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<blockquote data-quote="Mikeant" data-source="post: 118612" data-attributes="member: 3800"><p>In the 70's we lived in Manchester. I was the membership secretary of the Velo OC. Used to race vintage pushrod Nortons. Not quite sure when I got to know Dave, then Bob, but he did machining work for me time by time for the racing machines. I then acquired a Norvin in bits. Taken apart a decade previously for "the rebuild" and never finished. Actually all he done was take all to pieces. Bought some new pistons, and allegedly a new big end. Bob resurrected the heads for me, new guides, exhaust retaining rings. We were pretty poor in those days so a deal was done with Bob, his labour for my lathe. I remember he had a glassfibre Reliant Robin 3 wheeler and somehow the lathe bed went into it. I must have put the rest of it in my Mini.</p><p>Another man who gave me great assistance at that time was Bill Hancock, famous in Vincent circles. He sorted out the taper bored barrels and swapped the pistons for me. Meanwhile Bob had been further tasked with sorting out the crankshaft. I discovered excessive sideways play and was suspicious. Turned out that whoever had done the big end assembly had got it wrong so it was sorted. Bob also fixed the main bearing problem, My notes refer to a 2 spot bearing. I cannot now remember what the problem was now but it had to be changed. I always meant to look up old mates in the Manchester area when I was passing through but is over 40 years now and I never got round to it yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikeant, post: 118612, member: 3800"] In the 70's we lived in Manchester. I was the membership secretary of the Velo OC. Used to race vintage pushrod Nortons. Not quite sure when I got to know Dave, then Bob, but he did machining work for me time by time for the racing machines. I then acquired a Norvin in bits. Taken apart a decade previously for "the rebuild" and never finished. Actually all he done was take all to pieces. Bought some new pistons, and allegedly a new big end. Bob resurrected the heads for me, new guides, exhaust retaining rings. We were pretty poor in those days so a deal was done with Bob, his labour for my lathe. I remember he had a glassfibre Reliant Robin 3 wheeler and somehow the lathe bed went into it. I must have put the rest of it in my Mini. Another man who gave me great assistance at that time was Bill Hancock, famous in Vincent circles. He sorted out the taper bored barrels and swapped the pistons for me. Meanwhile Bob had been further tasked with sorting out the crankshaft. I discovered excessive sideways play and was suspicious. Turned out that whoever had done the big end assembly had got it wrong so it was sorted. Bob also fixed the main bearing problem, My notes refer to a 2 spot bearing. I cannot now remember what the problem was now but it had to be changed. I always meant to look up old mates in the Manchester area when I was passing through but is over 40 years now and I never got round to it yet. [/QUOTE]
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