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New member, could use a little advice.

Submitted by shane on Fri, 25/11/2016
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Hello everyone, I'm new around here and I'm looking for some advice about my Norton.

The old girl is in great shape for her age but could use a few bits and pieces to get her back on the road so how does the NOC spares system work and is it something I'm eligible to use?

Secondly, she's been in one of the family workshops for quite some time and hasn't been registered lately (the current tax disc says 1924). So is there any chance someone in the club could help with the verifcation forms for getting her registered again and with the original number plate.

Lastly, I've read on the website that the club has access to factory documents and I'd love to find out more information on the bike.

Thanks,

Shane

Submitted by john_holmes on Fri, 25/11/2016

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1924 would make it a single so you need the singles record officer

http://www.nortonownersclub.org/records-dating

You pay £12.50 in the NOC shop under Factory Records Singles

Records Services

The Norton Owners Club is on the DVLAList Of Vehicle Owners Clubs and recognised asbeing able to support applications forobtaining retained or age related registration numbers for Norton motorcycles. The Records Officer can also retrieve information about a machine from the Norton Factory Records, either confirming the identity of a Norton or providing a certificate showing the information about the machine.

Factory Record Certificate - Singles

The Club has copies of the Factory Records which can be used to check for matching engine and frame numbers on pre-war machines (on post-war machines the numbers are the same). This service can be very useful when buying a machine, in case any of the numbers have undergone tampering

Submitted by dan_field on Fri, 25/11/2016

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Hi Shane and welcome, if you are a club member you can buy spares online from this website, it's called the NOCShop on the menu on the the left of the screen, as is the section on records.

It's always good to use the search facility before asking a question, in all likelihood someone will have had the same problem in the past!

good luck and keep us posted, while it's a bit of a challenge to post a picture, we all want to see everyone else's bikes!

Dan

ps John replied while I was typing!

Submitted by shane on Sat, 26/11/2016

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Sorry it's a bit of a bad image but this is the bike where it is currently being stored. Its a bit dusty and could use some tidying up but it's complete with no rust whatsoever and only minor things to repair like the grips. It's one of the earlier flat tank models and (I'm not sure) might be an early 16H? I'm sure someone on here would know better than me.

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Submitted by shane on Sat, 26/11/2016

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Previously David Cooper wrote:

Hi Shane! Lucky man - let's see a picture, please! There aren't many early singles on the photo board above. A genuine 1924 tax disc will be a rarity. Hope you aren't tempted to change the number. And try and avoid sending the original to DVLA!

David

Hey David, I'm going to try and do it properly so I can retain the original number. My plan for this bike is to keep it as is and do the bare minimum to fix the various small issues. I don't want to ruin the originality by having it resprayed and everything which would be a shame considering how good condition it is in for it's age.

Submitted by shane on Sat, 26/11/2016

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Oh that's another of my other old veterans but unfortunately not in as good a condition, I believe it's a 1930 197cc Triumph X though records of these early low production triumphs is a little scarce. Im told that this is rare example though, having been produced in the German triumph factory before it was claimed by the Nazis for the war effort.

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Submitted by david_cooper on Sun, 27/11/2016

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If you are really lucky it might just go - after new oil, freeing up the clutch, servicing brakes and cleaning the carb properly (i.e. the pilot jets etc). The last owner looks like he was a keen type with what looks like a later, bigger and better front brake than it would have had out of the factory, plus isn't that a rubber saddle? All part of its history and the front brake should be good enough for the road and quite a bit better than the earliest type.

The mag should have a long life mica condensor but unfortunately it might have the early magnets which need keepers in place at all times. So at the least it is likely to need to be remagnetised and then not taken apart.

He was also prosperous enough to tax it for 12 months!

Submitted by shane on Sun, 27/11/2016

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The last owner was my great uncle who owned both bikes since the 30s, he and his brothers ran a country filling station and repair shop which is still in the family (that's where the bikes were discovered) so they were well maintained and period upgrades are fairly likely.

As for the repairs you suggest, I'm set up to do all but the remagnetising. How would I go about that?

Submitted by ian_macdougall on Sun, 27/11/2016

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Hi Shane

If the bikes are still in Northern Ireland there is a guy near Ballymena who can remagnetise magnetos.

Ian MacDougall

Submitted by shane on Sun, 27/11/2016

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Previously Ian MacDougall wrote:

Hi Shane

If the bikes are still in Northern Ireland there is a guy near Ballymena who can remagnetise magnetos.

Ian MacDougall

Theyve been moved out of the old garage since we dont like valuables in there where someone might break in but theyre still in the country. That's good news though, do you have a name or a number?

 


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