1971 SS for sale check out the price

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macca49 said:
hi guys
check out this beauty and for all you SS owners , dogT, looks like you are sitting on your retirement nest egg every time you go for a ride :D
cheers
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1971-Norton- ... 238wt_1189
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That's a beautiful bike... but 14500 AU and reserve not even met? This reminds me of back in the nineties when the single overhead cam Honda 750 sand casters got popular and were going for 12k +.
 
Mine's an S, not SS, and there were plenty S types made. Probably upwards of 3000.

Actually I really don't like the SS. Just my preference.

Dave
69S
 
A friend bought a very rough example of an SS at Barber's this weekend for $1200. Had the correct seat but the cover was trashed. No pipes, but half of the mounts. No side covers, no springy front fender. I can't make up my mind if he was crazy or I'm just living in the past!
 
Nice to see what mine will look like when it's finished, same color too.

I've long held the suspicion that the bars are just U.S spec, with a brace welded across them. They've been the one part that's been impossible to get hold of...So I guess I'll have to resort to buying a set of U.S bars and welding the brace across them.
I think the only other difference is I've got the earlier solid green spot clocks. No biggie. :wink:

Steve
 
The models that are now considered "rare" are likely due to their not selling well when current. I remember seeing a new SS at Bill's Cycles in San Bernadino in 1973. Must have been sitting on the floor for nearly two years. The models you see a lot of namely roadsters and interstates were the most popular. Probably a reason and that hasn't changed unless ownership is motivated by a collector.
 
'£9,750 = $15,672 (but I doubt he will get that much for it).'

Must have an aftermarket titanium crank in it and one of the new 8 speed TTI auto-change gearboxes the link to the auto pilot ?
 
The S and SS were built to replace the Atlas Scrambler (N15) and P11, which were gone by the end of '69. The SS was only built for about 3 months, and was killed because they didn't sell. I was told by an old dealer that many of the leftovers were converted to Hi-riders, which did sell.

Commandos were not scramblers - too low to the ground, not enough suspension travel, too heavy. At least the S looked good.
 
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