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The P11 had the upswept pipes and the P11A sported low pipes with upswept silencers. As was the way back in the day, motorcycles were dated in the year sold rather than the year produced. P11s had an Atlas twin cc engine with twin concentric carbs, an alternator, cast alloy chain case and an AMC gearbox. They weighed lbs, Noted Canadian restoration expert Tim Bardsley restored this superb machine in the style of the P11; adding the rear sub-frame, seat, tail light, exhaust, etc and painting the bike in the P11 style.

To view the full-sized images on Flickr, click on the icon on the lower right of any image page and you'll be able to download or view all sizes. This matching number P11A was started, tested and carefully decommissioned for showroom display by the current owner.

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Port Jefferson Station, NY. Rock Springs, WY. Nixa, MO. Sunbury, OH. Alert Successfully Created. Save search. Fuel tanks were either 3. Forks, frames and handlebars progressively changed as did the ignition systems, with two different types being fitted. By the time the last of the P11A Rangers were being produced the Norton Commando was in production and so late model Rangers were fitted with cylinder heads made with Commando castings.

The final iteration of the P11A Ranger was the Norton Ranger which featured strengthened side stand mounting brackets, and a brake light operated by the front brake. The P11A Ranger was no slouch in the performance department as evidenced by the performance of Leo Goff who set a number of drag racing records including an Engine: cc Atlas OHV vertical twin cylinder air cooled. Compression ratio 7. Ignition, Lucas K2F magneto.

Power 54hp 6,rpm. Suspension: Front forks, dual Teledraulic. Rear, dual Girling shocks with adjustable pre-load. The Norton P11 was a star that shone all too briefly. It established itself as a desert sled that was enormously enjoyable to ride, and as a bike with a truckload of British Norton personality. Not only that but given that the original P11 was built as a competition machine it is to be expected that they will have been modified, or that people have constructed their own version based on whatever happened to be available in their own personal parts bin.

Jon has done radio, television, magazine, and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. Read More. They did, but it was ok. The small alloy fuel tank remained, but the magneto ignition on the P11 prototype was replaced with a twin coil capacitor ignition, and production Amal concentric carburetors replaced the monobloc carburetors on the prototype.

The P11 was also fitted with a speedometer and tachometer and an alloy sump guard. Upon hitting U. Even so, the bike proved to be competitive off the showroom floor if not on it, as Patrick rode a Norton P11 to the Heavyweight points championship in the desert in However, the P11 enjoyed a very short reign in the desert.

The scene was already changing as the fire-breathing twins that roamed the Southern California desert were encroached upon by smaller, lighter and quicker two-stroke machines. With a tear in my eye I parked the desert killer…Nothing is, or ever will be, a match for the big Norton sailing across the desert. Today, P11s are highly sought after by motorcycle collectors. Dirt Bikes : Motocross Supercross Facebook.