Need a photo of an original roadster exhaust as fitted to a Combat

[jimbo]

Need a photo of an original roadster exhaust as fitted to a Combat, were they tucked in right after coming out of the head like the earlier types?

 

[ILLF8ED]

This is my ‘72 combat photo’d in 1973. No not tucked in like the early fastback.

 

[L.A.B.]

http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Mags/1970s/1972CommandoMag-CG.pdf

 

[jimbo]

thanks, I think I found a set of correct pipes, now I need a set of correct handlebars.

 

[B+Bogus]

The bars in LABs roadtest article look similar to early Roadster - quite wide compared to later type?



According to the parts book it's the same handlebar from '70 to '72: 061046
Also shown as the same number through to '75

 

[jimbo]

the bike in the mag article, shows bars that don't seem to be the ones AN sells

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[Richard Tool]

I have always understood ( perhaps erroneously ) that the UK / Europe spec bikes had lower bars than those made for the USA market . Anyone know for sure ?

 

[L.A.B.]

According to the '1972', (therefore, Combat) parts list, the handlebar for "Fastback, Fastback LR, Roadster and Interstate USA" was the "061046" which is the Semi-Western handlebar.

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"Interstate (Europe)" was the only model at that time to have the "low" 063170 handlebar.

 

[ILLF8ED]

thanks, I think I found a set of correct pipes, now I need a set of correct handlebars.

I have a complaint about the pipes that have been available for the last several decades. Some have one side with muffler kicked out more than the other. All that I have had put the muffler position to interfere with the pre Mk3 kick start arm. I have a near new set hanging on the wall that are the former bend.

 

[HouTexNorton]

I have always understood ( perhaps erroneously ) that the UK / Europe spec bikes had lower bars than those made for the USA market . Anyone know for sure ?

I bought a new USA model '72 Combat back in the day and it had the higher Semi-Western bars.

 

[Shelby-Right]

According to the '1972', (therefore, Combat) parts list, the handlebar for "Fastback, Fastback LR, Roadster and Interstate USA" was the "061046" which is the Semi-Western handlebar.

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"Interstate (Europe)" was the only model at that time to have the "low" 063170 handlebar.

Mine has the semi western bars , usa import , after getting off my T160 , uk bars, the Norton felt like wheeling a wheel barrow , so I trimmed 30mm a side , it feels better now .