1957 Norton model 88
This bike was owned by our customer’s Grandfather in the UK.
After his passing the grandson has imported the bike to Australia.
When it arrived here at CMRA it was a rolling chassis with 5 tubs of parts.
The customer has requested us to fully restore the entire bike.
Luckily the fuel tank is still in good serviceable condition and will restore really nicely.
We are now preparing a shopping list which will be extensive.
STOCK PHOTO - This is how it will look when completed
The tank is in fairly good condition
UPDATE
We have stripped the engine and found the pistons welded into the barrels.
It took 4 hours to free the barrels.
The frame, swing arm, tin ware, oil tank and many other parts have been blasted and etch primed.
UPDATE:
There is still a lot to do. We are sorting, separating and restoring components as we go.
The items shown on the bench have been vapor blasted.
Guards and tank undercoated
Magnito and Dynamo have been fully restored by Peter Scott.
New parts have been sourced. New mufflers, header and big ticket items, bearing set, exhaust pipes pistons, rings and gaskets.
Frame and other parts painted.
It’s all coming along nicely.
this is how it was delivered to us. boxes of parts with the frame.