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The Irish National Motorcycle Rally
A fine selection of cammy Nortons-JdK- We did The Irish National Motorcycle Rally last week and a lot of fun we had! It was great to ride four cammy Nortons through this landscape. We did 950 miles in...
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Sturmey Archer Parts and Instructions 1916
Click this link for the booklet-SG- Pre-1920 Nortons with the Sturmey Archer CS gear box fitted are pretty thin on the ground but I thought it worth copying the relevant booklet which was printed in...
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c1916 Model 9 Norton
-JdK- Martin sent these pics of what probably is a c1916 Model 9 Norton. Martin: "I have today been sent some nice original pics of an early belt drive Norton. These were given to a friend of mine by a...
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The 1907 Fowler Norton fake - display details!
-SG- I almost hesitate to send in anything further on this subject following the earlier postings but I have just received from Alan a photo of the present notice in the National Motorcycle Museum to...
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Tank repairs
-SG- Juris has been in touch from Latvia and asks if anyone has a Moore CS1 upper bevel cover to swop for his spare early Carroll version - see photo above.He also reports on essential surgery to his...
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More rubbish from the National Motorcycle Museum
-SG- A further gem at the National Motorcycle Museum - this time labelled as a 1924 600cc Racer and kindly photographed by Alan. As can be seen the bike is quite a tidy flat tanker in what one could...
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1929 Model 16H Norton
-JdK- Ian in the UK sent in these very nice pics; the bike is a 1929 Model 16H Norton and apparently still quite new when the photo was taken.Ian: "These two photographs were among a bunch of family...
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1926 Model 18 Norton
-SG- Alan has sent in a few photos of a really quite original Model 18 of 1926 vintage which definitely falls into the 'use 'em' category. Colin, the current owner, tells me it was sprinted in the...
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Maurice Cann, 1937 Model 40 Norton
-Dennis- Looking through some of my photos I came across this Fox Photo. Text says: "Maurice Cann (Norton) winner of the Junior MGP on Tuesday won the Senior MGP yesterday, Sept. 10th 1937. Sir...
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Norton - By Jim Sheldon
Click this link for the PDF-SG- Aberdonian Jim Sheldon was an early and enthusiastic member of the VMCC in UK, who died in the early sixties. He is perhaps best known these days for his slim but useful...
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1920s Sturmey Archer gearchange - For sale
-JdK- Adrian in the UK has decided to sell his 'new old stock condition' Sturmey Archer gearchange unit 'as is'. It is a CS gearchange as used on 3 speed flat tank Nortons from about 1920 to 1928. The...
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1932 Model 30/CS1 Norton
-JdK- An email from Ian in the UK:"I bought a 1951 ES2 (in bits) of a man named John in Leamington Spa some 5 years ago. Next to it was a 1949 Inter that he would not sell as it had been his father's...
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The book about Niels' bike
-JdK- Niels completed his book on the Garden Gate Manx! Contact him on newstep3D@gmail.com to order a copy.
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1922 Norton advert
-SG- Here's a scan from Alan of the November 1922 Norton advert from Motor Cycle - the first year that the 490cc OHV model was exhibited. Although the image is very small, note the tiny front brake...
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1906 V-twin Nortons
-JdK- Supposedly three 1906 Nortons. Note the color of the tank of the Norton on the left.
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For sale - vintage Norton parts
-JdK- Karl-Olof in Sweden is selling vintage Norton parts. These are spares that were stored since the 1980s.note: CS gearbox is sold alreadyNote: some parts in the pics were sold already (to me). Look...
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Vintage Norton parts and motorcycles for sale
-JdK- George is selling lots of Norton spares and motorcycles, including the Model 18 above; please contact him via his website to enquire.
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c1925 Model 16H Norton
-JdK- Rich sent these pictures of a c1925 Model 16H Norton. YL6151 was issued between July and November 1925 by London C.C.. Unusually, it is fitted with Webb front forks - considered more sporting...
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c1927 Model 18 Norton
-JdK- This photo was sent by Brendan in Victoria BC, Canada. Brendan's father recently found this photograph of his father Arthur McAreavy, likely taken in Belfast around 1928.The registration was...
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1907 Norton V-twin - For sale
-JdK- For sale on Prewarcar.com; a 1907 Norton. It looks surprisingly good though any buyer should do his homework and have a very close look at all details and period pictures before making the...
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