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KYLEPRESTON
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PostPosted: November 5, 2007, 10:58 am    Post subject: motor swap
HAS ANYONE TRIED TO WEDGE ANY OTHER MOTOR INTO THIS FRAME?

I WAS THINKING OF A NORTON 850
I KNOW MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE TO BE FABRICATED.
JUST EARLY THOUGHT PROCESS

THANKS FOR ANY INPUT

KYLE
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grizld1
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PostPosted: November 8, 2007, 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: motor swap
Now just why would you stick a Brit motor on a Japanese chassis? Are you looking to enter a Worst of Both Worlds competition? Got any idea how hard that big Norton motor shakes once it comes out of the Isolastic mounts?
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xs1961
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PostPosted: November 8, 2007, 8:40 pm    Post subject: Re: motor swap
you must be crazy..the Norton lumps a piece of s***t ! Ive had a couple,twice bitten - ten times shy !!
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Jack
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PostPosted: November 8, 2007, 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: motor swap
You must be getting bored up there in the north pole region Laughing ..........Jack
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xsjohn
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PostPosted: November 9, 2007, 12:04 am    Post subject: Re: motor swap
Kyle......Check ebay for the few Norton parts and then gasp at the prices..........Don't want to sit on the end of one of those horns do ya.........

John
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KYLEPRESTON
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PostPosted: November 13, 2007, 1:49 pm    Post subject: Re: motor swap
OK THEN WHAT ELSE WOULD ANYONE SUGGEST TO WEDGE INTO THIS XS FRAME. I HAVE HEARD OF WEDGINF AN XS MOTOR INTO A KAWASAKI F SERIES FRAME LIKE A 400 KZ. THE RESULTS LOOK GREAT IT WAS IN LAST MONTHS CLASSIC MOTTORCYCLE MECHANIC. I WANTED TO HAVE SOME FUN AND TRY SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
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