Thanks for the good info. So I guess it's possible that some Ranger 750's had skimmed hubs? Who knew?
I know most P11 fans are crazy for the high pipes. But in my opinion the upswept low pipes look better, make maintenance easier, sound way better too and don't burn your legs so easily. To each his own.
C-ya, Jer
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jerrykap said:
Nice Ranger 750, but why aren't the hubs ribbed? Just being a penis head.
Jer
Here's a re-creation of events at N-V in a condensed form (please feel free, anybody, to add or correct any details):
In 1968, the Commando was released and sold well. The ownership at N-V wanted to close the Plumstead factory and move all production/assembly to Wolverhampton and Andover.
The last '68 Commando was 20M3/128644
The next two runs were done to both fill orders and pare down the stocks at Plumstead so there'd be less to move or throw out.
The Ranger run, P11/128646 to P11/129145, cleaned out most of the leftover Matchless stuff. Since the ranger was meant to be a street scrambler, there was no need to skim hubs, so whatever skimmed hubs were left went out, followed by unskimmed hubs (which were also used on the G80CS). Bikes were all built from Mid-September to Mid-October. depending on who you talk to, either 496 or 497 were actually built.
The Mercury run followed for the next 6-8 weeks, comprising bikes from 18SS/129146 to 18SS/129896. That equals 750 bikes, unless - like the Ranger - there are gaps.
After that, except for a few small special orders, only Commandos left Plumstead until the factory was closed in July, 1969[/quote]
