Gearbox bushes

In Mick Hemmings exellent gearbox rebuild video, he mentions that the bushes in the 2nd & 3rd gears which spin on the shafts should be free floating. I replaced the gears in my MKII with an almost new set from a MKIII from Fleabay. As fares I can see, these are...

KPMI Valve guides for 850 Norton

Kibblewhite valve guides for a 850 Norton. The Andover Norton guides have a shoulder on them which fits against the head so the depth is correct. I have just purchase KPMI guides and there is no shoulder on them and they are also a different length to the guides...

KPMI Valve guides for 850 Norton

Kibblewhite valve guides for a 850 Norton. The Andover Norton guides have a shoulder on them which fits against the head so the depth is correct. I have just purchase KPMI guides and there is no shoulder on them and they are also a different length to the guides...

There might yet be hope for Nortons

I have always like British motorcycles, despite their shortcomings. I was watching this video about the development of British cars and it seems to me there are some similarities in mindset involved in the background of the Norton factory. I have never seen a full...