961 Norton Flat Tracker

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961 Norton Flat Tracker

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Not a bad looking conversion, quite an extensive build including a new frame.

If this sells for around the £8k and the new owners of Norton can provide back-up in the long term it would be an interesting proposition.


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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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Overall a good idea and I like the concept but can it look a lot less "tarts handbag"
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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It's difficult not seeing black/gold when looking at anything Norton!

I'd like it a little more understated too.
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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A bit Bellwood for me
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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It's a homage to Ron Woods prepped bikes as ridden by Alex Jorgenson.

It's supposed to be over-stated, he's advertising his sponsors.

Love it, if I had a spare £8k-ish it would be in my garage.
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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It's a homage to Ron Woods prepped bikes
I thought paying homage was supposed to be flattering?
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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I want to like it, but I just can't. I'm almost there, but there's something wrong about it? Tank decal too big? Hipster diamond stitched seat, instead of rolls? Fork colour? Not sure if its one of them, or all of them, but it just doesn't fly for me?
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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The Dopey buggers put the mud guard over the wrong wheel, it was only a 50:50 chance of getting it wrong FFS 🙈
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

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It's not a case of there being *something not quite right* with it, there's nothing right about it at all. It's fucking hideous.
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Re: 961 Norton Flat Tracker

Post by Potter »

I don't like the old one or the new one.
I think it's the colour though, the overall shape isn't that bad.