74 Commando Factory Production Race resto.....
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It was a one owner bike, now two....original owner had the dealer order and install the factory race equipment before he picked it up....he rode it for a dozen years, put 7k miles on it, put it on his porch in ‘88 and there it sat until last summer.....his son, knowing my involvement in vintage bikes, asked me to help him restore it, I told him of course I would. Well, a few months later he called and said it was way over his head, do I want the bike...so after thinking about it for oh, three seconds, I said I'll be over later...last fall.
So I spent the winter up to my neck in Norton.....I have all the original roadster parts as well, but I like it as a hot rod......
So I spent the winter up to my neck in Norton.....I have all the original roadster parts as well, but I like it as a hot rod......
It ain't a Norvil proddy racer if it ain't yella.. Just kidding. That is a really nice restoration.
That's the first one I have seen with an Endurance (long range) tank. Most have the usual Norvil low tank. I had forgotten how well British castings polish up compared to Japanese aluminum of that era.
Very nice.
That's the first one I have seen with an Endurance (long range) tank. Most have the usual Norvil low tank. I had forgotten how well British castings polish up compared to Japanese aluminum of that era.
Very nice.
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Very nice bike!
Totally cool bike!
