The Norton motorcycle is back in production in England. Stuart Garner is doing for Norton what Bloor did for Triumph. New fuel injected vertical twins for sale in 2010. They will be the Commando 961. Back to guns. gary
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The Norton motorcycle is back in production in England. Stuart Garner is doing for Norton what Bloor did for Triumph. New fuel injected vertical twins for sale in 2010. They will be the Commando 961. Back to guns. gary
Gary,
A REAL Norton, or just parts assembled in England from Japan, China, Korea...?
I hope it will be as my 2005 Triumph Rocket3 2300cc. Nothing from asia except the battery. There are parts from France, Germany and Italy. Can't wait. GaryQuote:
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Do you know why the Brits don't make computers??
They haven't figured out how to make them leak oil !! :rofl:
FWIW,
Emri
My Triumph R3, MGA, Sunbeam Tiger or Norton do not leak oil.But I am the only mechanic that touch's them. I also have no problem with Lucas!! Mine work. Back to my FAL's. GaryQuote:
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Do they make a left-hand drive for us here in the states?
NORTON, just lightly blipping the throttle at a road junction or traffic lights gets the heads of the REAL bikers turning. No tinny bumble-bee in a coke can noises here........... Others even put their thumbs up at the sight of that hallowed name on the tank.
The four best words in the English Language. I own a Norton
Mr. Laidler,
If you have the time, will you post a photo of your Norton? I'd love to see what they look like now. :thup:
My father restored a Triumph when I was a teenager. He was very good at professional quality painting too, and it looked new when he was done.
If I had the means to own a street bike I always thought I'd want a BMW, but riding a Norton would might be even better!
~ Harlan
PS - Thanks for the articles you've contributed! :cheers:
Consider yourself lucky, Gary. Both my 1960 AH Sprite Bugeye & my 1954 MG TF leaked every liquid they contained by the bucketload, from time to time. Still, I'd give a lot to have them back- especially the Sprite.Quote:
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Donzi
Luck has nothing to do with it. I modified and installed rear main oil seals on TD, MGA. I restore my British cars and bikes to keep busy. The only oil drips on my bikes are from factory chain oilers. GaryQuote:
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Had a Norton Dunstall Dominator while in the AF in Panama ~1971. The crazy thing is that the oldest kid's middle of the road Suzuki 650 (thought of as a beginner bike) had almost the same horsepower (70).
You can get the chain cases oil tight Donzi, but it takes a bit of time and effort. I got my Norton cases oil tight by putting grinding paste on a sheet of plate glass and rubbing them slowly, slowly until they were FLAT. Checked out with engineers blue and repeated it with the others. After that, just the lightest smear of sealant and that was it.
Breaking cables is my big problem. But it's just that hallowed Norton name. A bit like the word BREN...............
After serving 4 years as a Coast Guard engineman, when I got out I gravitated to wrenching. I worked in MC shops in North dakota, Idaho and Washington .. I was the Brit Bike mechanic at a shop in Pullman WA one year. My habit after a tuneup was to ride the bikes out of the shop and up a 5-600 foot grade on US 195 going north out of town. Once I got on the flats I would give the bike 1/2 mile at full throttle, sitting bolt upright in the seat.
The BSAs and Triumphs would all do 92-96 mph. Never get to 100. Every one of the Nortons I tuned would do it. What I call an honest 100.
jn