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Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this
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gggGary Full Member
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 114
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Posted: October 1, 2009, 6:07 pm Post subject: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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location is top secret!
Originally built in the 70's, still around today.
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Barbara Full Member
Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Posts: 812 Location: Washington State
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Posted: October 1, 2009, 8:22 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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I've seen that bike somewhere before---Hogslayer! How would it be to herd that monster down a 1/4 mile?
Imagine the noise....I LOVE Nortons!!
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pumps 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 29, 2007 Posts: 1993 Location: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.- 1977 XS650 "D" Standard
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Posted: October 1, 2009, 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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What are those..Norton motors?
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gggGary Full Member
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 114
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Posted: October 1, 2009, 8:29 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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Oh Yeah, Combat commandos with superblend bearings.
If I get some more info I'll fill ya'll in.
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RandyRyder Full Member
Joined: Sep 27, 2009 Posts: 33
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Posted: October 2, 2009, 12:38 am Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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Thing like that'd keep you broke while you're working three or four full-time jobs.
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IAmGrowler Full Member
Joined: May 04, 2009 Posts: 97 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: October 2, 2009, 9:13 am Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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gggGary wrote: |
location is top secret! |
Unless he finally sold it, I imagine it's still stored in Christenson's repair shop in Kenosha Wisconsin.
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xs1961 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Apr 23, 2007 Posts: 1808 Location: uk
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Posted: October 2, 2009, 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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3 Norton engines - 3X the problems...Doubt it ever left the workshop for long..
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jeepurz Full Member
Joined: Aug 18, 2009 Posts: 41 Location: west central illinois
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Posted: October 2, 2009, 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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holey mother of snorton nortons! Id ride it.
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gggGary Full Member
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 114
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Posted: October 2, 2009, 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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Well the mystery is unraveling a bit. TC had a dual engined Norton drag bike which cleaned up at the drag strip for years in the 70's (Hogslayer II) This bike was to be the successor but it's race heritage is still in question(to me). TC apparently bought it from some southern boys who built it and got in some runs on it. The Dual engined bike is now in a British Motorcycle museum.
A nice little history of the two engined bike here. Hogslayer
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pumps 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 29, 2007 Posts: 1993 Location: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.- 1977 XS650 "D" Standard
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Posted: October 2, 2009, 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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A really cool read.
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blackwidow Full Member
Joined: Apr 11, 2009 Posts: 394 Location: Colorado
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Posted: October 27, 2009, 4:56 am Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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any better pics?
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gggGary Full Member
Joined: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 114
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Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Thought you guys would appreciate seeing this |
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blackwidow wrote: |
any better pics? |
Take a look here
AMA hall of fame
A buddy of mine who lives in Sillyfornia saw TC and the bike at a motorcycle show/meet at a park somewhere in the LA basin about 10 or 15 years ago. TC fired it up and did a smokey burnout across the parking lot for them.
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