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Was looking back through some of the responses to my earlier posts, and saw this again.  I realize that dealers would do what it took to sell bikes, but I have to wonder if this swap was condoned by Norton. That's a 3" change from stock which I, and I would guess others, would consider significant. I'd guess Norton didn't even know dealers were doing such swaps, let alone, condone them. I'm no engineer or expert, but I've had and ridden many bikes, and done much research and work on them and in my opion, getting away from the factory tire/wheel size and steering and frame geometry doesn't in most cases improve the handling of the bike, and more than likely, if anything is detrimental. I do also realize that the "fatty tire" contributed to the chopper look of that time period and that's what Norton was trying to capitalize on when they were building this model. Just wondering out loud here.