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Offline twowheeladdict

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1974 Norton John Player edition
« on: September 21, 2021, 05:48:41 PM »
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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2021, 07:38:22 AM »
Love the sound of that Norton on the pipe!! :thumb: :boozing: :bow: :cool: :thumb:
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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2021, 10:27:42 AM »
I was a swap meet many years ago and someone was selling that JP fairing, I couldn't believe how heavy it is.
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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2021, 10:34:27 AM »
Most interesting to me was the fact he bought it new. I thought they were something of a novelty at the time.  I had my '71 Fastback and was not tempted by this model especially after finding out they had little in common with Peter Williams' race bikes. Back then number one on my list was a Ducati 750SS. Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2021, 10:34:27 AM »

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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2021, 12:00:25 PM »
Ugh, that fairing is so ugly..
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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2021, 12:27:53 PM »
Quote from: Rough Edge racing on September 22, 2021, 12:00:25 PM
Ugh, that fairing is so ugly..

Heavy, yes...but it's not THAT bad looking...(IMHO)!  Sort of like the old Endurance racers with the dual headlights! :thumb: :cool: :boozing: :wink: :smiley:



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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2021, 12:40:29 PM »
It was meant to resemble the fairing on the IOM bike.





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Re: 1974 Norton John Player edition
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2021, 12:54:11 PM »
Beautiful bike.  Jay Leno is the best thing ever to come out of Massachusetts. I’m still partial to 750 Combats but that’s because that’s what I ended up with.
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