trying to find info on this bike , engine number 20M3130155P

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granite said:
it has the roadster tank, so i think its the 'R ' type
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Yes, it could be an 'R' type.

granite said:
is it anything special,
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Only a few hundred or so 'R's were made but they're not that rare it seems as we had an enquiry about what appears to be another 'R' recently.
https://www.accessnorton.com/NortonCommando/need-help-with-identifying-my-commando.32534/

granite said:
what does the P mean?
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'P' supposedly to signifies the engine was built at the AMC Plumstead factory.
 
thank you for the info, my friend just got this bike and doesn't know much of its history , we are in New Zealand, i have 4 nortons , 1x 1972 750, 2x 1973 850 and 1x 1974 850, love nortons. he wants sell it but wanted to know what he had first, i don't know if the value is much in the condition it is in, its rough but most parts are there and needs a restore, does run , though roughly
 
Suggest if you/ he are not an NZNOC member recommend you join, National Rally next weekend South Island a several members on this forum.
 
yes i am a member, is that you Lex?, i have been in touch with ian brown.
 
Hi Dave, Lex is too busy with the spanners to spend time on here.
 
granite said:
thank you for the info, my friend just got this bike and doesn't know much of its history , we are in New Zealand, i have 4 nortons , 1x 1972 750, 2x 1973 850 and 1x 1974 850, love nortons. he wants sell it but wanted to know what he had first, i don't know if the value is much in the condition it is in, its rough but most parts are there and needs a restore, does run , though roughly
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Dave, where are you at? I am in AKL.
 
Have you tried Andover Norton they have the factory records for the Commando's, They had it on my 68' and even which dealer it went to and colour was really handy to confirm it was green at new :)
 
Granite, if you are going to the rally next weekend I will be on my Feb. 1969 20M3 Fastback which is just over 600 numbers later than the bike that you were enquiring about.
 
L.A.B. said:
Yes, it could be an 'R' type.



Only a few hundred or so 'R's were made but they're not that rare it seems as we had an enquiry about what appears to be another 'R' recently.
https://www.accessnorton.com/NortonCommando/need-help-with-identifying-my-commando.32534/



'P' supposedly to signifies the engine was built at the AMC Plumstead factory.
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My ‘69 750 S was built at the Plumstead factory, but the 20M3S does not have a “P”. Does that mean the engine came from a different factory? Possibly Plumstead didn’t assemble 20M3S engines? Build date of my machine is 12 Mar 1969 according to Andover Norton records. Likely built in the first week of production of 750 S.
 
illf8ed said:
My ‘69 750 S was built at the Plumstead factory, but the 20M3S does not have a “P”. Does that mean the engine came from a different factory? Possibly Plumstead didn’t assemble 20M3S engines? Build date of my machine is 12 Mar 1969 according to Andover Norton records. Likely built in the first week of production of 750 S.
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No further information has come to light since our previous discussions, unfortunately.

The Commando years

These have been loaned to AN, the info within spans the years from 1966 - 1986, The end of the AMC through the entire NV - NVT period, in some detail as you can imagine. Hopefully one day it can be used to correct some myths that now seem to be folklore. As someone said in another thread ''some...
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Production Dating Question (2010)

I just received a dating certificate on my '68 commando. It was around the 175th bike produced. It says that it was dispatched May 1968. I was trying to find out if that is the same as the date it was built or just the date it left the factory. If it was the date that it left the factory does...
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norton_rider said:
Have you tried Andover Norton they have the factory records for the Commando's, They had it on my 68' and even which dealer it went to and colour was really handy to confirm it was green at new :)
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no haven't tried them yet but will do that soon , thanks
 
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