Craig

Could be a slimline or wideline by now, the frame number will clear things up.

Lucky you! I wish someone would hand me one - wide or slim line, I'm easy.......

Previously ian_soady wrote:

Lucky you! I wish someone would hand me one - wide or slim line, I'm easy.......

Iain:

I'll 'hand' you my1960 600cc slim line 99, but, you have to 'hand' me £8k first

If you look at https://andover-norton.co.uk/en/shop-drawings/12

009 is a slimline. 010 is a wideline.

Slimline upper frame tubes much narrower in the middle. Also note the different mounting lugs for shocks. A wideline is (in my opinion) more goodlooking but the slimline is a more comfortable ride.

If it has matching frame and engine numbers, you have a slimline.

Might still be a slimline if they are not matching, Mikael.

A photo from Craig is all we need.

Hi Craig, There are a lot of well informed old timers on this site and if you post some good fotos (both sides and above ) you will get plenty of information back from the rivet counters which should help you in your quest for orriginality.

Craig, the obvious thing with a Wideline is that the top frame tubes are basically parallel and the Slimline has the top tubes narrowed in under the back of the tank, therefore making it more comfortable. The picture shows a Slimline frame. Phil.

Previously philip_ham wrote:

Craig, the obvious thing with a Wideline is that the top frame tubes are basically parallel and the Slimline has the top tubes narrowed in under the back of the tank, therefore making it more comfortable. The picture shows a Slimline frame. Phil.

Hello, Witch all 650s were fitted into a slimline frame from November 7th 1960 the first one has been found in Chicago, these first batch of 330 was exported from Liverpool to New Jersey on the 13thof January 1961 and docked in New Jersey by the 23rd of January1961 the USA dealer was Joe Berliner motors of New Jersey, If you want to know your build date the Factory records will not give this, has all factory records have the dispatchdate, To find your build date is stamp marked on the frame . on the top LUG for the Head steady across the top edge, Its Stamped in very small Numbers and Letters, Like my Norton Manxman 650, states M/12/60 . this is how its stamped marked, yours Anna J Dixon