Here's some shots of my first build.

[Norco John]

Pictures of the bike-

 

[Dave31]

Very nice, what size frame is that?

 

[Norco John]

Very nice, what size frame is that?

I think it's a 21". when I was pedaling it, I had the seatpost WAYYYYYYY out there (I use a saddle height of 83CM and 60-63CM frames on my pedal bikes)

 

[2door]

Norco,
Please, if you wouldn't mind, post a picture of your front engine mount.
Tom

 

[TerrontheSnake]

Correct me if I'm wrong but you used the original clamshell from the front, drilled through that and through the frame and put a bolt in it?

 

[Norco John]

Correct me if I'm wrong but you used the original clamshell from the front, drilled through that and through the frame and put a bolt in it?

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Absolutely correct!
I have a 6mm bolt in there right now, but I'm changing it to a 8mm one this weekend.

 

[Norco John]

OK, so I went to change the front bolt out from a 6mm tinfoil bolt to a 5/16 Grade 8 bolt. I replaced the rear studs with Grade 5.5 metric bolts (metric all-thread's not available here)
After getting everything loose I found that since I took the front derailleur off I can get the motor to set down on the frame the "proper" way.
So no single bolt in the downtube, I have the saddle and clamp plate fastened down the "correct" way.

 

[Cabinfever1977]

wont that still leave you with a hole in your downtube and no bolt in it.

 

[Norco John]

Yes it will. I'm concerned about the hole causing a stress riser at that location, but sticking a bolt in it would not change that.
It's in the location of the bottle cage holes/bosses, so perhaps this is a low-stress location.
It's one of the spots that gets checked pre-flight.

 

[Blakenstein]

its savbouut timre to sree a notrco my wointer bikes a norco,.

 

[Norco John]

They're rare down here. I got this one at a thrift shop for $15. It came from a shop in London, O., according to the sticker.