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The Norton Project (I love you, Dad)
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| Jeff and Jason Ledellaytner
Posted on 09/30/2010 5:00:49 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
Two sons steal dad's '69 Norton Commando, restore it, and return it to him for Christmas.
TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Travel
KEYWORDS: classicbike; commando; kramden; norton
Yeah, this video is almost sixteen minutes long . . . but if you can make it through without crying, post below and tell us what a he-man you are.
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:00:50 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:09:38 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: 1rudeboy
Thanks so much, enjoyed the video very much.
I love Nortons.
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:19:38 PM PDT
by
two23
(Liberals Have Created a Culture of Lies)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:23:41 PM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
To: JoeProBono
Looks like the one I had, I don’t remember the handlebars being so low.
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:26:03 PM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
To: 1rudeboy
Well, it’s not like it was a 71 Honda 350 or something...
That’s what I had way back then.
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:31:30 PM PDT
by
irishtenor
(Tag lines, they are not what they used to be...)
To: 1rudeboy
Home viewing, cool old motorcycle bookmark.
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:31:30 PM PDT
by
Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: razorback-bert
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:32:28 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
09/30/2010 5:39:19 PM PDT
by
teancumspirit
(The name is pronouced Tea-anc-um)
To: JoeProBono
What year is that? My friend had a yellow fastback just like that. It was titled as a 71, but I always thought it was older than that. (It was common practice in Ohio in the 60’s and mid 70’s for shady dealers to title bikes that may have been sitting around a for year or two as the year they sold them.) The yellow fastback had the same gauges as my 67 Matchless. I also had (still have) a 71 Highrider, and the gauges on it were different looking. We could never nail down the year they made yellow fastbacks.
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posted on
09/30/2010 6:21:38 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: Slump Tester
1969 Norton Commando 750S $9,500
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posted on
09/30/2010 6:33:31 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
09/30/2010 6:36:49 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: razorback-bert
“Looks like the one I had, I don’t remember the handlebars being so low.”
I think the low bars identify this bike as one of Norton’s “Production Racers.” They didn’t have the term “cafe racers” at that time. I rode one of these bikes once on a gravelly road, and it sure was a rocket for its day!
To: 1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
Cool! The old man is alive again! I love motorcycles!
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posted on
09/30/2010 6:51:55 PM PDT
by
kickonly88
(I love fossil fuel!)
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