What kind of norton

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Jcwilliams

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I inherited a Norton of some kind not sure what it is so I can get started on research and such.

How do I upload a picture on here? Thanks
 
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In the meantime do you know the engine and/or frame numbers and the approximate age?

Is it single or twin cylinder?
 
L.A.B. said:
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In the meantime do you know the engine and/or frame numbers and the approximate age?

Is it single or twin cylinder?
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Dual cylinder 1970 Norton but set up like a chopper I'll try to find some numbers and post pics
Thanks
 
What kind of norton
 
kommando said:
The engine is a Norton Commando, what the rest is ?
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It seems to be a 'chopped' widowmaker frame so probably the original as I would expect 128203 to have been a widowmaker.
Engine cradle, gearbox, front Iso. swingarm, rear hub, Z-plates, carbs and a few other odd pieces look like original Commando parts.
 
Thanks guys. So did these come like this? By the looks of it they didn't. Maybe grandpa had it "chopped up" lol Idk
 
It definitely did not come like that. I've seen Triumph & BSA bikes done, but that is the first Norton Commando I've ever seen with a springer & rigid frame.
 
I am gobsmacked that anyone would have gone to so much trouble to ruin a perfectly good Commando. Some bubbas in a backwoods shed? But as the saying goes, "different strokes for different folks." There are, at least, salable parts.
 
lazyeye6 said:
I am gobsmacked that anyone would have gone to so much trouble to ruin a perfectly good Commando. Some bubbas in a backwoods shed? But as the saying goes, "different strokes for different folks." There are, at least, salable parts.
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The modification had to have been done before 1974 or so I have pictures of my mom as a kid in this same bike the way it looks. Last tagged in 1984.
 
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