1967 Norton P11 Scrambler

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024

Komentáře • 127

  • @leeeng478
    @leeeng478 Před 2 lety +2

    My dad owned motorcycle sales and service In Grass valley California in the 1960's. I was still running around in my diaper when my dad built one of the 1st Norton P-11's. May dad was 6' 5" tall and the G85 just fit him. He put an Atlas engine in the g85 Matchless and sent it to England and he said they sent the same incomplete bike back. He raced it for years and after he died in 2008 I sold it. I had 4 kids to feed and no room for it. My dads P-11 was set up for the street with Cafe bars and seat.
    I mentioned my father on Wikipedia but it was removed but Me and my brother an familly saw him build it. The P-11 was a California idea born in California by my father Leland B. Winstead!

  • @vincecarnevale4406
    @vincecarnevale4406 Před 3 lety +2

    Had a 1967 Norton 750 years ago ,I thought it might of been a P11,but had so many modifications and accessories changes it might of been an atlas modified,purchased it with a Dunstall glass tank and Dunstall mufflers,as with older Nortons , vibra tions was a factor with maintenance to keep it running smoothly,took a road trip with my friend on his Yamaha XS 650 ,from Pennsylvania to the mountains ofNew Hampshire and Vermont.Left Penna. In July,the temperature was 80 plus degrees, ran into freezing rain,
    In New Hampshire where Temps dipped in the low 50's trying to keep dry in my 20.00$ dept.store rainsuit.Broke a clutch cable in Connecticut,replaced it with a modified Kawasaki cable. In the end ,The Norton with all its quirks and idiosyncrasies brought me home. What an adventure.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Many thanks Vince for sharing this great story. I enjoyed reading it very much. Best wishes, Mike

  • @TheClassicMotorcycleChannel

    Great video Mike!

  • @janetmuskett3210
    @janetmuskett3210 Před 3 lety +3

    That's one really sweet, P11. Fantastic.

  • @carlnapp4412
    @carlnapp4412 Před 3 lety +3

    Ah, the kind of bike Bengt Aberg, Les Archers, John Banks... rode, those were the days. Thank you for reminding us!
    Nice dog! Our Rottweiler is as crazy as he is. The other day our Rottweiler bit a scooter tyre to death, you may imagine the commotion.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Oh my goodness! It’s incredible how strong their teeth are! Thanks a lot Carl. Best wishes, Mike

  • @roddyallan7345
    @roddyallan7345 Před 3 lety +6

    And then along comes a S type Commando, exactly same as mine - SNAP !

  • @philmuskett265
    @philmuskett265 Před 2 lety +2

    One of the coolest-looking bikes I've ever seen. Fantastic. Brits at their best.

  • @wheelhousegarage
    @wheelhousegarage Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome video! '67 P11 is on my bucket list of bikes I MUST own and ride!

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 2 lety

      Many thanks for your note. Yes, that is an awesome Bike! It looks so great, doesn’t it! Best wishes, Mike

  • @ralphmurre8708
    @ralphmurre8708 Před 3 lety +3

    Bought the 1966 model of this new and rode it home 50 miles in sub-freezing Wisconsin weather. Price was just over $1200. It was great fun but literally shook itself apart. Still, I loved that bike.

    • @irvhh143
      @irvhh143 Před 3 lety

      I had a xs650 Yamaha. There were a lot still around in the 1990s. The vibration was something else. That's what made the Honda 750/4 take over. If not for the vibration issue, Triumph would've lost 40 or 50% of their customers, but they would've survived.

  • @johnmcclain3887
    @johnmcclain3887 Před 2 lety +2

    Wow, two nortons together, my Raven, pit bull, goes after any bike that pulls in my drive, I thought I was alone with that. Thanks for showing these!

  • @PLINKER
    @PLINKER Před 3 lety +3

    Just love the P-11!

  • @markmark2080
    @markmark2080 Před 3 lety +3

    In 1967, that was top of the food chain, a buddy of mine had one in the 80's, very cool. Nice backdrop, by the way...

    • @markmark2080
      @markmark2080 Před 3 lety +1

      Damn, I wrote the above comment before the video was over and then he reappears on my first Norton I obtained in spring of 1970, perfect, correct front tire an all. That was "top of the food chain" for about a year in those wonderful transition years into the "modern motorcycle age". I loved the deep red metal flake, I don't know if his is original or repainted, but it looks darn good...

  • @fabieneldridge3414
    @fabieneldridge3414 Před rokem +1

    Those are some of the nicest designed motorcycles ever. They just look so damn Cool ! 🇺🇸👍

  • @johndeere1951a
    @johndeere1951a Před 3 lety +2

    My friends older brother had one new, 1964, that candy apple red, with a matching candy red '64 Pontiac GTO sitting next to it I'm the garage. That was my introduction to Norton lust. After highschool I bought my first bike a 1971 Commando, and started road racing the year later on a Commando I built from bits. P11 and Ranger made me do IT🇬🇧🇺🇲👍🤣

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety +1

      Hee hee, thanks a lot for sharing the great story. Best wishes, Mike

  • @prigs750
    @prigs750 Před 2 lety +1

    Mike, great to see this beautiful P11. Back I. 67 I ordered 1 from my dealer in Rochester NY. Fate interseeded however. The bike arrived at the dealer on a December Friday and I received my draft notice the next day.
    Too many years later I bought a 68 P11 Ranger basket case. Worked on it for years locating parts. Ended up selling it to a guy in Wales and shipped it back. He completed the restoration.

  • @MrGardman
    @MrGardman Před 2 lety +1

    My gosh that is beautiful.

  • @coolhand1964
    @coolhand1964 Před 3 lety +4

    The AJS/Matchless duplex frame was modified by US desert racers and returned to the AMC factory (Associated Motor Cycles) in the UK for some final tweaking. The bulge on the sides of the 'competition' tank where the badges attach was introduced from 1966 onwards on all competition model tanks. The engine is from the Norton Atlas, but virtually the rest of the bike is AJS/Matchless. Interesting fact: AMC owned the AJS, Matchless, James and Francis Barnett rights and were building all four brands when they acquired Norton in 1954. When the company went into liquidation in 1968 they were purchased by Manganese Bronze Holdings, who phased out everything except Norton because development of the Commando was already underway. It's a common misbelief that Norton acquired AMC. Whether the badge says AJS, Matchless or Norton, they all really are motorcycle art and wonderfull to ride. I fall in love all over again with mine, everytime it gets rolled out of the garage. Lovely vid and cudos to the dog biting the back tyre as the bike passes.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Hi Luke, thank you very much for your great reply. I really appreciate it. That was really interesting to read and appreciate the information about these amazing bikes. Best wishes, Mike

    • @coolhand1964
      @coolhand1964 Před 3 lety +1

      @@TheMightyGarage l've studied the AMC marques a 'little bit' over the past 20 years and become the go to man for local parts dealers and writers when they want something identified or have a query. Not everything is on the interweb and l still like to read a book or two. I recently acquired a basket case P11, very rare down here in Australia, as are the G15CS and CSR models, which mostly headed across the pond. So my knowledge of the P11 has improved greatly as l track down the missing parts in readiness for the resto. Vids like this remind me of what's waiting when l finish. If you saw my man-cave, you would probably send me for counselling. 😆

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Hehe, yes, I think a few of the guys who come here have the same sickness 🤪. It's great isn't it 😉

  • @dcstrng1
    @dcstrng1 Před rokem +2

    I got a P11A brand new (lower pipes, slighly different appearing front brake). The Norton adaptation of the Matchless frame was done in Reynolds 531 steel (I've read it is similar to SAE 4130 -- chrome moly ). 2.1 gallons on the tank -- about 85-90 miles until reserve, which was abut all that you cared to ride on the P11 seat (essentially an upholstered 2X4 with very little padding). I still remember mine fondly -- rode it over much of the U.S. summer and winter...

  • @frankmlchaelglasscock6539

    Wow what a fantastic bike the first time I have seen one a fantastic video as usual

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Many thanks Frank. That was a really enjoyable visit out to see Andy in the countryside. Best wishes, Mike

  • @thomasdailey7242
    @thomasdailey7242 Před 3 lety +3

    I had a p11. very tourkie!

  • @Kevin-cy9cv
    @Kevin-cy9cv Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant backdrop to two beautiful bikes

  • @Aubury
    @Aubury Před 3 lety +1

    1967, l was twenty then, my apprenticeship over. I did ponder on these, but walked up the aisle with the Suzuki T20.. A revelation.

    • @whalesong999
      @whalesong999 Před 3 lety +2

      I went to work for a Norton/Suzuki dealer in '67 and he had a P-11 sitting in the showroom at the time. We were strong into the T20 Suzukis, what amazing 250s they were. I raced a new Kawasaki F21M for the dealer as well, adapted a P-11 seat to it replacing the poor original one.

  • @garypatrick7817
    @garypatrick7817 Před 5 měsíci

    Dang…beautiful Norton

  • @roddyallan7345
    @roddyallan7345 Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant video, I have 67 P11, 68 P11a and Ranger 750, beautiful bike.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Many thanks Roddy. You have some beautiful bikes! Cheers, Mike

  • @jerrykap44
    @jerrykap44 Před 3 lety +2

    Good job Mike, Nice to see your focus on the P11.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Many thanks Jerry. Hope all is well. I was hoping that you would see this one :-)

  • @garyhull5617
    @garyhull5617 Před rokem +3

    I considered 2 bike after my stint in the Army in 1967: A P11 (new) or a used '63 Sportster. Choose the Sportster because price was apealing. 2 years later I purchased a '69 Fastback. 5 years later I put it up for sale. Guy shows up, with cash. The deal was about to go down and he commented he was going to build a chopper out of it. I said I wish you hadn't said that, the bike is no longer for sale, and I took the keys back. I did eventually sell it to a friend........But it is THE one sale I regret.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před rokem

      Hi Gary, thank you very much for sharing that story. That took courage to pull the keys back, but I'm glad that you did :-) best wishes, Mike

  • @mytkc66atbat25
    @mytkc66atbat25 Před 3 lety +2

    The P11 was the best looking bike I ever saw back in the day. Everything looked in place, the tank, paint, engine layout, etc. Always wanted one, but never was lucky enough. Did have 5 Commandos, including a JPN and a Manx replica. Had a few BSAs, and a G80Ccs. Wish I had them all now! Too old to kick start the big single!
    Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Many thanks for your great note! I'm glad you liked the video. Best wishes, Mike

  • @alanbstard4
    @alanbstard4 Před 3 lety +2

    lovely bike

  • @bluesplayer59
    @bluesplayer59 Před 3 lety +11

    What a wonderful pair of machines ...and so attractive . If only someone would recreate these machines again ...can't help but feel in this world of all things retro theyed fly off the forecourt .. meh I'm dreaming again . Splendid stuff Mike !!

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      I know what you mean. There’s something so cool about these old stylish bikes. Best wishes

  • @nautn
    @nautn Před 3 lety +4

    What a beautiful pair of Norton’s! Thanks Mike

  • @coreylevenson
    @coreylevenson Před 3 lety +4

    I've owned four Norton 750s: three Commando S models and one P11. I bought the P11 from Phil Radford in boxes back in the 1980s. (I'm partial to high pipes.) Once I put the P11 together and got it running, I found the vibration to be too much (compared to my Commando). I sold the P11 and it now belongs to a fellow near Sacramento who plans to re-restore it. My current Commando is a '69 S model with serial number ending in 2966. I wonder if it was on the same assembly line as Dave's. Thanks, as always, for another great video!

    • @jerrykap44
      @jerrykap44 Před 3 lety +1

      Still hopping our friend in Winters, CA will get around to it one day.

    • @coreylevenson
      @coreylevenson Před 3 lety +1

      @@jerrykap44 Fingers crossed ;-)

    • @leeeng478
      @leeeng478 Před 2 lety

      I sold my dads Norton P-11 after he died in Mather/Sacramento California. Man I have been looking for that bike for years. That one haunts me. The Norton was around most my life, it was my family history just like moms Emerson square grand piano from the 1860's. Should have kept the P-11.

  • @54macdog
    @54macdog Před 3 lety +3

    Love to see this machine on the golf course!

  • @samueljeppsen9785
    @samueljeppsen9785 Před 3 lety +1

    Always love your videos. I'm 70. Always loved the Snorten Nortons.

  • @dan-k3744
    @dan-k3744 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video , great dog

  • @henryhawk978
    @henryhawk978 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice vid Mike. Interesting machine.

  • @paulocarreiro5855
    @paulocarreiro5855 Před 3 lety +2

    That P11 is my kind of classic and Andy is my kind of guy! A bike you can actually ride and a guy who really enjoys riding it :)

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety +1

      Totally agree. Very cool bike and rider. It as a pleasure meeting them 👍

  • @TheLeylander
    @TheLeylander Před 3 lety +2

    What a beautiful machine and obviously worth a mint .

  • @MarcS4R
    @MarcS4R Před 3 lety +2

    one of my dream bikes right there

  • @badchex
    @badchex Před 3 lety +2

    That P11 is a gorgeous bike!

  • @Stoneitful
    @Stoneitful Před 3 lety +2

    nice bike

  • @pennsyltuckyden9823
    @pennsyltuckyden9823 Před 3 lety +3

    CZcams knows I love these old bikes. Great presentation Mike

  • @gerrypowell2748
    @gerrypowell2748 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice pair❤️

  • @raypusey8037
    @raypusey8037 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks Mike ! Great location 🏔 lovely bikes !! 💨 🐕 lol 😆

  • @geoffgreenhalgh3553
    @geoffgreenhalgh3553 Před 3 lety +4

    Great. Your friends are so knowledgeable about their bikes. There seems to be more British bikes in the States than in the UK!

  • @daveb1268
    @daveb1268 Před 3 lety +2

    Just lovely - that P11 is a joy to behold.... If I had that one, I'd be keeping hold of it ! I believe Clint Eastwood owned & rode an 'S' in the early 70's - there's footage of him riding it on youtube somewhere (no sound though, sadly).

    • @shockcoach
      @shockcoach Před 3 lety

      I think his was the Norton N15CS.

    • @daveb1268
      @daveb1268 Před 3 lety

      @@shockcoach that's nice to know, thankyou 👍

  • @KelapaLima
    @KelapaLima Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks Mike. Nice insight into an especially intriguing motorcycle.

  • @barryervin8536
    @barryervin8536 Před 3 lety +1

    Back in 1967 -68 I was riding a Honda 305 Super Hawk and a local Norton dealer had a new P11 in his showroom, same color as this one. This was my dream bike and I used to stop in there all the time just to look at it. The salesman must have been eager to sell it because I remember him telling me that the P11 engines were specially balanced at the factory and ran so smooth that you could balance a coin on the gas tank and rev it up and the coin wouldn't fall over. I suspected that he was making that up LOL! I never did own one, but I still love them.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot Barry for sharing this great story. I really enjoyed reading it. Best wishes, Mike

  • @PeterJUren
    @PeterJUren Před 3 lety +1

    I've always loved the P11. I'm envious of the friend who will be the new custodian.

  • @geoffozevans4500
    @geoffozevans4500 Před 3 lety +1

    2 beautiful machines, golden era 👍

  • @snake_eyes_garage
    @snake_eyes_garage Před 3 lety +2

    Nice bike! And I think his dog will miss the P11 more than him. :-)

  • @ccrider00
    @ccrider00 Před 11 měsíci

    Even better than the n-15 CS-- how cool👍👌💪👳‍♂️
    Best looking english bike ever and tank styling too,
    Just like the Norton N 15 CD
    tank❗

  • @elmerfudd1086
    @elmerfudd1086 Před 3 lety +1

    Very cool. Guys like this are a great help to our hobby. If nobody sold anything we wouldnt have much of a selection, and lets face it, very few of us have the skills to produce this level of restoration. So i thank you sir for keeping us going at something we love so much.

  • @splodge5714
    @splodge5714 Před 3 lety +1

    I'll have to come back to this one. My dogs wouldn't allow me to watch it.

  • @TheDavey333
    @TheDavey333 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful bike and dog 🐕
    All the best Mike, enjoy your week ☕️

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks a lot David. Hope all is well. Hope you have a good week as well. Cheers, Mike

  • @perryjensen5585
    @perryjensen5585 Před 3 lety +2

    That is just gorgeous! I would ride the tires off it!😀

  • @BillyG869
    @BillyG869 Před 2 lety +2

    N15 CS is the Norton engine, G15 CS was Matchless models.

  • @mickducati1947
    @mickducati1947 Před 3 lety +1

    wow what a lucky bugger 😜👍

  • @RWayne-nu2fi
    @RWayne-nu2fi Před 3 lety +1

    Another great video, very enjoyable look at the P11. My 69' Commando is just a little later, May of 69'. As nice as these bikes are, Zeke is the star of this video, he was having a blast.

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Hee hee, wasn’t that fun! Thanks for your note. Best wishes, Mike

  • @rcnelson
    @rcnelson Před 3 měsíci

    Lovely bikes and even better exhaust notes. Dog is intent on monoxide-poisoning itself.

  • @PLINKER
    @PLINKER Před 3 lety +3

    Shoot. I would love to buy it! Just love the pipes! would they fit on other Nortons?

    • @swooshdave
      @swooshdave Před 3 lety

      Probably not as the engine and frame are unique.

  • @sf940477
    @sf940477 Před 3 lety +1

    What a beautiful setting Mike and the bikes were not too bad either 😀

  • @mc2594
    @mc2594 Před 2 lety +1

    Zeke's sure you're saying _you're gonna have to eat it Zeke_

  • @Beeza56
    @Beeza56 Před 3 lety +1

    Finally Mike! Thank you thank you thank! My P11A now wears the hi pipes too.

  • @mikeymike3240
    @mikeymike3240 Před 3 lety +2

    Hi Mike, those are 2 beautiful bikes 🏍 man, and that colour scheme is gorgeous, pity one is going to a new home, I’d rather have the Norton than the Triumph, but it’s not my bike and the owner has made up his mind to let her go, so health to love and enjoy the new Triumph. Looking forward to seeing it in the near future. 😎👍👍👍🇬🇧

  • @adaptableadventurerider
    @adaptableadventurerider Před 3 lety +2

    Absolutely beautiful bikes :) thanks for sharing 👍😀

  • @dogpaw775
    @dogpaw775 Před 3 lety +2

    Peachy, saw near identical one yesterday but with what appeared to be, passing at 30mph, seemed to be a G80 motor?, it was the paint work that caught my eye.

  • @alanstockley391
    @alanstockley391 Před 3 lety +1

    Sweet bikes and great scenery, I'm just building a 75 mk3 food for thought 👍🇬🇧

  • @tubadude905
    @tubadude905 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow - what a pair...keep em coming Mike - these videos are fantastic!

  • @northlandrider5396
    @northlandrider5396 Před 3 lety +4

    I've got some motorcycles. My dog does exactly the same thing. I like cats.

  • @proadymx1
    @proadymx1 Před 3 lety +1

    He likes to bite the exhaust pipes!

  • @nelsong4719
    @nelsong4719 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful P11. Just wondering , I know the bike was designed and developed in California and I'm thinking it was the first British bike to use the Concentrics instead of the Monoblocs in 67.

  • @bernibeckmann9753
    @bernibeckmann9753 Před rokem +1

    When I was a teen in the '70's I kept hearing about these P11's. Never saw one tho. Now I ride a 2007 Triumph Scrambler. Not saying it's the same but sorta close enough. Some things just get in your blood. What's the modern and affordable version of the 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera? I need a knock off.

  • @NoPrivateProperty
    @NoPrivateProperty Před rokem +1

    never seen a dog try to huff an exhaust pipe. brilliant

  • @daveco1270
    @daveco1270 Před 3 lety +1

    Cool bike. That tach cable placement seems odd. Why not run it straight up the frame through the triple tree and into the tachometer? He mentioned getting it caught on a branch in the past. If it was snug to the frame that wouldn't happen.

  • @Gerk8
    @Gerk8 Před 3 lety +1

    Apparently Zeke is more of a BSA fan!

  • @jimh.5286
    @jimh.5286 Před 3 lety +3

    How come when I ride my bike the dogs don't bite the exhaust pipes, they bite my legs?

  • @metman3
    @metman3 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice bark to the exhaust on those bikes. Sorry... I had to say it. 🤭

  • @martindavies8326
    @martindavies8326 Před 3 lety +1

    🇬🇧👍

  • @franciscomelendez6275
    @franciscomelendez6275 Před rokem +1

    P-11 had a much better primary case (cast Al), compared to the Atlas (stamped steel). I always wanted to fit one of those, but was told they did not fit my Atlas. What do you think is the difference between the P-11, Atlas and Commando cases? Great show you have! 🏍️❤

  • @santatigerclaus
    @santatigerclaus Před rokem +2

    was the P11 jug original silver or black? i painted my 850 cylinder black- knowing it was eveyones favorite garage bike i let it go to the next garage

  • @stewy62
    @stewy62 Před 3 lety +1

    Just been reading about the 42C heatwave in Portland, hope you and all your pals and your air cooled bikes are all okay Mike 🥵🥵🇬🇧🏍

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      Thank you Stewy, yes it’s going to get to 111°F/44°C by the end of today! 🥵🥵It’s a scorcher today and we’re all staying indoors with everything closed. Best wishes

  • @wdhewson
    @wdhewson Před 3 lety +2

    AMC should be Amalgamated Motor Cycles and the P11 is the Amalgam.

  • @stevecolwill9761
    @stevecolwill9761 Před 3 lety +1

    “For sale, Norton P11. Minor dog tooth markings on exhaust…”

    • @TheMightyGarage
      @TheMightyGarage  Před 3 lety

      😂😂 yes! That was a very funny moment!

    • @swooshdave
      @swooshdave Před 3 lety +1

      Mostly it was just slobber. I’m not sure how that dog didn’t get asphyxiated.

  • @back_to_the_bike8820
    @back_to_the_bike8820 Před 3 lety +1

    ho p....étard qu'elle est belle

  • @santatigerclaus
    @santatigerclaus Před rokem +1

    Smedley le Mutt biting the muffler tail

  • @threepot
    @threepot Před rokem +2

    A 'proper' looking bike compared to ugly modern stuff?