John Player Norton

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I remember our Ashley sending me a picture of this silver JPN lookalike with a text about it having been "built by Norton to special order in this colour to go to a Dutch exhibition".

Often the best about fakes is the most entertaining fairy tales invented about their originality!
 
Or you do a killer custom like
 
Or you do a killer custom like

This is one of my favourite Commando customs. I've always found the JPN to look a bit bulky and awkward, but this build takes the original idea and makes it look lean and mean, as befits the machine underneath. Love it.
 
if you are going to make a replica JPN why not make it silver? The correct brackets, fittings and all the details will make the difference . (personally because I am old, I would start with a MK3)

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Mk3....NVT did it already. The Mk2a is quite rare. The Mk3 Cafe Racer I’ve never seen other than in the poster. This one hanging on my wall.

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For what you would spend on building a JPN, you could have something really decent. A copy of a Gus Kuhn Commando might be much better. Especially if you used a 961 motor from China.
 
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