I'm certainly no expert when it comes to Nortons, but is that really a 500t in the picture, it's got rear shocks and the pipe is on the left? Does anyone know anything about this bike or have the owners details?
cheers Dan
Dan: What issue are you re…
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That's the one that was a…
That's the one that was at Telford, it had a modern bespoke frame, and a neat small Mahle oil filter. A lot of work has gone into it for pre 65 trials, never found the owner to talk about it but did fine a couple of NOC members!
just bought a copy of the mag, but from the printers for less than the eBay listing.
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The bike in March's Roadh…
The bike in March's Roadholder is indeed a 500T. During the 1950s an Edinburgh Motorcycle dealer called Eddie Tasker carried out a swinging arm conversion to a number of rigid Norton frames, this being one of them. I'm hoping to write an article on Eddie for a future magazine and will cover this.
Not sure when the exhaust was changed. We did have the bike on the Edinburgh stand at the Scottish MC Show 2 years ago where Ernie Page, a well known Scottish Trials, motocross and ISDT rider of some years ago, gave us a fair bit of the bikes history as he had ridden it in competition.
I almost bought the bike in the late 1960's but as a student I couldn't afford the £25 asking price. Just as well really as the person trying to sell it turned out not to be the owner. The bike was in the ownership of an ex-Edinburgh Branch member, Dougie Wilson who sold it on to current member, Dave Allan a few years ago.
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Thanks Dougie Very interes…
Thanks Dougie
Very interesting! I'd like to see it shame it's the other end of the country! That wasn't the bike that was on eBay a couple of months ago was it? Any chance of any more detailed photos?
Cheers Dan
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Dan:
What issue are you referring to?
March?