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Norto-Guzzi?

Cool re-orientation...

Re cooling orientation, does it have airflow directed under the tank to the vertical barrell finning, or is it just 1/2 arsed design-wise?

J.A.W. said:

Re cooling orientation, does it have airflow directed under the tank to the vertical barrell finning, or is it just 1/2 arsed design-wise?

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The question I'd ask is: "Does it overheat because of the fins?"

The answer would be :"No."

This was Norton's works racing bike for 1955, but AMC axed the works racing effort and it never got to a track. Sammy Miller has the restored original bike, And obviously someone has built up a replica here.

The original is shorter than this replica because it had special gearbox/engine castings to unitize things, which is why the clutch is so much closer to the crank on the period photographs.

After 1954 the Norton racing team used machines based on the standard production Manx often testing bits that would end up on next years over-the-counter racers.

Interesting frame design - looks hell for stout in all the right places.

Also looks like weight bias is pushed further back than a conventional Manx - not so good.

"Looks" aint numbers, e-mail Sammy & ask him if they`ve put it on scales & measured it vs a featherbed for % weight distribution [either that, or ask how it feels to ride]?