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Engine #18SS 119 119 Frame #18SS 119 119
Speedo 52998mi 650cc
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we have a 1966 Norton 650cc SS. This bike started life as a police bike. The
engine and frame numbers match.
18SS 119 119. This model is very hard to find, especially in original
condition as this is. Considered by most as the best Norton ever made.
The featherbed frame has been repainted and has had solid swing arm bushes
fitted. The motor which runs beautifully has had new main bearing fitted
along with concentric carburettors.
The silencers are Campbell silencers but otherwise the bike is all original,
including the extended tool box lid to accommodate 2 batteries to run the
police radios of 1967. This machine has been stored since 1991 and after oil
was changed and carbs cleaned started first kick. It rides and handles
superb. It has 52998 miles on the speedo which is the original mileage. The
headlight switch is missing and it has an accessory hi/low light switch.
Tyres are excellent. All in all a fine example of a very desirable bike.
NZ papers and Bill of sale give free title to this machine.
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Norton 650ss
weight 420lb
50 mpg
110 miles per hour
Best handling Norton ever built. |
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A further enlargement of the Dominator engine, the Model
650SS had twin carburettors, downdraught head, splayed exhaust ports, hot
camshaft and high compression pistons. The silencer was the same as for the
Model 99, but the exhaust pipes were of a smaller bore. The 650SS was always
finished in black, with a silver grey petrol tank.
The 650cc engine was first introduced into the export only Manxman and then
for a very brief time only into the short lived 650 Standard and 650 De Luxe
models. The 650SS had a production life from 1962 to 1968 and was a popular
choice for production machine class racing, winning the important Thruxton
500 mile event in three consecutive years. As a road machine, it was highly
rated for its performance, combined with the fine handling Featherbed frame.
It received very little in the way of modifications during its life span,
the most notable being 12V electrics in 1964 and Amal Concentric
carburettors in 1966, with the magneto being replaced by capacitative
discharge in 1967 until the last machines were produced. |
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