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mitchntx
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A neighbor is a Norton restorer. He has a 1/2 dozen Nortons from the 50s, 60s and 70s in his little garage.
He has one on the lift now he is rehab-ing for a recently widowed lady.
He discovered these gouges in the swingarm when he removed the passenger peg.
Looks like the one on the left was discovered early on and painted over. The one on the right aligned perfectly with a bracket mounting bolt.
It's deep ... maybe 3/16" deep and 5/16" wide. I would guess the tubing wall is 1/4" ... so not much meat left.
Ideally, replace the swingarm ... its a 75 Norton ... not bloody likely.
So I ask the TWTers ... would you weld it up, grind it smooth, reinforce the whole area with some flat and call it good? And if you did that, would you, after full disclosure of course, feel good enough to sell it like that?
On an unrelated note ... he's got a 66 Norton Scrambler that is flippin' mint.
He has one on the lift now he is rehab-ing for a recently widowed lady.
He discovered these gouges in the swingarm when he removed the passenger peg.
Looks like the one on the left was discovered early on and painted over. The one on the right aligned perfectly with a bracket mounting bolt.
It's deep ... maybe 3/16" deep and 5/16" wide. I would guess the tubing wall is 1/4" ... so not much meat left.
Ideally, replace the swingarm ... its a 75 Norton ... not bloody likely.
So I ask the TWTers ... would you weld it up, grind it smooth, reinforce the whole area with some flat and call it good? And if you did that, would you, after full disclosure of course, feel good enough to sell it like that?
On an unrelated note ... he's got a 66 Norton Scrambler that is flippin' mint.
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