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Hi to all,
This week I became the owner of what I think is one of the most (if not the most) beautiful motorbikes of the seventies.
At the age of 16, I had the honour to sit for a while on such a bike, owned by the president of a bikersclub in the Belgian mediaeval town Bruges, called "The Iron Horse" and I can hardly explain what went through me that moment.
Now, 38 years later, I've got the opportunity to buy one in an outstanding condition. The bike has been fully restored by a HD-dealer who used to race with them. Twenty years ago, he bought a second-hand MKIII with a 750 cc. Combat engine. The aim was to rebuild the bike but when eventually - six years ago - it was finished, he took it out for a short ride after which he had to decide his poor health didn't allow him to ride it anylonger. Next, he wanted to place it in his lounge but didn't get the approval from his wife... So he had to make a heartbreaking choice and eventually, fortunately for me, he kept his wife.
It still has to get through to me and I'll have to rearrange my garage to give the Norton Production Racer a place next to the Buell S1 and the Ducati MHR Mille.
Here's a picture of how it looked like at the previous owners workshop:
This week I became the owner of what I think is one of the most (if not the most) beautiful motorbikes of the seventies.
At the age of 16, I had the honour to sit for a while on such a bike, owned by the president of a bikersclub in the Belgian mediaeval town Bruges, called "The Iron Horse" and I can hardly explain what went through me that moment.
Now, 38 years later, I've got the opportunity to buy one in an outstanding condition. The bike has been fully restored by a HD-dealer who used to race with them. Twenty years ago, he bought a second-hand MKIII with a 750 cc. Combat engine. The aim was to rebuild the bike but when eventually - six years ago - it was finished, he took it out for a short ride after which he had to decide his poor health didn't allow him to ride it anylonger. Next, he wanted to place it in his lounge but didn't get the approval from his wife... So he had to make a heartbreaking choice and eventually, fortunately for me, he kept his wife.
It still has to get through to me and I'll have to rearrange my garage to give the Norton Production Racer a place next to the Buell S1 and the Ducati MHR Mille.
Here's a picture of how it looked like at the previous owners workshop:
