1972 Norton Barn find

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Just when I found a Norton to hot rod, as Greg says "nice and crusty", but the numbers match! Built in Oct 1972 it has a RH6 head 32 mm Amals and very close fins between barrel and head, also right hand disc break. Serial # 220272 See pics. Is it anything special that I should "restore" needs lots of parts or go ahead and hot rod? 1972 Norton Barn find1972 Norton Barn find1972 Norton Barn find
 
Inclined stamping looks amateur sketchy... cases replaced?
Or were they all like that?
 
Mine was a ‘72 , running kind of when it came to me , was a long resto while still riding to work , did internals during winter months , if you have the space , if engine turns over … why not ?
 
mean gene said:
Built in Oct 1972 it has a RH6 head 32 mm Amals and very close fins between barrel and head, also right hand disc break. Serial # 220272. Is it anything special that I should "restore" needs lots of parts or go ahead and hot rod?
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It's a standard 750 MkV Roadster with the high-compression (but not as high as the Combat) RH6 cylinder head and 32mm carbs, therefore nothing particularly special.
 
EstuaryBoy said:
'therefore nothing particularly special..'

Heresy!!!!!!

(On the naughty step at least)
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:)
What I meant was it would be one of several hundred of the same and not a particularly unique or sought-after model of Commando. ;)
 
EstuaryBoy said:
Mind you, as the: 'End of the line' 750s, were they not also the most 'sorted' ??
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I've read that. Not sure that makes any diff in the collector world.
Has the same rear breather, single bolt sump that Combat has.
Looks like it has good bones.
It's Gene's bike to do as he pleases..
 
Ron L said:
Here's one way to do it. One of each!

Modified MkV 750
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Original MkV 750
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Love the Interback!!!. Ironic how I never really cared for the fastback back in the day.
It was the S that I liked and then the Roadster. Never cared for the Interstate either.

Now 50 years later, I really like the Fastback, Long Range and Inter-Backs.
We do evolve....
 
concours said:
Inclined stamping looks amateur sketchy... cases replaced?
Or were they all like that?
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I have one that by number was probably made the same day or at least week, Its engine # is not very straight either, but in a different way. The numbers are slightly inclining from left to right. Even so, each number appears to be aligned with the horizontal, unlike the OP's photo.
I was told this one is a 1973.
 
EstuaryBoy said:
Mind you, as the: 'End of the line' 750s, were they not also the most 'sorted' ??
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I think so.

I just finished one for a guy (he delivered a basket case to be built). With a 19-tooth front sprocket it felt very much like a Combat but looks like a 73 (taillight and instrument holders give it away).

Not a lot of pictures but you can read about it here: https://www.gregmarsh.com/MC/Norton/CustomerBasketCaseBuild.aspx and see it about finished at the end.
 
concours said:
Inclined stamping looks amateur sketchy... cases replaced?
Or were they all like that?
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Who knows, could be a left handed person doing the stamping that day and working from left to right, like handwriting, may hold the stamp and hammer and eye it differently...the actual number font looks original
 
It looks like my old late production 750 when I first got it. Mine had the breather located on the back of the engine. I did the Old Brits sump and breather modification when I split the cases for bearing replacement and crank inspection.
 
Depending on the price, I would not hesitate to buy a bike which looks like that. It all seems to be there, and it does not take much work to go through a motor. If a bike is partly disassembled and the rain gets in, it is a different story.
 
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