Rohan said:Its clearly a plunger framed manx (or perhaps inter) model.
They built em like that as manxs from just after the war until 1950 if its a manx, or until 52 or 53 if its an Inter.
The engine and frame number should tell precisely what it is.
But be aware that past owners are a clever lot, it just could be a more mundane model with a cammy engine slipped into it,
or an Inter thats been manx-ified.
Desireable kit if its available....
kernel65 said:Here's an early post-war garden gate Manx that sold at Bonhams. Quite pricey...
Rohan said:kernel65 said:Here's an early post-war garden gate Manx that sold at Bonhams. Quite pricey...
Thats fairly cheap, by Manx standards.
Note that the frame doesn't belong....
Bernhard said:Rohan said:kernel65 said:Here's an early post-war garden gate Manx that sold at Bonhams. Quite pricey...
Thats fairly cheap, by Manx standards.
Note that the frame doesn't belong....
Re; " Note that the frame doesn't belong...."
I will bow to you superior knowledge, but can you explain why not :?:
speirmoor said:1959 Norton Manx $27,000 a few weeks ago
http://www.jwoodandcompany.com/2016_bak ... named3.jpg
http://www.jwoodandcompany.com/
wilkey113 said:1950 they switched to featherbed framed machines for the Manx,
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Rohan said:But be aware that past owners are a clever lot, it just could be a more mundane model with a cammy engine slipped into it,
or an Inter thats been manx-ified.
Rohan said:Rohan said:But be aware that past owners are a clever lot, it just could be a more mundane model with a cammy engine slipped into it,
or an Inter thats been manx-ified.
I did warn you.
Without the all important matching numbers, its anyones guess as to whether it could ever be returned to pristine.
If the frame/everything is from that mundane model (very likely), its just a bitsa, and valued accordingly.
This makes it a very dubious purchase, needless to say...
(But fun, if actually used as a road machine ?)
Johnnymac said:Rohan said:Rohan said:But be aware that past owners are a clever lot, it just could be a more mundane model with a cammy engine slipped into it,
or an Inter thats been manx-ified.
I did warn you.
Without the all important matching numbers, its anyones guess as to whether it could ever be returned to pristine.
If the frame/everything is from that mundane model (very likely), its just a bitsa, and valued accordingly.
This makes it a very dubious purchase, needless to say...
(But fun, if actually used as a road machine ?)
Thanks guys. The bike was apparently built/restored by a guy names Beno Rodi. Anyone know who Beno is? I found a number online for Beno and left a voicemail. I'll let you know if I hear anything.