Neville manxman

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Hello, i am thomas from austria and new to the forum. I own a neville manxman, looks like a 500 ohc manx. It is road registered but currently i am rebuilding it.
I would like to get in touch with other manxman owners for some tech talk, informations, tips,tricks and so on. Somebody got such a bike?
Thanks and greetings from austria!
Thomas
 
I vaguely remember something about a Manxman. Would you please post a picture. My mate had a Norton Manxman 750, but I think there was a bike in the 1950s which might have had a 250cc single cylinder DOHC motor. It is not something of which I would ever have taken much notice. I need something to jog my memory.
Things such as the Hannah Paton and there was also a Triumph engined Ducati which was fast - are difficult to remember.
 
This is the standard Manxman (650 - made for the US market)
Neville manxman

Apparently someone called Neville Evans built/improved Nortons but I can only see 500 singles.

What is your bike @ratata , single or twin?
Cheers
 
It is the model like triton trasher posted! Just like a manx norton, but built by neville evans
 
Very cool bike you got there sir. Very rare too, I’m not aware of anyone on the forum having one.
 
I think there were only about 10 built. Most didn't have kickstarts either.

I got the 4 speed quaife cluster and outer covers from one when the owner couldn't get the hang of bump starting it...... AsphaltAl is using it in his Rickman
 
It would be very interesting to know how much really were built. From old magazines and articles I read quite some numbers between 8 and 36....anyone know exactly?
 
A Manx is excellent in anyone's language. If you have one, it helps you become better. I never wanted to pay that price to become good.
 
Seeley920 said:
I think there were only about 10 built. Most didn't have kickstarts either.

I got the 4 speed quaife cluster and outer covers from one when the owner couldn't get the hang of bump starting it...... AsphaltAl is using it in his Rickman
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The trick with bump starting is to sort of push upwards, so you lift up of pushing down, and you run like hell and jump on and blast away while you are on it side-saddle. Step over while you arre going like buggery into the first corner, if it is close.
 
acotrel said:
The trick with bump starting is to sort of push upwards, so you lift up of pushing down, and you run like hell and jump on and blast away while you are on it side-saddle. Step over while you arre going like buggery into the first corner, if it is close.
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Those of us who actually race know that. These are street bikes

Bump starting a single is very different from a twin
 
Fast Eddie said:
Very cool bike you got there sir. Very rare too, I’m not aware of anyone on the forum having one.
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Appears to have some kind of electric start motor above the magneto.

Might require a metal plate on the left boot to prevent the clutch from grinding toes off. Tach seems a bit erratic, and like it can't make up its mind.

Definitely cool to listen to and look at.
 
Schwany said:
Appears to have some kind of electric start motor above the magneto.

Might require a metal plate on the left boot to prevent the clutch from grinding toes off. Tach seems a bit erratic, and like it can't make up its mind.

Definitely cool to listen to and look at.
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On a Manx rear brake lever there is usually a little triangular bit which stands up between you foot and the clutch. But with an original Manx, - Ii you crash you need to be careful where your hands go, they might end up in the primary chain.
 
acotrel said:
In a Manx rear brake lever there is usually a little triagular bit which stands up between you foot and the clutch. But with an original Manx, - Ii you crash,you need to be careful where your hands go, they might end up in the primary chain.
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It would not be a good day losing a hand or a few fingers. Really hard to get up and ride back home.

The triangular piece off the brake lever would probably work well on a street bike that stayed upright most of the time. Easy to fabricate too.
 
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