Leave it to the French.....

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Leave it to the French.....

Postby bwolfie » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:23 pm

I found this today, A Buell Norton Manx ish type of thing
It's in french, you'll need to translate.
http://www.moto-station.com/article1084 ... manx-.html
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Re: Leave it to the French.....

Postby grandpaul » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:49 pm

Manx style flyscreen & seat.

Even then, it doesn't really harken back to a manx at all, except that they put a Norton logo on it.
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Re: Leave it to the French.....

Postby Matt Spencer » Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:34 am

It Says " Pour the sauce , toot suite " ( this means , Get the Throttle ON , and No mucking about , )
The one rule to the exception , is theres the exeption to each rule .
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Re: Leave it to the French.....

Postby Bernhard » Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:50 am

Like the spoked counter balance wheel just in front of the back tyre :!: :lol:
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Re: Leave it to the French.....

Postby Cheesy » Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:56 pm

Bernhard wrote:Like the spoked counter balance wheel just in front of the back tyre :!: :lol:


Thats the drive belt tensioner

Heres another one
http://650yamaha.com/norton-manx-style- ... afe-racer/
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Re: Leave it to the French.....

Postby Rohan » Sat Jan 14, 2012 3:02 pm

What about those Honda engined things with the Vincent decals on them.....
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