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Must be hell to check the brake fluid! Lol
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The article on the bike says the following:
"History has now come full circle, and the ungainly Norton is teetering on the verge of coolness."
The writer is obviously a total dupe.
Lost my interest in an instant. Don't much care for the bike either. Looks like the guy went through a pile of parts and put them together without doing anything to them...put a nice gas tank on and polish the forks and your good to go...not my cup of tea...pretty bush league.
"History has now come full circle, and the ungainly Norton is teetering on the verge of coolness."
The writer is obviously a total dupe.
Lost my interest in an instant. Don't much care for the bike either. Looks like the guy went through a pile of parts and put them together without doing anything to them...put a nice gas tank on and polish the forks and your good to go...not my cup of tea...pretty bush league.
It looks fantastic to me.. All Nortons dont have to be "restored" and polished to a mirror finish like most.... IMO there is probably as much care and thought gone into its build process as the next.... A form of art that some dont recognise or appreciate..
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" one of the most original builds we’ve seen in a long time ' ( I want to be an individual like everybody else ) .
" “Mechanically, the bike was not functional. The front tire was from a car ( now its on the back ), and the sissy bar looked like it had been chewed by teeth.
( The Handlebars now match the sissybar . ! :mrgreen: )Everything had to be redone.” Julien was thrown in at the deep end. '
looks like he missed the fuel taps triple clamps
" and the roadholding lives up to its promises— "
Indeed . O Rielly .
" “Mechanically, the bike was not functional. The front tire was from a car ( now its on the back ), and the sissy bar looked like it had been chewed by teeth.
( The Handlebars now match the sissybar . ! :mrgreen: )Everything had to be redone.” Julien was thrown in at the deep end. '
looks like he missed the fuel taps triple clamps
" and the roadholding lives up to its promises— "
Indeed . O Rielly .
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olChris said:
Yeah the copper tubing in the triple clamps is a nice touch. The beat up top yoke and buggered stanchion nuts give it that "Gee I can't find a proper wrench maybe a Vise Grips will work" sort of look. The hammer marks on the bars is great. Must have gotten mad at it one night at the pub when it wouldn't start. I love how the brake fluid will dump on the tank when you open the cap. The short steering radius with the bars hitting the tank also looks very fun. The dirty engine really set's it off too.
Work of art? Hardly. A hacked up frame with a hard tail welded on. There are thousands of those out there on Craigslist for $100.
It's cheap and dirty and not anything special. But it is nice from a distance and if you don't have to actually ride it.
Had a '37 BSA M20. rigid rear, girder forks - flat out at about 45, cruise at 37. Most fun bike I ever had, just could not come back from a ride without a silly grin. It was what it was.
To me, always seems a shame to de-functionalise something better. But then that's me, and its not my bike, or wouldn't be for long.
To me, always seems a shame to de-functionalise something better. But then that's me, and its not my bike, or wouldn't be for long.
Rohan said:
That and a lot less air in the rear skin.
I like it, it represents many enthusiasts who work out of little spaces doing everything themselves. Unable to build the gem in their minds eye for lack of funds or skills they do what they can. No sending the wheels here, the trans there, replacing pricey parts because of a few dimples or flakes in the chrome etc etc etc and then assembling a kit, they do what they can with what they make work until they have a ridable bike which is their ultimate goal. I wouldn't want to take a long haul on it but it's another Norton on the road getting ridden and enjoyed.
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Amen to Rennie's summary and face it, it still got enough genetics its part definitely of our Norton Commando family. For all its minor warts , intended or not, its dang cool to look at and bet its a hoot to ride except over speed bumps. Just needs some white walls to brighten it up a bit.
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