I found this gallery of pictures of what I believe to be one of the most complete original late Production Racers I have ever seen. What is really nice is all the disassembly pictures !
Notice the headsteady! (And I know PR's did not have Boyer Ignition!)

http://german-trick.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/1972-Norton-Production-Racer/263830_3gTqw/1/10407181_2cKMi#10407181_2cKMi

And of course the one Ron Fraturelli sold
http://nortoncommando.com/start.htm

L.A.B. wrote:

swooshdave wrote:I can't believe LAB didn't post the images correctly.

But I didn't intend to post them as images only as links?

Pictures pretty.

We like pictures.

Ron L wrote:I found this gallery of pictures of what I believe to be one of the most complete original late Production Racers I have ever seen. What is really nice is all the disassembly pictures !
Notice the headsteady! (And I know PR's did not have Boyer Ignition!)

http://german-trick.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/1972-Norton-Production-Racer/263830_3gTqw/1/10407181_2cKMi#10407181_2cKMi

And of course the one Ron Fraturelli sold
http://nortoncommando.com/start.htm

I wouldn't accept a Proddy as original without a lot more documentation.

I wouldn't accept a Proddy as original without a lot more documentation.

I agree. I guess what I should have said is if you look closely at the teardown photos, there is a lot of detail that you don't find in most PR replicas. For instance, the correct rear fender, the pre-Commando kicker, knurled pegs, correct seat, the funky isolastic head steady, the VIN tag on the backbone.

The funky head steady is a Norman White one.

Ron L wrote:I found this gallery of pictures of what I believe to be one of the most complete original late Production Racers I have ever seen. What is really nice is all the disassembly pictures !
Notice the headsteady! (And I know PR's did not have Boyer Ignition!)

http://german-trick.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/1972-Norton-Production-Racer/263830_3gTqw/1/10407181_2cKMi#10407181_2cKMi

I've looked up the frame shown in this link (145171) in the factory records.

Built 16/8/1971 as a 'Racer' it was despatched 17/9/71 to N-V-C (Norton Villiers Corporation) so would seem to have been in the US from new.