Do you own this bike?

My request is unusual and a long shot... An elderly friend of mine who doesn't have online access has asked me to enquire on his behalf. This is a photo of his father on a Norton twin port that was first registered in January 1932. Reg No: YD 3980. He knows from DVLA records that the bike was still in existence in January 2020, registered as off road.
My friend thought there may be a chance that the current owner of this bike could be registered with an online Norton members club such as this and would love to know if that's you. Thanks in advance.

concours said:

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How does a bot become a member?

I should know the answer, but am too lazy to google it.

Schwany said:

How does a bot become a member?

I should know the answer, but am too lazy to google it.

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What makes you think I'm a bot? I'm genuine and this is a genuine question.

Deano927 said:

What makes you think I'm a bot? I'm genuine and this is a genuine question.

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Concours thinks you are a bot. That is what the square blue head he posted is supposed to indicate. I was asking concours how it was possible for a bot to become a member. I can't see how it could be done. I don't actually care one way or the other about bots.

It is on here twice.
9:49 and 9:43.

A little weird with what Jerry has dealing with lately....

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Thread 'Do you own this bike?'

Jul 17, 2025

My request is unusual and a long shot... An elderly friend of mine who doesn't have online access has asked me to enquire on his behalf. His father owned a Norton twin port that was first registered in Jan 1932. Reg No: YD 3980. He knows from DVLA records that the bike was still in existence in Jan 2020, registered as off road.
He is hoping that the current owner of this bike is registered with an online Norton members club such as this and would love to know if that's you. Thanks in advance.

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It is on here twice.
9:49 and 9:43.

A little weird with what Jerry has dealing with lately....

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I'm aware, but unable to delete. It's irrelevant now, as I've asked Jerry to cancel my membership

Deano927 said:

I'm aware, but unable to delete. It's irrelevant now, as I've asked Jerry to cancel my membership

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Not sure if you'll see this. Please accept an apology (from me at least...). There apparently has been quite a bit of bot activity lately, and you must have been caught in the crossfire. There's a lot of helpful folks and info on this site, and hopefully someone here may have your bike or know of it. This forum has more of a Commando slant, so the Norton Owner's Club site may be of more help to you, if you haven't posted there already.

In the meantime, amongst all the other snafus, a reply was posted to another thread by @kommando :

Vehicle Details​

Vehicle makeNORTON
Date of first registration January 1932
Year of manufacture 1932
Cylinder capacity 499 cc
CO₂ emissionsNot available
Fuel typePETROL
Euro statusNot available
Real Driving Emissions (RDE)Not available
Export markerNo
Vehicle statusNot taxed for on road use
Vehicle colourNOT STATED
Vehicle type approvalNot available
Wheelplan2 WHEEL
Revenue weightNot available
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued29 January 2020

The last logbook was issued Jan 2020, could be a new owner or just for a change of address if the owner moved.

Best of luck.