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IMO there is only one good colour for the Fastback (only because my first new bike was a 68 fastback) and that is silver with an orange seat, yes orange! I have only seen a very few of the orange seats. I remember several dealers immediately reupholstering to black so the bikes would sell better. I guess the fastback styling was a bit too avant-guarde for many and I think that the Orange seat was just a bit too over the top for the time. I don't think I saw orange upholstery again until the mid eighty's GSXR 750.
I found a picture of one and it's really cool looking. That orange seat is neat.
Hi Jeff,
Tell me what got your interest in a Norton. My local club is mainly a bunch of old guys (I'm one of the younger members - only fifty something) and we're always looking for younger people to take on the next generation of ownership and keep these machines going. Welcome.[/quote]
Well when we got the call about the norton i didn't know what a norton was i only had worked on buells. So for a month i was reseaching all about it and when i seen it i fell in love with it. And we met with our friend tommy and he took us down to syd's cycles to meet Malcom Tunstall and we showed him the bike and everything he told us all this stuff about it and gave us some parts to get it running i was so excited. After that i was hooked.
I found a picture of one and it's really cool looking. That orange seat is neat.
Hi Jeff,
Tell me what got your interest in a Norton. My local club is mainly a bunch of old guys (I'm one of the younger members - only fifty something) and we're always looking for younger people to take on the next generation of ownership and keep these machines going. Welcome.[/quote]
Well when we got the call about the norton i didn't know what a norton was i only had worked on buells. So for a month i was reseaching all about it and when i seen it i fell in love with it. And we met with our friend tommy and he took us down to syd's cycles to meet Malcom Tunstall and we showed him the bike and everything he told us all this stuff about it and gave us some parts to get it running i was so excited. After that i was hooked.
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Hi J1125r, congrats on the fastback and good luck with it! I agree about that original color scheme of silver with orange but I remember reading that the Earl's Court show-goers were less than enthusiastic since they could imagine what their well-worn riding gear would do to dirty up that orange seat in a big hurry. Anyway, a fastback is always a treat to look at.
My congrats also on having the wonderful good fortune, as others have also pointed out, of being able to work with your Dad on this (and other) projects! Even a more important item than the bike itself. I'll never forget doing that with my Dad many years ago working on my first bikes and such. Have fun and good luck!
My congrats also on having the wonderful good fortune, as others have also pointed out, of being able to work with your Dad on this (and other) projects! Even a more important item than the bike itself. I'll never forget doing that with my Dad many years ago working on my first bikes and such. Have fun and good luck!
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Iv been hooked for 36 years. GOOD FOR YOU
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