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Project Norton ES2 Off with her head!

After last month’s highs with the first part of Project Norton finished, I could look at the shiny frame and swing arm and finally see through the last few months of searching through the parts, working out what was what, a plan of action, where my limited finances would be needed and whether I’d bought more than I could do. It does serve me right for buying a box of bits I suppose, but it was the only way I could get into Norton ownership.

FRAMES AWAY

With the cradle sitting there, it was easy to get the project moving, so I decided to put the yokes and forks in; partly to see what, if anything, was missing and partly to help prevent

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