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1962 Manx Norton, an autojumble and eBay special!
Vintage Motorcycle RacingWell I know I am. A three week build - 1962 Norton Manx 30m 500cc. From parts to running, including most of the painting too. Wheels had been built previously! Crank rebuilt and ready to start "fitting". Bottom end together New old stock cylinder vapour blasted and ready to fit, piston...- 5
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Just a few photos - it’s another manx from 1953 and one I’ve recently completed
Vintage Motorcycle Racing1953 this one. Delivered to Joe Potts who prepared it to George Brown (later better known for riding Vincent engined Nero and Supernero). George rode it in the 53TT but DNF’d after being taken out by a works Gilera (if you are going to crash best do it in style!). Later ridden by Bob...- 4
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Yamaha 3 Cylinder Stroker - Ted Broad / Barry Ditchburn
Vintage Motorcycle RacingThe Broad Yamaha 3 cylinder Monocoque I posted a few pictures of this bike some months ago under a different thread and over the following few days I was asked to post more photos, I was asked about the bikes spec and then to create a separate thread for the build. So I thought on it and...- 16
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Amateur Manx 40M preparation
Vintage Motorcycle RacingStarting a thread about my -59 Manx. Should never had bought it 3 years ago, if it had not been raced quite successfully by a friend of mine. We used to ride together on our road Nortons, he on an Atlas and I had a Dommi 99. Learnt a lot from him about race lines and how to stay alive on public...- 126
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