1972 Norton Fastback on 2040-motos
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Overview Major rebuild completed by recognized San Diego British iron expert and collector, Wade Douglas. Wade's bikes have appeared on the cover of British motorcycle magazines; one of which now sits in the 47th floor window of an office building in Tokyo as a show piece. When I bought it restoration was complete but bike had not been started. I commissioned GP Motorcycles of San Diego to do complete assessment of bike as is, followed by startup and initial ride to establish any further issues. Despite a meticulous job of restoration, there were a number of issues found e.g. non matching carburetors, ozone crack in new tire from sitting, leaking oil line to head, clutch sticky, chain too tight when rider sitting on it, turn signal not working properly, front brake a bit squishy etc. The engine ran quiet as expected. Since my intentions were to ride this bike hard and fast on Oregon back roads, I wanted it perfect and reliable and fast. So what followed was considerable more investment to raise the quality/performance standard. Yet, despite all the intentions and work, I have never ridden the bike out of the garage. Rebuild details
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Mon, 02 Dec 2013The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, visited Britain’s largest motorcycle show, Motorcycle Live, at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham. The visit saw the Duke astride numerous motorcycle models including UK icons Norton and Triumph as well as a Ducati 1199 Superleggera (one of the few men able to afford the $70,000 rarity). During his visit Prince William enjoyed a display of off-road riding – one of nine opportunities for visitors to ride at Motorcycle Live, eight of which are inside the halls of the NEC. He also met Dean Linehan, exhibitions director of MCI Exhibitions, the company that organizes the annual motorcycle exhibition.
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Fri, 11 Oct 2013On October 20, Bonhams will be auctioning off a collection of original illustrations by Bruce Smith from the 1960s and 1970s. Each one will be signed by Smith on heavy cartridge paper. The collection is comprised of cutaway illustrations of a 1963 Royal Enfield Interceptor 750cc, Chris Vincent’s 1964 BSA 650cc A65 Race Outfit, and a 1966 Greeves Racer, the largest of this series being 45cm x 62cm.
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Tue, 17 Nov 2020In addition to the release of V4 and Commando models, the British plan to expand their lineup. The Norton V4 and Commando motorcycles, presented to the public in 2018, will not start rolling off the assembly line until the end of 2021. This is primarily due to the fact that Norton, owned by the Indian company TVS, is currently busy transferring production from Donnington Hall to Solihull.
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