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gunbugs · 07-03-2019, 10:01 PM

My brother has handed me the signed title to his 1972 Norton 850 Commando. It's going to take some work to get it up and running, but it is all there. Last time he rode it was '85. I think it's a gift...With work attached. I've been bugging him about it for 20 years now.

Zorba · 07-05-2019, 10:29 PM

You asked for it, you got it!

DavidJayUden · 07-05-2019, 11:44 PM

My brother has handed me the signed title to his 1972 Norton 850 Commando. It's going to take some work to get it up and running, but it is all there. Last time he rode it was '85. I think it's a gift...With

That is a 1975 electric start 850 Roadster. And it looks like an easy restoration job.
dju

DavidJayUden · 07-05-2019, 11:53 PM

Here are just a couple of about 15:

gunbugs · 07-06-2019, 01:38 AM

Silly me. In my excitement I didn't look at the title very close when he handed it to me. The title identifies it as a'76. I'll have to research the serial number and frame markings to get a firm date on it.

DavidJayUden · 07-06-2019, 08:03 AM

I don't believe that there were actually 1976 models, but unsold '75's that were sold in '76 and titled as such. All Mark III's and right at the end of Norton as we know it. There were quite a few new-in-crate '75's turning up for many years, still to this date actually.
At any rate, Nortons are a hot item with a strong following, and you done well.
dju

07-03-2019, 10:01 PM	#41
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 640 Thanks: 341 Thanked 1,148 Times in 382 Posts	A gift, I think... My brother has handed me the signed title to his 1972 Norton 850 Commando. It's going to take some work to get it up and running, but it is all there. Last time he rode it was '85. I think it's a gift...With work attached. I've been bugging him about it for 20 years now. Attached Thumbnails

07-05-2019, 11:53 PM	#44
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	Here are just a couple of about 15: Attached Thumbnails

07-05-2019, 10:29 PM	#42
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 951 Thanks: 776 Thanked 526 Times in 289 Posts	You asked for it, you got it!

07-05-2019, 11:44 PM	#43
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	My brother has handed me the signed title to his 1972 Norton 850 Commando. It's going to take some work to get it up and running, but it is all there. Last time he rode it was '85. I think it's a gift...With That is a 1975 electric start 850 Roadster. And it looks like an easy restoration job. dju

07-06-2019, 01:38 AM	#45
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 640 Thanks: 341 Thanked 1,148 Times in 382 Posts	Silly me. In my excitement I didn't look at the title very close when he handed it to me. The title identifies it as a'76. I'll have to research the serial number and frame markings to get a firm date on it.

07-06-2019, 08:03 AM	#46
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I don't believe that there were actually 1976 models, but unsold '75's that were sold in '76 and titled as such. All Mark III's and right at the end of Norton as we know it. There were quite a few new-in-crate '75's turning up for many years, still to this date actually. At any rate, Nortons are a hot item with a strong following, and you done well. dju