In at the (very) Deep End.. A Norton Story. - Page 2

England-Kev · 11-06-2011, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Farmer

Wow!! That's a hell of site. Thanks for the link

Exactly! shame it is all early stuff, just before the plunger frame style.

England-Kev · 11-06-2011, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Farmer

Well if your going to mess about like this you can't expect us to stay interested

England-Kev · 11-06-2011, 01:52 AM

Time for some inspiration

England-Kev · 11-06-2011, 02:04 AM

Bongolia · 11-06-2011, 03:04 AM

That's Beautiful, Kev.

As we seem to have a bit of time to kill

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I've developed an unhealthy obsession with older Nortons over the last couple of years (the singles, not the twins). Can you guys recommend a good dealer or source?

England-Kev · 11-06-2011, 03:19 AM

Are you in the UK? do you want a bike or parts?

Bongolia · 11-06-2011, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by England-Kev

Are you in the UK? do you want a bike or parts?

UK but working in KSA. looking for a complete bike as I'm returning next year for a few months. Mechanically and cosmetically sound as I'll be working overseas for a while.

I love the flat tankers but the prices are out of my league.

anonny · 11-06-2011, 08:56 AM

Ohh oh my.... machismo at it's finest

I love it and will tag along

England-Kev · 11-07-2011, 09:47 AM

Ok first setback (and I have yet to have the frame turn up from Devon) the motor I had sourced has fallen through, the seller had offered it to someone else first, but he had not been in touch, until I said I would have it, then all of a sudden there he was.

Oh well time to keep looking then...

Airhead Wrangler · 11-07-2011, 10:07 AM

Next purchase should be a saddle so you can at least sit astride the thing, hold the imaginary handlebars and make motorcycle sounds with your voice. I know I'd need to do that in order to make it through a build as long as this ones going to be. You get an A+ in the "ambitious endeavors" category. Oh but you'd spell it "endevours", wouldn't you

England-Kev · 11-07-2011, 10:54 AM

Now I know this is a twin, but it is as cool as cool can be......

Rob Farmer · 11-07-2011, 11:59 AM

I like that Kev

England-Kev · 11-07-2011, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by England-Kev

What I need is something like this...

Do any of you old time racers know anything about this bike?

This 1947 Norton is said to have belonged to famed Indian racer Tom Paradise,

It recently sold on eBay in NC for $2400

Speedo66 · 11-07-2011, 02:04 PM

There's something about the rearward angle on a Norton Manx pipe that just screams vintage, and specifically Norton. Love it!

See it here at 1:13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl6KQVq2OFw

Good luck with your build, and lets go already, been 24 hours at least.

Bongolia · 11-08-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by England-Kev

Now I know this is a twin, but it is as cool as cool can be......

Whats the story with that, Kev?

And I noticed a clean looking CS2 coming up with Bonhams on the 17/11:

http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/19292/lot/253/#

5-7K estimate. Don't know how original it is.

11-06-2011, 01:52 AM	#18
England-Kev ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Berkshire, England. Just off the Beaten Track! Oddometer: 2,556	Time for some inspiration __________________ http://kevindean.zenfolio.com/ http://motodelcurva.wordpress.com/ http://backstreetthunder.wordpress.com

11-06-2011, 02:04 AM	#19
England-Kev ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Berkshire, England. Just off the Beaten Track! Oddometer: 2,556	__________________ http://kevindean.zenfolio.com/ http://motodelcurva.wordpress.com/ http://backstreetthunder.wordpress.com

11-06-2011, 03:04 AM	#20
Bongolia stop acting Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Hong Kong Oddometer: 15,190	That's Beautiful, Kev. As we seem to have a bit of time to kill : I've developed an unhealthy obsession with older Nortons over the last couple of years (the singles, not the twins). Can you guys recommend a good dealer or source? __________________ A pariah on the farm

11-06-2011, 03:19 AM	#21
England-Kev ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Berkshire, England. Just off the Beaten Track! Oddometer: 2,556	Are you in the UK? do you want a bike or parts? __________________ http://kevindean.zenfolio.com/ http://motodelcurva.wordpress.com/ http://backstreetthunder.wordpress.com

11-06-2011, 08:56 AM	#23
anonny What could go wrong? Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Beautiful Revelstoke BC Oddometer: 4,956	Ohh oh my.... machismo at it's finest I love it and will tag along __________________ Kawasaki H1 build thread 71- 450 Honda CL re & re Just another pathetic sheep following the herd

11-07-2011, 09:47 AM	#24
England-Kev ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Berkshire, England. Just off the Beaten Track! Oddometer: 2,556	Ok first setback (and I have yet to have the frame turn up from Devon) the motor I had sourced has fallen through, the seller had offered it to someone else first, but he had not been in touch, until I said I would have it, then all of a sudden there he was. Oh well time to keep looking then... __________________ http://kevindean.zenfolio.com/ http://motodelcurva.wordpress.com/ http://backstreetthunder.wordpress.com

11-07-2011, 10:07 AM	#25
Airhead Wrangler More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,088	Next purchase should be a saddle so you can at least sit astride the thing, hold the imaginary handlebars and make motorcycle sounds with your voice. I know I'd need to do that in order to make it through a build as long as this ones going to be. You get an A+ in the "ambitious endeavors" category. Oh but you'd spell it "endevours", wouldn't you __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

11-07-2011, 10:54 AM	#26
England-Kev ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Berkshire, England. Just off the Beaten Track! Oddometer: 2,556	Now I know this is a twin, but it is as cool as cool can be...... __________________ http://kevindean.zenfolio.com/ http://motodelcurva.wordpress.com/ http://backstreetthunder.wordpress.com

11-07-2011, 11:59 AM	#27
Rob Farmer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire. England Oddometer: 3,733	I like that Kev

11-07-2011, 02:04 PM	#29
Speedo66 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Now Fairfield Co, CT Oddometer: 4,585	There's something about the rearward angle on a Norton Manx pipe that just screams vintage, and specifically Norton. Love it! See it here at 1:13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl6KQVq2OFw Good luck with your build, and lets go already, been 24 hours at least. __________________ '01 Kawasaki W650 '05 Yamaha XT225

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