John Player Norton

ZFD · May 13, 2020

I remember our Ashley sending me a picture of this silver JPN lookalike with a text about it having been "built by Norton to special order in this colour to go to a Dutch exhibition".

Often the best about fakes is the most entertaining fairy tales invented about their originality!

speirmoor · May 13, 2020

Or you do a killer custom like

Smoking: A homage to the classic John Player Norton

At some point in their career, every good custom motorcycle builder sees a client point at a bike in their portfolio and say; “build me one just like that.” It comes with the territory—especially if your work is as good as that of Union Motorcycle Classics. Union's Mike Watanabe and Luke Ransom...

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acotrel · May 13, 2020

Why would you want a JPN which looks different from the factory item ?

grandpaul · May 13, 2020

acotrel said:
Why would you want a JPN which looks different from the factory item ?

Why not?

Cowboy Don · May 13, 2020

speirmoor said:
Or you do a killer custom like

Smoking: A homage to the classic John Player Norton

At some point in their career, every good custom motorcycle builder sees a client point at a bike in their portfolio and say; “build me one just like that.” It comes with the territory—especially if your work is as good as that of Union Motorcycle Classics. Union's Mike Watanabe and Luke Ransom...

www.bikeexif.com

This is one of my favourite Commando customs. I've always found the JPN to look a bit bulky and awkward, but this build takes the original idea and makes it look lean and mean, as befits the machine underneath. Love it.

ILLF8ED · May 14, 2020

jimbo said:
if you are going to make a replica JPN why not make it silver? The correct brackets, fittings and all the details will make the difference . (personally because I am old, I would start with a MK3)

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Mk3....NVT did it already. The Mk2a is quite rare. The Mk3 Cafe Racer I’ve never seen other than in the poster. This one hanging on my wall.

acotrel · May 14, 2020

For what you would spend on building a JPN, you could have something really decent. A copy of a Gus Kuhn Commando might be much better. Especially if you used a 961 motor from China.

speirmoor · May 15, 2020

illf8ed said:
Mk3....NVT did it already. The Mk2a is quite rare. The Mk3 Cafe Racer I’ve never seen other than in the poster. This one hanging on my wall.

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Thanks for sharing illf8ted. Just when you think you've seen all the Commando variants another one shows up

John Player Norton

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