hi chaps, i just recently purchased my new project bike, a 1946 16H with a 1943 WD engine fitted. i dont know much about thees nortons but im sure ill learn more along the way.
i know the bike should be restored to civilian trim being a 1946 (frame number starts with A) and has a cradle frame.
main question i wanted to ask is there a download parts list available and i assume id have to get a separate parts list for the wd engine?
ill be happy restoring this as a civilian bike but id rather like to restore it as a WD bike, so does anyone have for sale any WD 16H parts?
to be honest i dont know which way to go, i wish i could leave the bike as it is and just olive drab the lot.
any help will be appreciated
thanks barry
Barry reprint manuals and parts lists will probably be available from Rob Van Meel www.robvanmeel.nl/
As it happens I have most parts from a WD 16H for sale including frame (would have to check the number) No engine though and front mudguard is civy. I'll PM you later.
A civil 1946 16H is a quite rare machine, much rarer than a military one.
Added to that there have not been cradle frame Nortons in the regular army.
I personally would find it a bit of a sin to change a rare machine into something it never has been and of which many real survivors are still around.
A 1946 16H engine is basically a 1938/39 civil engine. Unfortunately Norton changed their spare parts numbers in 1946 making a direct comparison a bit difficult but the parts are still the same.
I would be interested in the pictures as well so if you want to send them I can have a look as well.
A civil 1946 16H is a quite rare machine, much rarer than a military one.
Added to that there have not been cradle frame Nortons in the regular army.
I personally would find it a bit of a sin to change a rare machine into something it never has been and of which many real survivors are still around.
A 1946 16H engine is basically a 1938/39 civil engine. Unfortunately Norton changed their spare parts numbers in 1946 making a direct comparison a bit difficult but the parts are still the same.
I would be interested in the pictures as well so if you want to send them I can have a look as well.
