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Norton side valve single wanted.

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NickPoll:
Hello, I'm looking for a Norton girder fork 16h or Big 4. I live in France, but can travel to UK no problem.

iansoady:
I don't have one for you but am curious as to why you'd want a side valve rather than an OHV Model 18 or ES2. The side valves are, to put it kindly, sluggish. Some also attract high prices from the folk who like dressing up and playing at soldiers.

I had a 16H way back when and putting a Model 18 engine in it transformed it.

Rex:
I'm partial to side valve chuffers too. :D

33d6:
Come on Ian. There’s no logic in owning any old bike. We all do it for the fun of it. Some of us just have a different tint in our rose coloured glasses.

What powers the bike doesn’t really matter. It’s the size of the silly grin that counts.

iansoady:
Oh well, there you go. I still see nothing that a 16H will do that a Model 18 won't do better.

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