1974 JPN was my first motorcycle.

Deckard said:

Nice, so you're in Western MA now? Nice wheels on the 920, I don't recognize the brand. I remember Yamaha XS models from the 70's had same size axles, so bolt in. That's not what they are though.

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CH53MechWest said:

Maybe it was around summer of 2007 I can't really remember because at the time and I was stationed in Hawaii and I re-enlisted in the Marine Corps. I wanted a Motorcycle but different from everyone else that was getting a Harley after deployments. I was thinking of getting a Buell 1125R because I love the engineering of it. But after going through the internet at the base library at the time I remembered the name Norton from an old Motorcycle show that I went to as a kid. So I started researching Nortons and I found out the John Player Norton was a unique motorcycle. It was different and seemed easy to work on. So I hunted down one from Baxter Cycle and bought it from him. That was the bike I learn to ride on. That first year I had a slow speed wreck and I had to get the fiberglass repaired and I bought the OEM stickers from Fair Spares America. After that I felt more confident with the bike and I started to ride it like I stole it every time. I would do burn outs all the time at Creek Side parking lots at Kailua Hawaii showing off against the Harley guys. Anyways after breaking in the JPN riding it daily. I had to work on it and I learn all about the 74 850 and its quirks. After a while of fixing everything on it It was very reliable and it held up to the abuse that I put it through all the way to the time I sold it in 2021. The guy I sold it to loves it and praises that it always started on the first or second kick. I miss the bike but I am happy I sold it to a new friend. I have a few more Nortons now and I have Phil's 920 Norton Commando. I ride that one pretty hard too every run I always hit 7,000 rpms at least once a day of riding it.

Respectfully,

Christopher West
413 561 7575

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CH53MechWest said:

Maybe it was around summer of 2007 I can't really remember because at the time and I was stationed in Hawaii and I re-enlisted in the Marine Corps. I wanted a Motorcycle but different from everyone else that was getting a Harley after deployments. I was thinking of getting a Buell 1125R because I love the engineering of it. But after going through the internet at the base library at the time I remembered the name Norton from an old Motorcycle show that I went to as a kid. So I started researching Nortons and I found out the John Player Norton was a unique motorcycle. It was different and seemed easy to work on. So I hunted down one from Baxter Cycle and bought it from him. That was the bike I learn to ride on. That first year I had a slow speed wreck and I had to get the fiberglass repaired and I bought the OEM stickers from Fair Spares America. After that I felt more confident with the bike and I started to ride it like I stole it every time. I would do burn outs all the time at Creek Side parking lots at Kailua Hawaii showing off against the Harley guys. Anyways after breaking in the JPN riding it daily. I had to work on it and I learn all about the 74 850 and its quirks. After a while of fixing everything on it It was very reliable and it held up to the abuse that I put it through all the way to the time I sold it in 2021. The guy I sold it to loves it and praises that it always started on the first or second kick. I miss the bike but I am happy I sold it to a new friend. I have a few more Nortons now and I have Phil's 920 Norton Commando. I ride that one pretty hard too every run I always hit 7,000 rpms at least once a day of riding it.

Respectfully,

Christopher West
413 561 7575

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