Electra frame assembly

Gerry,

I got a manual published originally by Floyd Clymer and reprinted by Veloce Press when I bought my Electra called Twin Cylinder Manual for the Unapproachable Norton Motorcycle. Fig 54 is an exploded view of a lightweight frame. It's not very good but shows there is a parts list somewhere (not in this manual) and gives at least an oversight of what a lightweight frame is. 

David

Gerry,

Your assumptions about the head stock are correct . There's a picture attached. The bottom of the front member also has the same 1/8" spacers between the front member and the bottom rails. Another picture attached. The other side, the prop-stand mounts on the same through-stud outside the bottom rail.

David

Gerry, 

New stainless engine and frame studs and nuts are for sale in the NOC shop at reasonable prices. See 'Lightweights, stainless' section. Be careful, you may end up buying more parts than you intended. Don't ask how I know!

Dennis

Daves pictures are clear but not his statement about frame spacers top and bottom of the front frame member.

The lower (2) spacers are the same as Navigator and Jubilee. The (4) upper spacers on Electra are thinner by the thickness of the stiffening plate. The stiffening plate is itself part of the spacer so thinner frame spacers take up the rest.

Get a parts list and you will see the spacers top and bottom have different part numbers. Armed with part numbers from the Electra parts list you can use the photos of Lightweight spares shop on this site to identify some of your spacers, studs and nuts.

I suggest you try to assemble your frame from the rusty bucket so that you become familiar and find what's missing.

Alternatively, sketch your studs and spacers, giving lengths, diameters, and any special features. Post the sketch or photo and I'm sure you will get some knowledgeable suggestions where they fit  or advise that they never fitted an Electra. Some studs differ in length by small amounts, so measure them to mm.

On Dave's second photo I can see that he has a longer engine stud than usual, held by the correct nut. The frame stud going through the spacers looks correct but is fitted with the same full nut as the engine stud. It left the factory fitted with a Nyloc nut. These are fitted on all (6) Lightweight front frame member fixing studs. A parts list will confirm.

Good luck with the project.

Peter Holland

Sorry Gerry about thinking the spacers are the same, thank  you Peter. I was misled by the frame assembly picture I have which is some sort of De Luxe model I think, and not an Electra. My nuts may not be Nyloc but they are Loctited, mostly to keep the water out. 

David

Doug,

As you expected, the strengthening plates are kinked at the ends, very local to the top bosses. See photos below.