Short Roadholder Sliders

Paul, just to add to that they are "below the bulge" on my 1960 99, Dan

Somewhere between 1955 and 1959 as I had bikes from both years. The older ones were higher.

On page 6 of "Norton Twin Restoration" there is a picture of John Surtees on a 1955 88. It has the fender boss at the bottom of the bulge. Then on page 136 there is a photo of Vic Willoughby on a 1956 99 with the fender attachment about an inch lower.

The attachment, Early Roadholder Forks which is in Word 2000, has some useful info about post-war Norton Forks. This comes from the Peter Roydhouse Notes and may answer some of the above questions.

Let me know if it does not open in a reasonably clear format.

The photos show some early and later types of Fork Slider.

My father had a 1949 Inter with the late LongRoadholder legs, ie mudguard bridge lugs at 90 degrees to the fork leg. It fits with Phil Hannam's list.

My understanding is that the lug moved down around 1/2" in 1960, perhaps at the same time as the fork yokes were widened.

Just because a bike is fitted with a slider of a particular type does not mean it came from the factory that way.... Be cautious of evidence in photos. For example, when was the photo of Vic Willoughby taken on that 1956 bike? if it was taken in the early '60s, the sliders may be replacements .

Paul

Previously Phil Hannam wrote:

The attachment, Early Roadholder Forks which is in Word 2000, has some useful info about post-war Norton Forks. This comes from the Peter Roydhouse Notes and may answer some of the above questions.

Let me know if it does not open in a reasonably clear format.

The photos show some early and later types of Fork Slider.

Previously paul_standeven wrote:

For example, when was the photo of Vic Willoughby taken on that 1956 bike? if it was taken in the early '60s, the sliders may be replacements .

Paul

There is no point in testing a bike other than when it is about to go on sale.