Norvin Photos?? - Page 3

England-Kev · 02-16-2013, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by drhach

I'm far from being an expert on the featherbed or the Vincent. But, just from a design perspective, the Vincent seems to be the better of the two. So, why put a Vincent engine in a Norton frame? I don't get it. It seems like you would lose on that deal. Is it one of those "because it was there" things?

Vincent stopped production sometime around 1955, Tom Somerton who built the Viscounts, having amassed a huge amount of Vincent spares, decided to use them. Combining newly built Black Shadow engines, and available Manx Norton racing frames, so yes, because it was there. The best powerplant of the age, with undeniably the best racing frame built.

Rob Farmer · 02-16-2013, 01:27 AM

A bit to much bling for my taste and clearly hasn't been ridden.

Rob Farmer · 02-16-2013, 01:41 AM

The BMW frame is nothing like a Featherbed frame.

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Originally Posted by Hawk Medicine

Yes and thats exactly why BMW copied it!

motu · 02-16-2013, 02:36 AM

They have the steering head and seat subframe at opposite ends, but otherwise I can see the similarities.

chasbmw · 02-19-2013, 09:26 AM

Another Godet vincent seen at the recent Bristol show.

Looks like it marks its spot!

Rob Farmer · 02-19-2013, 10:35 AM

This was at one of our local shows a couple of years ago. Not sure what the frame is though

Airhead Wrangler · 02-19-2013, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chasbmw

The clip-on ape hangers are... uh... interesting

chasbmw · 02-19-2013, 01:30 PM

In real life the bars did not look too high......the bike did look as if it was used properly

Prmurat · 02-19-2013, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

The clip-on ape hangers are... uh... interesting

mmmm....nice ! exactly what I need with my screwed arm...

Airhead Wrangler · 02-19-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by chasbmw

In real life the bars did not look too high......the bike did look as if it was used properly

Yeah, I'd just never seen clip-on bars that high. The whole point of clip ons is to allow bars lower than the top triple with risers would allow.

Prmurat · 02-19-2013, 05:48 PM

The Ceriani used by Godet have triple trees with no handlebar fixations; reason why of the swan neck clip ons.... Wonder if the owner did these ones himself as I cannot find them anywhere (maybe V7S??).

Speedo66 · 02-20-2013, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Benjamin M

Definitely one of the nicest exhaust systems I've seen. Looks like lots of work to make a pipe that can't have much application.

blaine.hale · 02-20-2013, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

Yeah, I'd just never seen clip-on bars that high. The whole point of clip ons is to allow bars lower than the top triple with risers would allow.

A lot of Bultacos came that way. My Matador did.

Dirt trackers loved it because they could angle one bar to any position that suited them.

02-16-2013, 01:27 AM	#32
Rob Farmer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire. England Oddometer: 3,733	A bit to much bling for my taste and clearly hasn't been ridden. Rob Farmer screwed with this post 02-16-2013 at 01:33 AM

02-19-2013, 09:26 AM	#35
chasbmw Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Bath Uk Oddometer: 997	Another Godet vincent seen at the recent Bristol show. Looks like it marks its spot! __________________ Charles http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps6e61ae2e.jpg R90s 1070 replica, R90/6 1971 Commando Fastback

02-19-2013, 01:30 PM	#38
chasbmw Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Bath Uk Oddometer: 997	In real life the bars did not look too high......the bike did look as if it was used properly __________________ Charles http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps6e61ae2e.jpg R90s 1070 replica, R90/6 1971 Commando Fastback

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02-16-2013, 02:36 AM	#34
motu Loose Pre Unit Joined: Dec 2001 Location: New Zealand Oddometer: 3,948	They have the steering head and seat subframe at opposite ends, but otherwise I can see the similarities.

02-19-2013, 10:35 AM	#36
Rob Farmer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2002 Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire. England Oddometer: 3,733	This was at one of our local shows a couple of years ago. Not sure what the frame is though

02-19-2013, 05:48 PM	#41
Prmurat Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA Oddometer: 381	The Ceriani used by Godet have triple trees with no handlebar fixations; reason why of the swan neck clip ons.... Wonder if the owner did these ones himself as I cannot find them anywhere (maybe V7S??).