1962 650SS forks

January 1963 â Use of shop engine numbers ended as from 18SS 104979 Shop EN 2212.

Production of Standard and De-Luxe bikes ended.

1964 â 12 volt electrics and wider 7ââ fork yokes. Fork boots altered to allow original front brake to be retained. Chromed mudguards as standard.

January 1965 â Special batch of 50 Manxman to Berliner. Between engine numbers 111651 and 111850. Trim specification unknown.

2nd version of conrod with V section at big end. Engine 111920 on.

Clutch adjuster hole in primary outer case. Rear Gearbox top mounting tube now welded in place. This modification was officially introduced in 1965, from frame 111379. But it seems that by the time AMC notified Reynolds, they had already finished that monthâs batch of frames, to the previous specifications.

Rear chain and sprockets size increased from â x ? to â x â. From engine 111379.

Timing cover modified to allow vertical rev counter drive.

January 1963 â Use of shop engine numbers ended as from 18SS 104979 Shop EN 2212.

Production of Standard and De-Luxe bikes ended.

1964 â 12 volt electrics and wider 7ââ fork yokes. Fork boots altered to allow original front brake to be retained. Chromed mudguards as standard.

January 1965 â Special batch of 50 Manxman to Berliner. Between engine numbers 111651 and 111850. Trim specification unknown.

2nd version of conrod with V section at big end. Engine 111920 on.

Clutch adjuster hole in primary outer case. Rear Gearbox top mounting tube now welded in place. This modification was officially introduced in 1965, from frame 111379. But it seems that by the time AMC notified Reynolds, they had already finished that monthâs batch of frames, to the previous specifications.

Rear chain and sprockets size increased from â x ? to â x â. From engine 111379.

Timing cover modified to allow vertical rev counter drive.

well phil its all well giving all this very good information , but still does not answer the real question, the 1962 machines had a 7 inch yokes so the narrowess point would be 6.1/2 inch, so you have a 1/4 inch ether side clearance , So you could have the later type mudgurds or a after makets ones witch are based on the later type mudguards, and the last 50 batch of so called Manxman's did not look any thing like the first ones did, and more like the late 650SS and Mercury, models and they were Not hand built in Bracebridge street witch make a big diffrence, more like knocked out at Plumstead parts bin specials by 1965 it was all falling apart by then and in 1966 they went bust, only too be bought up by managnezes Bronze , and Dennis Poor , and became Norton villiers , then messed about by two governments, and forced to unite to form one big motorcycle company NVT , but the Triumph lads would not play ball , and had a sit in then it all collaped only to be left with the rotary at Sheenton and by 1989 its went the way of the dodo and Norton name then went dark and unheard of for some time, untill it poped up for air under march motors , USA, and the Nemiess and other concepts on the drawing board that came too nothing,

there is was going in the right derection , with the V8 and V6 . real modern motorcycles , and then we jump back to the Commando concept, designed by engineering Students in California institute of engineering . and that were we are now, So were did it all go wrong, !! yours anna j

Previously Phil Hannam wrote:

January 1963 â Use of shop engine numbers ended as from 18SS 104979 Shop EN 2212.

Production of Standard and De-Luxe bikes ended.

1964 â 12 volt electrics and wider 7ââ fork yokes. Fork boots altered to allow original front brake to be retained. Chromed mudguards as standard.

January 1965 â Special batch of 50 Manxman to Berliner. Between engine numbers 111651 and 111850. Trim specification unknown.

2nd version of conrod with V section at big end. Engine 111920 on.

Clutch adjuster hole in primary outer case. Rear Gearbox top mounting tube now welded in place. This modification was officially introduced in 1965, from frame 111379. But it seems that by the time AMC notified Reynolds, they had already finished that monthâs batch of frames, to the previous specifications.

Rear chain and sprockets size increased from â x ? to â x â. From engine 111379.

Timing cover modified to allow vertical rev counter drive.

well phil its all well giving all this very good information , but still does not answer the real question, the 1962 machines had a 7 inch yokes so the narrowess point would be 6.1/2 inch, so you have a 1/4 inch ether side clearance , So you could have the later type mudgurds or a after makets ones witch are based on the later type mudguards, and the last 50 batch of so called Manxman's did not look any thing like the first ones did, and more like the late 650SS and Mercury, models and they were Not hand built in Bracebridge street witch make a big diffrence, more like knocked out at Plumstead parts bin specials by 1965 it was all falling apart by then and in 1966 they went bust, only too be bought up by managnezes Bronze , and Dennis Poor , and became Norton villiers , then messed about by two governments, and forced to unite to form one big motorcycle company NVT , but the Triumph lads would not play ball , and had a sit in then it all collaped only to be left with the rotary at Sheenton and by 1989 its went the way of the dodo and Norton name then went dark and unheard of for some time, untill it poped up for air under march motors , USA, and the Nemiess and other concepts on the drawing board that came too nothing,

there is was going in the right derection , with the V8 and V6 . real modern motorcycles , and then we jump back to the Commando concept, designed by engineering Students in California institute of engineering . and that were we are now, So were did it all go wrong, !! yours anna j

Hello well I forgotten the 1964/5 quick detachable cylinder heads made by Plumbstead so you can decoke your cylinder head on a sunday morning,

Yours Anna J