Norton ? Year, based model ?

Norton ? Year, based model ?


Safe guess? Post 72, pre-75 based on the front brake. I think I see base nuts so 750 which would now narrow it to 72-73. But since you can mix and match parts I can't say for sure. Can you provide a link to the blog? Were there more pics... of the girl...? :mrgreen:
 
domiracer66 said:
je182 said:
hello,

i'm wondering what kind of norton is used here : http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fJooh7eaXjw/T ... o1_500.jpg

dresda ?
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Slimline frame 1960-70, Dunstall barrel, Commando diaphragm clutch, belt drive, Unity oil tank, John Tickle top yoke, Commando front hub, Scitsu tachometer, 2-into-1 exhaust, goldie silencer, Dresda tank, and a hot blonde..
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I would have got all that right but I was distracted by the last ingredient.
 
that doll must have her own bike, unless she rides on the tank.....
 
many thanks, another tips please, if i wanna build my own, what kind of model should i choose for the base, good engine....and where should i search
last indication i'm living in France ;-)
 
If you are planning to breed some, choosing a blonde model would help ?!

But maybe thats not what you meant ?!
That bike is made up from quite a variety of Norton parts, from various models of bikes.
Its commonly called a "Commando-in-featherbed".
Unless you plan on buying several complete bikes and combining them into one, buying parts off somewhere like ebay is probably about your only option.
You'd need a slimline frame, and a Commando engine.
And someone with a lot of Norton experience building 'specials' to put it all together... ??

Have you been to any of the car boot sales in England. ?
Lots of Norton parts to choose from there, although these days more of them are on ebay and less at the sales ??
 
I'm going to say that's an Atlas motor rather than a Commando. I can see the oval badge on the engine cases above the primary.
My guess it's an Atlas motor and frame. Obviously a slimline featherbed. Definitely looks like a 73 / 74 Commando front end with the stock disc brake. John Tickle type alloy top yoke with standard Norton bottom yoke. Central oil tank looks to be in aluminum. Belt drive primary with alloy cover. Cool rearsets with a toe guard on the brake side. Carb bowl looks to be Amal MKII concentric.

The catch can and bicycle water bottle holder is a standard "custom" job and looks garbage in my eyes.

Electronic ignition of some sort as I can see the coil hanging up under the tank.

Front rim looks to be a shouldered aluminum type, with interesting set up as the rear rim looks like stock steel with center painted. Nice touch, on the paint, but not so appropriate for the year of the bike.

No lights, front fairing bracket and Scitsu tach indicate it's possibly a track bike. Not fond of any of that. 1960's bike with an electronic tachometer makes no sense to me at all.

Cool bike with 5 or 10 garbage features. But easy enough to strip that junk off and bolt on the appropriate bits. Seems to be a bit of rampant trend these days to take a vintage bike and bolt on some weird modern "upgrades" and "customize" the thing to your liking. In my opinion it's next to impossible to outdo the classic styling that the factory designed back in the 1950's and 1960's. I've maybe seen 1 or 2 custom Nortons of that era that were built in modern days that were done tastefully. No offense to anyone, but it takes a lot of talent and craftsmanship to pull that off. Most people just don't have that in them. And when I say most people, I include myself in that group. So always best to stick with period correct customizing, or just make it a clean stock bike.
 
Looks like a American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association racer rented their 750 Sportsman bike to a New York advertising firm so some fashion models could thoughtfully pout with it.
 
Horizontal finning, would that suggest a pre-Commando engine as already mentioned due to the oval badge. About the comment about running an electronic tacho, well I'm guilty of that but it's a Chronometric type so looks quite good on a 58 Dommi which didn't have one. I didn't want to change the timing cover to one where the tacho drive sticks right out as it looks (IMO) ugly and would clash with the sweptback, my excuse anyway.
 
cab058 said:
Horizontal finning, would that suggest a pre-Commando engine as already mentioned due to the oval badge.
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If a Commando engine was fitted vertically, as many were, you can't tell the difference. ?
If that is a badge there though, that would make it an Atlas - or dommie engine.
So the whole bike may have started as an Atlas - now well modified.
And a racer, like Ben suggests, on hire for a photo shoot...

Methinks the model was the focus of the photo, not the bike.
 
As mentioned, it has a Scitsu tacho, Accel style coil, possibly MK2 amal carbs, catch bottle.
It's probably a race bike.
It also has fairing stays, and a shark fin at the rear chain to keep fingers and toes out of sprockets when a rider falls off. Not often seen on racers here, but mandated in the UK and some parts of Europe.

Looks a bit like my first racer. And a bit of what I "think* my first girlfriend looked like. :)

Probably an ad for boots or jeans, or hot pants.
 
Rohan said:
If a Commando engine was fitted vertically, as many were, you can't tell the difference. ?
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Well, I'm still learning Norton stuff, I didn't know that :oops: I prefer the look of the downward sloping engine of the Commando over the Dommi as I did of the T160 over the T150
 
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