norton hardtail springer

My brother turned me on to this site: http://www.hoghaven.net/index.html They have some pretty cool gear, but check out the Norton page! I know that some aren't gonna like them, and I'll admit that back in the seventies I wasn't on the "chopper side of the fence", but they look alright to me now, and hey...what the heck,they're out there on the road being ridden and enjoyed. Cj

The white one is pretty sweet! Probably the best looking Norton Chopper I have seen.

Will add this post to this subject line to cross reference
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Somehwere on the site it is mentionned he did a 13.18 E.T. @ 96MPH which is not bad considering it is a chopper with a rigid rear end.

A rigid is more desireable than a soft tail no :?:

Jean

A rigid is more desireable than a soft tail no

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Yes as the word chopper was similar to bobber, both of which main theme originally was to chop or bob off anything not needed to ride it, which does not include stopping ability or ride comfort or even lights, all of which which was for the sissies that obeyed the law. You do know the real reason now a days for ape hangers? Its because above a certain height they are illegal, so its a flaunt to the law for friends to see and look up to. It is ligher and sleeker so real 'righteous' choppers are hard tails, which are now illegal in Canada as are vintage hard tails too.

The only other thing a righteous chopper had to do besides look dangerou was to be damn hard to out sprint. Turning much was never the point or desire. How much or rather how little you could get away with was.

In case you've been under a rock for a half a century this is the movie that put choppers on the bad boy map. Its a joke about them being able to cross the stretches of road shown on "peanut" gas tanks. Bad a girl to pass a station stop.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJS8j9YYB9w[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJS8j9YYB9w[/video]

It is illegal in the province of Québec to modify a bike into a rigid, but a classic bike that came with a rigid rear end can be registered. Different provinces may have different rules.

Jean

Ok hope you are right and that is the way it gets enforced. Personally I don't think a choppers fully finished unless the frame is molded into seamless flowing sculpture.

snare1998 said:

The white one is pretty sweet! Probably the best looking Norton Chopper I have seen.

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I agree

My brother lives in Vegas and was looking for biker camping gear and found the site. Well, he knows that I'm all about Nortons now and forwarded it to me. I thought it was interesting what was said about Kenny Dreer (pretty much understood he was a stand up guy) and then the new Norton company, they might take a que from this about customer relations. Cj

In my state and I assume most others if not all, the height of the handgrips cannot exceed the rider's shoulder height

After spending a couple of miles today behind a motorcycle rider on a hard-tail bike, and watching the back of that bike bob up and down over the most minimal of bumps, I need someone to tell me what the big deal is about hard tails? Seems to me it gives you less control as the rear wheel is more likely to leave the ground, and lord knows, watching this guy trying to avoid every bump he could, it must not be the most comfortable ride. Am I missing something?

Hey there Powerdoc, I would have to say that you are not "missing anything" with regards to the rough ride of a hard tail. Relying on a sprung seat and the air in the tire for your suspension system is certainly a step backwards from a stock set up. They pretty much just look cool. I really started this thread because I was supprised to see a Norton page on a modern web site for motorcycle camping gear that is more oriented towards HD bikes. Sort of refreshing to see, kind of like seeing the Norton T-shirts currently being sold at Target stores. Cj

cjandme said:

My brother turned me on to this site: http://www.hoghaven.net/index.html They have some pretty cool gear, but check out the Norton page! I know that some aren't gonna like them, and I'll admit that back in the seventies I wasn't on the "chopper side of the fence", but they look alright to me now, and hey...what the heck,they're out there on the road being ridden and enjoyed. Cj

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I think the last statement is wrong. The problem with these abortions is that they are not, indeed, "out there and being ridden". These creations are there for their owners to be seen and to pose as if they have built something "cool". Whatever that is. Someone calls my Norton cool and that's the end of the conversation as far as I am concerned. Show me a chopper that's ridden a lot and that will be the exception to the rule. If you build something just so it looks cool it says more about your ego than anything else.

There, I've said it.

What Time did he run .

Talking of "cool" the results of this years coolest brands in the UK have been published. Aston Martin first with Apple second which I can relate to but coming in third was (wait for it) Harley-Davidson!!

followed by Rolex, Bang & Olufsen, BlackBerry, Google, Ferrari, Nike and YouTube in the top 10

Now while HD may make a few nice bikes (XR1200) I can only assume a bunch of wannabee outlaw accountants and media types voted for HD to put them in third place