A couple of days ago i send an email to Joe Bussing from Redwood City, California to ask him to tell me more about his fabulous Norton. As you will see its not only another bike story but first of all a beautiful story between a Father and his Son sharing the same passion.



" Hey Frank, I'd love to send you a couple pictures. That bike and I have a long story, but I'll try to be as brief as possible. Basically I got into old brit bikes because of my Dad. He has an old triumph 750cc bonneville, and the smells and sounds that came from that beast had me hooked.



I wanted a bike that I could call my own. So, on one lucky day I won a bid on ebay for a gutted out featherbed frame. From that day on the relationship between me and my dad grew into something else...



the full story : http://themotart.blogspot.com/2010/07/joe-bussings-norton.html

Gday Frank, thanks for posting those pics, one absolutely beautiful looking Norton!
Foxy

Thanks Foxy

Three things come to mind when I see this. Wish my kid had the interest in old bikes. It's awesome to see young people still taking an interest in old bikes and three I wish I had a bike that nice.

Is this the same motor?


If so, someones ripping them out to make Tritons instead of pushrod Manx replicas.

Danno wrote:Is this the same motor?


If so, someones ripping them out to make Tritons instead of pushrod Manx replicas.

You can't use that motor to make a Triton!

(you can't use that engine, either.)

What about the frame? I just found it interesting that Triumph motors would be dumped into this bike's frame when bikes like Bussings could result from the re-do of a tatty example.