Painting the 99SS

The bike would have gone to the painters some time ago except the paint codes from the NOC site (Dove and Polychromatic Grey) simply aren't known on this side of the Atlantic (Canada) so I've had to order paint from RS paints that my painter will match. The cost of shipping.... Anyway, there seems no point to repainting the inner primary cover, it will never show, or will it? The bike is now in pieces and I can't remember whether any of it did when it was together and it's the only one I know of around here - but I'm wondering what colour it was painted originally? Does anyone know? The one I have is black.

thanks, Bruce

Hello some export bikes were not in the colour in the brocure , or the same has british bikes , some were in black and Dove grey is more a off white, and Some wre in blue and dove grey or red and dove grey , RS paint do not have the correct Colour for Nortons i found most are well out of match, where has Nu-again paints will match your own colour,

Previously anna jeannette Dixon wrote:

Previously Bruce Mitchell wrote:

The bike would have gone to the painters some time ago except the paint codes from the NOC site (Dove and Polychromatic Grey) simply aren't known on this side of the Atlantic (Canada) so I've had to order paint from RS paints that my painter will match. The cost of shipping.... Anyway, there seems no point to repainting the inner primary cover, it will never show, or will it? The bike is now in pieces and I can't remember whether any of it did when it was together and it's the only one I know of around here - but I'm wondering what colour it was painted originally? Does anyone know? The one I have is black.

thanks, Bruce

Hello some export bikes were not in the colour in the brocure , or the same has british bikes , some were in black and Dove grey is more a off white, and Some wre in blue and dove grey or red and dove grey , RS paint do not have the correct Colour for Nortons i found most are well out of match, where has Nu-again paints will match your own colour,

I don't believe the 99SS was ever imported here, mine was brought over by it's owner years ago. Well I'm hoping the RS colours will do, I don't want to spring for additional paint from someone else. It cost quite a bit to ship even a small qantity.Hello well they did send them along with the Norton Manxman 650 have you seen one of these there rare now not many around , the 650 standard and 650 De-luxe was sent to east bloc countrys that why you do not see many in its home country has for 99ss it had the 650 manxman Crankcases the Camshaft has well has the valve train , and they built well over 600 of them , I had one years ago but a father sold wile I was in Japan working, I was not best pleased when I got back home !! it was a nice powerful 600 twin and I do not think a 650 would leave them far behind, there a very good Norton Twin like all early twins picture below its not a de-lux model 88. its a de-luxe model 99 someone got the models mixed up yours Anna J