Making a 750ss

elefantrider · Nov 23, 2014

Apart from the obvious tank, what parts were different from the standard roadster and are they all available? Which are hardest/most expensive to find?

I have a black '71 roadster project that I am thinking of making into a red 750ss.
Might sound crazy but I have not been able to find a red 750ss to buy.

Time Warp · Nov 23, 2014

elefantrider said:
Might sound crazy but I have not been able to find a red 750ss to buy.

As soon as you have all the parts one will come up (cheap) for sale.
Do they have the smaller headlight with Halo ?

L.A.B. · Nov 23, 2014

elefantrider said:
Apart from the obvious tank, what parts were different from the standard roadster and are they all available?

Seat, exhaust system, front fender, headlamp, handlebars and cables. The tank and MCH66 headlamp are the same parts as the Hi-Rider. Edit: I forgot the skid plate.

http://www.bigdcycle.com/book%20project ... index.html

Anonymous · Nov 23, 2014

auldblue · Nov 23, 2014

I had a wee hankering for a homemade SS. Think the side panels look the same.

Changed my mind at the moment but you never know.

J

L.A.B. · Nov 23, 2014

needing said:
I think Norton made a 750 S and Ducati a 750SS.

Norton made an S and an SS. :wink:

Anonymous · Nov 23, 2014

Time Warp · Nov 23, 2014

There was a fully restored one of those on eBay here last year, that has to have been one of NVT's 'what were they thinking moments. :lol:

auldblue · Nov 23, 2014

Time Warp said:
There was a fully restored one of those on eBay here last year, that has to have been one of NVT's 'what were they thinking moments. :lol:

It's a bit copycat but I think it's got a good look to it.Front frame engine guard also.

J

elefantrider · Nov 23, 2014

Received this note today:

The S/S low numbers had a 21" front wheel and the later ones had a 19" The things that are different are:

Front wheel
front fender and bracket
tank early ones had p15 or ranger tanks(metal)
Seat
Skid pan
Pipes
Handle bars
rear tail light Metal not fibreglass
Front head light small
They had no side stand only a centre stand with a additional small plate welded to the front or bottom side to prevent debris from catching
They came in Yellow,Orange,Blue. No RED

L.A.B. · Nov 23, 2014

elefantrider said:
They had no side stand only a centre stand with a additional small plate welded to the front or bottom side to prevent debris from catching

Well, whilst I wouldn't dispute that, photos of SS models on Google images shows a side stand, including the 750 SS in the '71 brochure which one would assume to be an "early" example? :?

http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Broch ... mmando.pdf

Rosey · Nov 23, 2014

I can supply you fibreglass replica skin plate in black gelcoat if required.
Weighs very little, interfers with nothing,1 minute to remove.
The orginal one is very thick, weighs a ton,not sure what they were trying to protect .

I use one on my own bike to protect the front of the motor/frame plus keep the crap out of the front iso mount.
Brett

Rohan · Nov 23, 2014

L.A.B. said:
Norton made an S and an SS. :wink:

NOC images won't display here LAB
They have to be clickable ?

http://www.nortonownersclub.org/models/ ... es/ss1.jpg

Not sure I have ever seen or seen mentioned a 21" front wheel.
Are they in the specs anywhere ?
And I always thought those Atlas 'scramblers' looked a handful.....

Ron L · Nov 23, 2014

The S/S low numbers had a 21" front wheel and the later ones had a 19" The things that are different are:

Front wheel
front fender and bracket
tank early ones had p15 or ranger tanks(metal)
Seat
Skid pan
Pipes
Handle bars
rear tail light Metal not fibreglass
Front head light small
They had no side stand only a centre stand with a additional small plate welded to the front or bottom side to prevent debris from catching
They came in Yellow,Orange,Blue. No RED

I have never heard about the 21-inch wheel, nor is there a part number available. The tanks certainly were not P11 (Matchless) tanks as those will not fit a Commando frame. All were fiberglass Hi-Rider style. The seat had a very narrowed front (almost pointed). The taillight was the same as the other Commandos. To the best of my knowledge these models were only supplied in yellow or tangerine (not red or blue) , both with black side covers. The mufflers, unlike those on the 'S' model were shared with the standard Roadster. The muffler mounting brackets were unique to the model. The front fender mount bolts to the underside of the triple tree, with the fender bolting to the mount with rubber muffler mounts.

L.A.B. · Nov 23, 2014

Rohan said:
NOC images won't display here LAB
They have to be clickable ?

Well, I'm "here" and they don't need to be "clickable"? But then you're not here, you are over there.

Rohan said:
Not sure I have ever seen or seen mentioned a 21" front wheel.
Are they in the specs anywhere ?

Yes it has been mentioned before.
Specs.? None that I know of.

Rohan · Nov 23, 2014

L.A.B. said:
Well, I'm "here" and they don't need to be "clickable"? But then you're not here, you are over there.

Your/that image many posts above doesn't display....

L.A.B. · Nov 23, 2014

Rohan said:
L.A.B. said:

Well, I'm "here" and they don't need to be "clickable"? But then you're not here, you are over there.

Click to expand...

Your/that image many posts above doesn't display....

Well I see it (see the thumbnail screen capture in my previous post)
I don't know why you can't?

Rohan · Nov 23, 2014

Don't know then.
I noticed years ago that NOC images won't display in forums,
but will individually...

What do other folks see ?

dennisgb · Nov 23, 2014

I see a Commando with tangerine tank and black side covers...bigger than the screen shot L.A.B. posted.

ILLF8ED · Nov 23, 2014

Time Warp said:
There was a fully restored one of those on eBay here last year, that has to have been one of NVT's 'what were they thinking moments. :lol:

Just Norton Villiers in 1971. Triumph didn't get rolled in until 1975. I saw a new SS at Bill's Cycles in San Bernadino it 1973 with a price tag $1200. Two years old and still wasn't selling. Next to it was a JPN with $2495 price.

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