This would have been a sore one! :¬(

[themoudie]

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

1948-NORTON-INTERNATIONAL-500-PLUNGER

Keep safe, Bill

[iansoady]

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.....

[CrazyFrog]

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

[iansoady]

They all look like that sir.....

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

[CrazyFrog]

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. 

[iansoady]

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......

[CrazyFrog]

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....

[Smithy]

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

[CrazyFrog]

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

[iansoady]

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

[themoudie]

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! 

Toodle pip, Bill