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Has anyone ordered a Factory Record Certificate? I was wondering what you get for your 25 pounds .
Niagara850 said:Has anyone ordered a Factory Record Certificate? I was wondering what you get for your 25 pounds .
Rohan said:Its no longer a free service for members.
New Policy ? - if you want details of your bike, you get the certificate.
ZFD said:Not quite so easy. Firstly, all that is "owned" by the VMCC is a copy of the microfilms. I have another copy. Secondly, everything is in numerical order, including the pre-war records. However, pre-war chassis and engine numbers were not identical, and only the engine numbers are in numerical order. Chassis were aparently allocated at random- I am told the frames were stored at Shelly's across the road, stamped with a frame number, and carted over to Norton Motors Ltd as needed. Finding a chassis number is a nightmare. I looked througfh 4 months of production for a friend to find the engine of his International was supplied to Ireland in one bike whilst his chassis, with a different engine, was supplied to the US.
I also have original despatch books of Commandos, which are NOT on the film. Unfortunately, I don't have the complete set, so 850 Mk2s are missing.
Joe Seifert
ZFD said:On the subject that all 750s remained in their 1972 form to the end (model year 1973), I spoke to my friend Rudi who rebuilds Commando engines for customers constantly, and has probably rebuilt more Commando engines than anybody else in Germany. He confirms my claim that, whilst the parts list for the 1973 750 Commando seems unchanged from the 1972 list, the engines were actually different in the flesh, i.e. converted back to the gauze sump filter bolt and and a drainage system that worked.
MarkR said:Just got a refund for the Fee and an Email saying they don't have anything. Does that mean there are no records period? Or does it mean VMCC doesn't have them?
L.A.B. said:ZFD said:On the subject that all 750s remained in their 1972 form to the end (model year 1973), I spoke to my friend Rudi who rebuilds Commando engines for customers constantly, and has probably rebuilt more Commando engines than anybody else in Germany. He confirms my claim that, whilst the parts list for the 1973 750 Commando seems unchanged from the 1972 list, the engines were actually different in the flesh, i.e. converted back to the gauze sump filter bolt and and a drainage system that worked.
Perhaps Germany got a different '73 750 MkV model to the ROW? :wink:
It's certainly the first time I've ever heard it mentioned, and it seems to go against everything anyone has said before and it would also be in contradicton with the parts information on your own (Andover Norton) website!
Anyone got (or had) a '73 22**** serial number 750 standard stroke engine with the gauze sump filter?
The UK is a peculiar situation in that the owners clubs are officially recognised by the licensing authority for providing dating letters and this has made them a desirable source of income.