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2Wheels said:Found this on the web.
Wow, I have never seen that ad. Thanks.
2Wheels said:Found this on the web.
frankdamp said:Digging back through the "little grey cells" some more, I'm wondering whether your frame might be the one I did the structural rigidity tests on. One of the two prototypes was dismantled at Plumstead and the frame sent to Wolverhampton for those tests. It went back to Plumstead after the tests and I think the bike was reassembled and maybe brought up to first series production standard, in particular having a center stand installed. I never thought to check for a serial number when I had the bare frame in the lab!
It's possible that your bike was the one that the Plumstead factory PR folks passed around all the various magazines for road test reports after it had been put back together.
I don't think any of the production bikes would have been described as 1967 models, as the Commando was only officially released to the market after the 1968 show, which I think was in January or February.
If he has already done the upgrade mod why would it crack? When Norton offered the "recall" didn't they just weld in the lower tube into your original frame or did they actually strip and swap frames. It looks like he has brought his frame up to standards plus has added those diagonal gussets so that section looks pretty skookum now.norbsa48503 said:Most of the good fame repairman say only a quesion of when, not if. I would ride easy and check it right were those breaks are in the photo very often. Keep an eye out for a 69 frame. Someday it will start to crack.
RennieK said:If he has already done the upgrade mod why would it crack? When Norton offered the "recall" didn't they just weld in the lower tube into your original frame or did they actually strip and swap frames. It looks like he has brought his frame up to standards plus has added those diagonal gussets so that section looks pretty skookum now.norbsa48503 said:Most of the good fame repairman say only a quesion of when, not if. I would ride easy and check it right were those breaks are in the photo very often. Keep an eye out for a 69 frame. Someday it will start to crack.