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Title: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: themoudie on August 08, 2019, 08:10:46 AM

eBay advert of an Inter for sale. No, I'm not taking on another 'project'!  ;)

1948-NORTON-INTERNATIONAL-500-PLUNGER (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1948-NORTON-INTERNATIONAL-500-PLUNGER-HPI-CLEAR-SALVAGE-NO-RESERVE-19200/401832122702?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D57478%26meid%3D294bb6ebb87f4b06a46dfea296483d10%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D293119154787%26itm%3D401832122702%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851)

Keep safe, Bill

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: iansoady on August 08, 2019, 09:00:13 AM

yes, I've noticed that - fairly easy to put it into running order but the oil tank may be hard to fix. It'll be interesting to see what it fetches.....

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: CrazyFrog on August 08, 2019, 10:14:19 AM

It may be an optical illusion, but it looks to me like the frame is bent.  :o

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: iansoady on August 08, 2019, 01:17:53 PM

They all look like that sir.....

If it is, easy enough to straighten with a scaffold pole.

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: CrazyFrog on August 08, 2019, 05:46:19 PM

I've done that a few times with bicycle frames, but then again I've never done 70mph on a bicycle. Not for the want of trying, I should add.  ;D

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: iansoady on August 09, 2019, 08:58:17 AM

70? A decent Inter should do 90.....

Mind you, your attempts at doing 70 on a pushbike may have contributed to your recent health issues......

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: CrazyFrog on August 09, 2019, 12:11:43 PM

Quote from: iansoady on August 09, 2019, 08:58:17 AM

70? A decent Inter should do 90.....

Mind you, your attempts at doing 70 on a pushbike may have contributed to your recent health issues......

Quite possibly Ian, though there is no empirical link between cycling and prostate cancer AFAIK....

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: Smithy on August 10, 2019, 04:34:19 PM

Quote from: CrazyFrog on August 09, 2019, 12:11:43 PM

Quote from: iansoady on August 09, 2019, 08:58:17 AM

70? A decent Inter should do 90.....

Mind you, your attempts at doing 70 on a pushbike may have contributed to your recent health issues......

Quite possibly Ian, though there is no empirical link between cycling and prostate cancer AFAIK....

What about wearing lycra though Pete, I reckon that could do it.

Ian

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: CrazyFrog on August 10, 2019, 05:45:51 PM

You could be right Ian, though obviously I'm not a MAMIL anymore, I've now graduated to being an OMIL  :(

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: iansoady on August 11, 2019, 08:44:36 AM

Final bid just short of £12K. Not bad for what would probably be a fairly straightforward rebuild.

Title: Re: This would have been a sore one! :¬(
Post by: themoudie on August 11, 2019, 09:32:55 AM

MMMmmm! Hope the head and barrel castings are servicable after being hammered. Lots of careful checking, as even a few thou off centre to the crank could prove expensive.  :-\  I'm still no convinced that the scaffold pole job on the frame will be enough. How ductile are the lugs and steering head?   :-\

Could always be given a cosmetic job, with no guts and wheeled around for a Pebble Beach entry!  ;D ;D

Toodle pip, Bill