Friday, July 11, 2008
While I'm the Velobanjogent, and the Velo in the name indicates, yes I'll admit it, a passion for Velocette, I like most other older motorcycles, so here are some Norton ones of interest, more to follow in a future blog...
Yes that's me on the 350 Manx, which I borrowed from Dennis Fry in 1980s and used in the Vintage race at the Bathurst circuit, west of
Sydney. 8200 on the clock down the 1¼ mile straight in top and they handle great... but judging by the lack of interest in the expression on friend John Herrick's face, he wasn't impressed with the yarn I was spinning....
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The badly knocked about Norton, unsure of the date, but it was in the IOM TT races and the crash occured on the mountain.
When..anybody's guess, likely in 1930s.
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Labels: Norton pics..
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