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1st One of these I've ever seen!
Allington (Steve):
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--- Quote from: Tomb on December 06, 2018, 09:57:05 AM ---Even the genuine Soper bike didn't sell at £8000 :-\
https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/70/lot/1868/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kQ2hYA9seg
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Often wondered why nobody re-framed the cb750 in the 70's (for racing) - surely they would have been faster than the Nortons and Triumph Triples of the time.
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The thing is that in the 70's Norton and Triumph didn't have a two-stroke and back then 2-strokes ruled. Norton and Triumph were already on a very slippery stroke (or Sam)
philward:
Absolutely - but in the early 70's when I was watching the transatlantic trophy, pushrod triples in Rob North frames were winning most races - surely an SOHC Four in a decent frame would have been better than the pushrod engines (as per the speed of the cr750 at Daytona in 1970) - albeit the 2 strokes were on the rise in the next few years
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Allington (Steve):
Cost (and availability possibly). The Brits were already developed and Norton-Villiers thought sponsorship was a badge on a local building site concrete mixer.
Tomb:
--- Quote from: Allington on December 06, 2018, 03:49:11 PM ---Cost (and availability possibly). The Brits were already developed and Norton-Villiers thought sponsorship was a badge on a local building site concrete mixer.
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JPS Nortons?
Allington (Steve):
--- Quote from: Tomb on December 06, 2018, 04:01:17 PM ---
--- Quote from: Allington on December 06, 2018, 03:49:11 PM ---Cost (and availability possibly). The Brits were already developed and Norton-Villiers thought sponsorship was a badge on a local building site concrete mixer.
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JPS Nortons?
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Brian Crighton changed the game there for a bit with some very good riders but they were outlawed pretty quick.
And the JPS 750's before that. Cost and lack of money on a very old design
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