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by harrison140
Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:59 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: commander front forks
Replies: 2
Views: 3634

Re: commander front forks

Hi the later XJ 900 forks have larger diameter staunchions so you would need to swap the yolks , plus the handle bar mountings will differ. Norton Andover have stocks of fork sliders which are new old stock and will go straight on your staunchions if they are ok . Ive just purchased a pair for a lit...
by harrison140
Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:25 am
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: What's this ?
Replies: 31
Views: 152060

Re: What's this ?

I have plumbed my Plenum drain into my right side inlet tract and the Intermediate Plate drain ( see Graham Wilshaws mod on his website )into the left side inlet tract on my Commander .I thought this would give a more balanced input of oil to each rotor housing . I still get smoke on start up (from ...
by harrison140
Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:14 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Commander water pump
Replies: 8
Views: 10265

Re: Commander water pump

Correction to my last posting . The cast impeller i intend to machine came from a Suzuki RF 600 & not as i said , a DR 600 .
by harrison140
Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:01 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Commander water pump
Replies: 8
Views: 10265

Re: Commander water pump

Hi , water pump impeller now sorted . Graham obtained a plastic one from a friend who spent several hours trawling thro manufacturers books to find something near the dimensions required . Eventually found one from (i believe ) a washing machine pump . Graham arranged to get it machined where requir...
by harrison140
Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:42 am
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Commander water pump
Replies: 8
Views: 10265

Re: Commander water pump

Hi Graham , thats good news on the manufacture front . I am now ready for an impeller but will hang on a little longer in the off chance an alternative shows up . Have been looking at car waterpumps , and one or two (mainly Citreon ) look as though they could be adapted with a little machining .! I ...
by harrison140
Sun Mar 13, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: technical interest and new ideas
Topic: Commander water pump
Replies: 8
Views: 10265

Commander water pump

Hi all , Just had all new rotor seals , and three of the Mollied faces reground on my Commander engine at 55k miles . Graham at Startrite put it all back together for me . I now need to source an Impeller for the water pump as mine ( black plastic/ Bakerlite ) has disintegrated . Graham does not hav...
by harrison140
Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:21 pm
Forum: for sale and wanted
Topic: 19 inch tyres for my 500T
Replies: 3
Views: 4177

Re: 19 inch tyres for my 500T

Hi ,400x19 should be a rear tyre size on a Norton 500 T . You could try " woosters " in Leeds in the UK , who specialise in trials bikes and do a huge trade in tyres for these machines. WWW.woostersmotorcycle.co.uk/ and t/n 01132733556.