2013 7:03 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: The computer say's NO!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9651
Re: The computer say's NO!!
http://www.behance.net/gallery/CRIGHTON-CR-700P/9253025*Sigh*. I've been doing this stuff since the 70s. There ought to be a 12 Step Program somewhere for people like me."NVT Rotary Sets the Pace" by Jeremy Summer in "The Engineer", circa 1976."Production expected to begin w...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 5:24 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: "Livin' in the USA..."
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10806
Re: "Livin' in the USA..."
Yes, Yes, Yes and "I know".Worked with HD when the Rise of Fascism hit the EPA. In the mid 70s, there was an "NPRM" - "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" published that would have required a 78 dB sound standard. If enacted, there would have been "No Kerker Exhausts al...
- Thu Jun 27, 2013 1:40 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: "Livin' in the USA..."
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10806
Re: "Livin' in the USA..."
Thank you RN, thank you all.1. There was always the idea that a non-compliant motorcycle could be registered if it was SOLD as a used motorcycle. For years, there were states (Alabama, for one) where Clear Title could be "purchased" and many a Mystery Car ended up plying the highways and b...
- Wed Jun 26, 2013 12:01 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: "Livin' in the USA..."
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10806
"Livin' in the USA..."
The Esteemed RN stated:"4307 and 4308 were the last 'production' bikes, built in 1993 before the Canadians took over and are, I believe, both now in the US."RN, do you have an estimate of the number of Rotaries in the US? A few years after the Classic production run, one showed up at Syd's...
- Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:39 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Hey, eyeguy!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4091
Re: Hey, eyeguy!
Glad to hear everything's OK.Yup! You need to carry an extra plug and a multi-wrench or something to change the plug if/when it fouls.Maybe the next time an RE-5 is re-designed, we can have a workable ignition system. I know that NSU had the Best of Intentions, but...Rotaries may be a symptom of a d...
- Fri May 10, 2013 1:09 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Hey, eyeguy!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4091
Hey, eyeguy!
How's the RE-5 running these days?CW
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:23 pm
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Hello from DK
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26748
Re: Hello from DK
THAT is a beautiful motorcycle!CW
- Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:33 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Air Cooled Casting Imperfections
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3551
Air Cooled Casting Imperfections
Esp. to RN-I've noticed in several pictures of the air-cooled engines, including the "Display Engine" that made the rounds in the late 70s, that the Side Housings hit the production line very tight, very angular. The Rotor Housings, however showed some variations in the finning, as if the ...
- Sun Jan 06, 2013 2:15 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Nose Bleed Classic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 25672
Re: Nose Bleed Classic
Right on target.One variation: "Garage Queen".CW
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:27 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Trailing Channel Rotors
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5975
Re: Trailing Channel Rotors
Here's a Trailing Channel Rotor (and a coupla' more) from the Curtiss-Wright days.
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:23 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: Water pump alternatives
- Replies: 20
- Views: 16474
Re: Water pump alternatives
Don't forget "The Ol' Site" and the W/C engine with the strange pump:http://www.nortonmotors.co.uk/Prototypes%205.htmCW
- Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:46 pm
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: carb choices
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8838
Re: carb choices
Richard!Did you ever look at any of the "Variable Overlap" devices that were lying around?Plz see the Froede patent posted elsewhere here.Lotsa good stuff! It doesn't have to be a butterfly and when the device is opened, there is nothing in the way.CW
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 7:13 pm
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: RO-80 carburetors...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4105
RO-80 carburetors...
http://ateupwithmotor.com/luxury-and-personal-luxury-cars/298-nsu.html?start=3"Despite the rotary's apparent simplicity, long-term testers soon complained that the KKM 612 could be frustratingly difficult to keep in proper tune. If the twin Solex carburetors were even slightly out of adjustment...
- Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:05 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: The RE5 runs-crikey!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3790
Re: The RE5 runs-crikey!
'N while I'm thinking of things that happened to my bike: This Sad Tale.I did lose a rotor assembly once. As I stated, for about 8 years, this was my only form of transportation."Those were the days..."Anyway, the bike comes to a stop, popping and exploding and popping some more. I pushed ...