Classic Motorcycle A Z the letter N

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bikerdood1100

Күн бұрын

This time it's the letter N, so thats classics from Norton to Norman

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@janndate92 4 ай бұрын

Love your videos. Stress free and informative viewing. Betty than the telly. Thank you!

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

Thanks wouldn’t be better if the TV actually covered bikes properly of course

@rickh8380 4 ай бұрын

Another great collection of bikes. I could see myself owning anyone of those bikes. Thanks for sharing. Ride safe guys and gals. Cheers from the States.

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

👍

@GarnetNewfree 4 ай бұрын

The exhausts on the NUT look the business, great show thanks for your efforts 👍

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

Very true And thanks

@rustyturner431 4 ай бұрын

Ah, now you're next ot my heart...NORTON!! I have an 850 Commando ('73 model) thaat I bought new in the box from a shop that was closing. My daughter and I are the only people who've ever ridden it; I agreed to let her ride it if she could start it. I showed her the drill and damn if she didn't start it on one kick! Good girl...who's 50 now. Still love the bike, but I've made quite a few changes: Akront rims, Brembo brakes, Bower ignition, Lectron carburetor (replacing the Mikuni that replaced the Amals), 880cc barrels, high-torque cams, cases surfaced (NO oil leaks), bottom end upgraded, Quaife gearset, carbon fibre fenders (and supports) and seat pan, Corbin gunfighter seat, slightly rearset pegs, 2-into-1 exhaust (in polished titanium). But it still looks stock, has tons of ground clearance, and I can sneak up on those youngsters and their 500+ pound gizmos festooned with electronic gremlins. Pisses them off, that does...old bald man with his knees tucked tight ala Mike-the-Bike, beard flying, disappearing up the road... My darling daughter gets it when I'm gone...just not too soon! I also still have my ex-Duke Manx 500 with slightly different cases (still magnesium); that one is properly restored with all-NOS parts (only took 20 years - 1975-1995...not sure you could do that now and stay NOS). Great video!

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

Not very standard but no doubt very nice

@rustyturner431 4 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 No, not "standard", but everything I've done to it has made it smoother, faster, better handling (I also replaced the springs/dampers and upgraded the forks to Cerianis) and lighter (just under 400 pounds)...and it still LOOKS stock, almost!

@chrisweeks6973 4 ай бұрын

Always liked the Norton, though I never owned one. Ironic that, given that almost 60 years ago I lived quite close to Bracebridge Street.

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

Life can be strange that way

@Mike40M 4 ай бұрын

As usual an interesting video. Just a correction. The AMC gearbox is internally the same design as earlier Norton gearboxes. And introduced in -56. When Nortons was still built at Bracebridge Street, Birmingham.

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

Well same basic design but better than the Dolls head no doubt

@Mike40M 4 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 The Dolls head can withstand lots of abuse used in JAP speedway or Manx engined 500cc formula 3 race cars. Though I prefer the shorter gear lever travel of later Norton gearboxes. The laydown gearbox was used in the Manx even after introduction of the AMC gearbox.

@mervynprice7009 4 ай бұрын

What has happened to New Hudson, Please, they were one of the older manufacturers & finished up making the lion share of Auto Cycles using the Villiers Junior deluxe & F2 engines?

@bikerdood1100 4 ай бұрын

Well later Hudson was taken over by BSA who used it for the well known Autocycles after the war Although there was much talk of an expanded range it unfortunately never happened

@mervynprice7009 4 ай бұрын

@@bikerdood1100 Around 24,000 New Hudson Autocycles were made. Not a huge number, but during the war years the Autocycle was one of the few motorcycles produced for the public. In addition, AMC had the Frany B & the Norman, The AJS & the Matchless. Yet you will not include BSA who built the Villiers engined New Hudson because they would never use BSA on a Villiers engined motorcycle. So they Badge engineered it from 1940 to 1957, would that be 18 years? (end of1939- end of1957) With the spares market & start up time, definitely even more, I would suggest well in excess of 20 years. A long time to forget about a machine of such importance.