Factory yellow/orange?
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'Solid Signal Orange' probably, although it does look a bit too yellow but that could be the lighting, although the D-shape pinstripe was only supposed to have been applied the black 750 Roadster tanks (gold pinstripe).
http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Broch ... ochure.pdf
http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Broch ... ochure.pdf
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Looks too orange for canary yellow and too yellow for signal orange. The pinstripe on the tank is definetly wrong. The lettering on the sidecover is also wrong. It's parallel with the top of the cover not true horizontal.
It looks like a 72 based on the small tail light and probably a Combat because of the disc brake and black barrels. Or could be very late 72 post combat. The seat looks like the quilted version off the 75. Also, more modern tires. As they say no harm no foul. Just hope whoever bought it didn't think they were getting a 100% original bike.
It looks like a 72 based on the small tail light and probably a Combat because of the disc brake and black barrels. Or could be very late 72 post combat. The seat looks like the quilted version off the 75. Also, more modern tires. As they say no harm no foul. Just hope whoever bought it didn't think they were getting a 100% original bike.
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I have 2 fiberglass canary yellow tanks and they are NOT OEM painted. That is the FACTORY gel coat...The top half is colored and the bottoms/base are black gel coat and tinted black build resin. And black tinted resin glue/putty for bonding the top and bottom. What the dealer may have later done is not important.
FWIW I highly prefer the side decals to be parallel with the top of the Z plate. Old Norton marketing glamor shots do occasionally show the "painters" uphill placement which I think looks amateurish.
No such thing as factory combat decal.
FWIW I highly prefer the side decals to be parallel with the top of the Z plate. Old Norton marketing glamor shots do occasionally show the "painters" uphill placement which I think looks amateurish.
No such thing as factory combat decal.
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I don't know the exact name but I refer it as the Curly Mold #. most Norton fiberglass products have this type of CM *** number and I think the dunstall stuff does also. Probably the manufacturers product mold # for that item since the number differs for each product. It seems I heard a fairly authoritative story about this a few decades ago.
The tank tops and bottoms had different numbers. Fast back tails had the CM # as did the fiberglass interstate.
The tank tops and bottoms had different numbers. Fast back tails had the CM # as did the fiberglass interstate.
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Found this about Curley... explains a lot about the origin of 68-72 norton fiberglass, and Dunstall
http://www.grpfibreglass.co.uk/about-us
http://www.grpfibreglass.co.uk/about-us
http://www.grpfibreglass.co.uk/about-us
http://www.grpfibreglass.co.uk/about-us
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