HISTORY AT 100 MPH: 1951 NORTON MANX
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Re: HISTORY AT 100 MPH: 1951 NORTON MANX
There is so much wrong with that, a fred-in-a-shed bitsa bodge-up, it's horrid.
This is what a Manx should look like
This is what a Manx should look like
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Re: HISTORY AT 100 MPH: 1951 NORTON MANX
Is it 'just' the too long forks that are making it sit back? Or is the engine canted back a degree or two in the frame as well??
non quod, sed quomodo
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Re: HISTORY AT 100 MPH: 1951 NORTON MANX
You’ve already got my opinion in the other thread.
If they’re selling that as a 1951 Manx Norton, they are criminal fraudsters.
If they’re selling that as a 1951 Manx Norton, they are criminal fraudsters.
JackyJoll wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 6:04 pmThat lash-up is worth the price of the parts.Skub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:57 pm What do you reckon this old girl will sell for at auction?
https://www.bikebound.com/2021/07/28/no ... SP9NZdK5_Q
Purposefully pleasing,though I could do without the red Suzuki shoes.
That’s a frame from a roadgoing Norton.
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