Couple of things I see. No ham can air filter. It's been repainted and the decals on the panels are incorrect, they should be parallel with the ground, common mistake, see mine. The aluminum looks like it could use a polish, not a big deal, at least it doesn't look like it's been stored outside. The front tyre looks too big to be on the original front fender. The front tyre on mine is a 300-19 and the fender is maybe 3/4" away from the tyre, I bet it's a 71 front fender and stays to fit that tyre, not a big issue unless your looking for originality. Can't see the clocks and air control (choke). If original it should look like this.
Notice the air control is part of the brake lever assembly, and the clutch lever mounts on the handle bars top to bottom, not front to back. The headlamp shell has a high beam indicator on the left, 3 position switch central, ammeter top. Check for the solid green globe clocks too.
Check the dogleg bracket that mounts the rear of the silencers where it takes a bend and turns to go down for cracks, you may have to look with a mirror from the inside.
The seat, at least the cover is not a 69/70, again probably 71 seat cover. Notice on mine the thickness is the same dimension front to rear, about 3 1/2" deep. Again if not worried about originality, not a big issue as the later seats have more padding and are more comfortable for longer rides.
Given that it hasn't had any major work done on the engine (and probably the gear box) you are going to be looking at that expense pretty soon. I wouldn't give top dollar for it, but it's how much you want it and how much they are willing to take. It all comes down to between you two.
Look at the pictures in this brochure to see what the 69/70 bikes looked like.
http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Broch ... Norton.pdf
Dave
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