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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: xhypothesis on November 25, 2011, 06:05:59 PM

Title: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: xhypothesis on November 25, 2011, 06:05:59 PM

Hi All
30 Years ago i had this idea of building a classic bike after restoring an old Bantam, c15, B25, 3Ta, and lastly a 650cc Tribsa . But those bike days where ended abruptly due to ill health and had to sold them all .
Recently i was up in my loft and found some odd spares id totally forgotten about  including a Bike frame , the problem is i cannot recall what model it is and been banging my head last few days . Is there any knowledgeable person here who can solve my mystery please  :)
Thanks
Mac

Title: Re: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: L.A.B. on November 25, 2011, 06:15:57 PM

It's a Norton Wideline frame, hopefully, the model code will be stamped (horizontally), maybe with a 'year code'  letter, above the frame number (stamped vertically)  on the L/H gusset plate above the swinging arm spindle hole?

 http://www.bmh.com.au/norton/index.php?id=modelnum

Title: Re: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: esometisse on November 25, 2011, 09:46:15 PM

its an early wideline of 1952 to 1954 with the bolted-on rear section so it would originally have housed a 500cc model88 twin engine - the model code should read 122 accordingly.
The bigger twins came later and thus used the frame with the welded rear section whereas the ohv singles were never sold in a wideline featherbed.
Manx and Inter frames look a little different - the upper horizontal tube on the right has a flattened inner section to clear the cambox.

Cheers
Andy

Title: Re: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: R on November 25, 2011, 11:38:32 PM

Actually, ES2's and Model 50s were sold in widelines for 1959 AND 1960.
But were not bolt-on rear subframes...

Title: Re: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: esometisse on November 26, 2011, 08:34:55 AM

right!

Andy

Title: Re: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: xhypothesis on November 26, 2011, 02:15:31 PM

Hi all
The frame number was  began with J 22  horizontal   checked the number by the chart posted here and seem its 1954 model

Thanks everyone  for the  information mystery solved  :)

Title: Re: Help on Identifying British bike frame ?
Post by: rogerwilko on November 26, 2011, 09:54:17 PM

A wideline ES2 of mine many moons ago!  (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg3/takka22/crsaustra019.jpg)