Thanks Graeme, I will be hunting through my box of spare engine bits for a replacement... i haven't been to look at the bike yet but checking for that will be the first thing i do

First of all though time for some breakie and then off to my gramps to give him a hand fitting a pannel of some sort.

Once again thanks,
Adam.

Right i've been messing around with the nc23 and had mixed results...

Firstly i checked to see if the problem with changing gears was related to the collar that graeme mentioned - Its there...

So i adjusted the clutch a fair bit and i now have gears... However it would seem that it likes crunching into First and sometimes Second and it makes a hell of a racket in neutral... theres also the rattling noise the engine is making that is causing me some concern, the father in law thinks its top end but i have a feeling that it is something to do with the crank

I've ran the bike under its own power for the first time today so thats a bonus if anything..

I would just bung a new engine in and strip mine for parts if i had the coinage...

My week off is now up.. some progress has been made however i think i may as well give up on the damn thing... unless someone has got a decent bottom end without clutch, casings and stater ect going cheap that is... *Graeme?*