MANX NORTON MOTORCYCLE 1949 DOHC 500CC D11M

TURN UP THE VOLUME - THIS BIKE SOUNDS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A 1949 DOHC MANX NORTON 500CC D11M RACING BIKE

[@ohhhhshag]

im 17 with norton on the brain and in in the blood and thats the best bike that ive ever seen

[@taffwales]

Stunning bike,it looks fantastic but then you hear the exhaust note and it does'nt matter what it looks like!!

[@EricHeffner]

Your bike Is a work of art buddy, you should be so proud

[@scott701]

That is a beautiful machine. I'm fortunate enough to have 1939 Norton Manx Grand Prix which is similar to yours except that my bike has webb-type girder forks and a SOHC engine.When I think of fellows like Harold Daniels and Artie Bell lapping the Isle of Man on these old 'garden gate' Nortons at over 90mph, I realise they were braver than I'll ever be!! Good on yer, mate, and thanks for sharing your bike.

[@dxr1jockey]

this bike should be at scarbrough ripping round oliver's mount at the gold cup race's, beautiful machine but they sound so much better flat chat, the sound then is truly incredible.......awsome bike pal.

[@maggieb62]

Thanks for the comment - sounds like you have a great machine also. We forgot to mention in our description, this is quite a rare Manx - in 1949 Norton manufactured only 23 of the 500cc with DOHC and this is one of them - the best part about this one is it's still all original, has never been tampered with. It is also No. 1 of the 23 manufactured as advised by the Norton Owners Club a few years ago. Regards

[@JohnnyMarts]

Look's great, sounds awesome.... Manx Norton is defenitely a winner!!

[@krustybiker]

I bet the neighbours love him! Open megaphone!!! But he should get it where it belongs, o a road or a track.

[@Nordjyden9000]

I owned a Velocette way back as my first road racing bike. I was very good for learning, if you made a mistake the reply was instant and generally it hurt. It was a 1958 500cc, with modified cams e.t.c and gave 50HP, same as the Manx Norton, but it didn't have the featherbed frame. It also had the same illness as this one, nothing works at under 2000 revs. Later came the Yamahas. Nothing works at under 9000 revs, and the crankshaft leaves the engine in two pieces over 12.500.

[@Whiter00m]

This IS automotive history of the third kind! .................and i like your riding boots

[@tonywarb]

lovely!

[@umiskivinick]

you should bring it along to the "Little River TT reunion" on Sunday June 22nd. little river is between Melbourne and Geelong near the You Yang mountains.

[@maggieb62]

Hi - You are wrong with your comment that the Manx is not DOHC. The Norton Owners Club in England knows about our bike, we sent them the Chassis & Engine Number and their records proved that this very Bike is in-fact, No.1 of 23 manufactured in 1949 with DOHC, this Manx is the very 1st Production DOHC NORTON to be manuf in 1949. I've fully restored the bike & engine & had the engine completely apart, checking everything. It has a DOHC Magnesium Cam Box, the Cams are directly above the valves.

[@gujit]

WOW its huge!! and that soundtrack is amazing!! loving the dog getting scared at 3:52

[@VintageTechFan]

Don't only rev it in the garden... DRIVE it :D

[@maggieb62]

Thanks for your comment - Yes I did restore the Manx back in 1992 - since then it has had a lot of miles put on it at Historic Race Events, but the pipe will never turn blue if it's tuned right like this one is - thanks mate for your comments !

[@WindOnMyWings]

The bike and the sound are great. FUNNY particular: in the end when the bike is taken in, the dog runs away scared!! ahah

[@maggieb62]

thanks mate for the comment - we think so too!!! regards !

[@ravaspanzaa]

What a beauty!

[@WindOnMyWings]

The bike and the sound are great. FUNNY particular: in the end when the bike is taken in, the dog runs away!! ahah

[@dirtyjew1974]

this bike is pretty frigging sweet!

[@mtx80cr80]

Ah ok sorry, you´r right i thougt the bar outside was from a downside camshaft the leverbar, but actually it is the axle for the DOHC, very interesting system i never saw that before. Its a very valueful bike.Enjoy it.

[@Engon1967]

Sounds good, but please put a ride video... shame you don´t show it on the road at full speed....

[@maggieb62]

Hi - It stopped idling because I forgot to turn the fuel on. It's not really the type of bike you would go and get your groceries on, it would get rather annoying if the bike were to stop because it has no kick starter and you'd have to jump off it all the time to push start it. Another bad point about it - it's got no headlights - you'd wonder why Norton would make a bike with no kick starter and no headlight, But I suppose I'll just have to put up with it. Maybe I should get a Vespa?

[@forzamonte83]

I LOVE !!!!!!!!!!

[@doktorlindblood]

lovely one

[@umiskivinick]

beautiful mate, bring it to the LITTLE RIVER TT REUNION SUNDAY 22 JUNE 2008 -- it's between Geelong and Melbourne, where about's are you in aus?

[@maggieb62]

Thanks for that Tony !!!

[@devstube]

The most beautiful noise Ive ever heard! Take a look at my vids. My 350 Triumph single has been ported and compression upped and a megaphone fitted.Sounds great but not like the real McCoy!Thanks for posting

[@dm21415]

beautiful bike. i must say its one of my favorite brit bikes of all time. if you restored it, great job, but its not complete until you put some miles on it and get that pipe to turn blue. btw... you really should wear shoes. seeing your foot right next to that open clutch and centerstand worried me a little

[@Nordjyden9000]

@CrockettRockett88 It's a race bike. The valvetiming and carb-settings is extreme and nothing works at under 2000 revs.

[@compprufus]

Hey there, is it possible to get that incredible sound from later models of Norton? Well, actually my father always talked about Norton he heard in his childhood (it was too fast) :D and I think, I found it.

[@dianeandwilson]

amazing bike,does it still go on parades ect,was it raced in the i.o.m.,once again brilliant thanks for sharing your bike with us all,regards russell....

[@mtx80cr80]

Very nice bike and awesome sound, but its not DOHC, you can see the lever bar outside... on the right side.

[@Mrbenggo]

I used to have a Vellocete KTT that sounded like this

[@rookieasif]

beauty

[@deathcube35]

My cat is namned Norton, after the motorcycles :D

[@milkovichplus]

That's for sure. My SR500 sounds 1% as good as the real deal.

[@devstube]

What a glorious noise indeed!! Please see my vids--my 1942 Triumph 350 single has been ported slightly,compression raised,close ratio box fitted and has a megaphone. Sounds great but yours is the real McCoy! Thanks for posting.

[@jaratt85]

@maggieb62 its a race bike, plain and simple

[@mivec25]

god that's beautiful bike. how much are these worth, like 40000 aud i'm guessing

[@elliotsilver]

how much should these bikes go for?

[@maggieb62]

Thanks bob4166 - they do rule too!!!!!!

[@devstube]

What a lovely noise!! Please see my vids--1942Triumph 350 single. Upped the compression, ported,improved crankcase breathing,close ratio box and a Megaphone. Sounds great but yours is the real McCoy! Thanks for posting.

[@stimpy451]

bike costs so much you had to sell your shoes?