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R6_kid
11th July 2008, 18:21
Brand logo/emblem is a capital M with a wing on either side?

Bike looked to be a custom, very cool bobber.
JATZ
11th July 2008, 18:34
"matchless" ? Ithink
Sully60
11th July 2008, 18:38
Like this?

http://wearpower.com/images/axis/items/matchless.png?1193113921
R6_kid
11th July 2008, 19:08
That would be it! Cheers
R6_kid
11th July 2008, 19:10
http://www.garagecompany.com/bike_pic2004/yoshi/1957_matchless_g80_rr/1957_matchless_g80_rr_1.jpg

I want it!!!
Sully60
11th July 2008, 20:15
I want one of these...

You might like some of these (http://www.deus.com.au/) too
peasea
11th July 2008, 22:27
This one should be in the next issue of Bike Rider Magazine.
popelli
15th July 2008, 09:10
just got back from festival of 1000 bikes at mallory park

AMC hybrid club had about a dozen of the norton matchless hybrids on display

very very tasty
Rockbuddy
15th July 2008, 17:30
This one should be in the next issue of Bike Rider Magazine.


Yep check out the latest BRM article got my issue in the post on the weekend
peasea
15th July 2008, 17:50
Yep check out the latest BRM article got my issue in the post on the weekend

So, do you approve of my blurb?

Nice bike, great guy and he has two fab' Beezers as well, which were in an earlier issue.
BuffaloNinja
15th July 2008, 18:18
Is that Matchless?
R6_kid
15th July 2008, 18:50
Is that Matchless?

i think that was the agreed outcome :bleh:
sinfull
15th July 2008, 18:54
The old man had three of em in the garage as i was growing up ! Sold them well b4 i was old enough to know

how to knock him off and change his will to leave any motorcycles to me !
pete376403
15th July 2008, 19:02
First bike I had that was even slightly road legal was a 1953 or 4 Matchless G9 - 500 twin. Notable for the "Matchy Megas" mufflers, jampot rear suspension and the quaint nickname of "break-a-crank-a-day". The centre main bearing was not the best idea ever.
There was a race version, the G45. Equally hopeless.
Motu
15th July 2008, 22:22
The G9 was the worst bike I have ever owned.The 650 was more renowned for breaking cranks - like Norton the AMC twins were bored to 600,then stroked to 650....the 650 had crankshaft problems until they made the nitride crank.Apparently bearing wear would make the crank whip....ok on ball bearings,the the plain centre bearing would make the crank break.