1974 Norton JOHN PLAYER SPECIAL 850 COMMANDO

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Price: 17,500.00 USD

Vintage 1974 John Player Special Norton

A Special 850cc Commando Factory Racer

With the exception of the original racing body work, this JPS Norton has had a nut and bolt restoration completed by SOLOMOTO in Greenwich, CT ( https://www.solomoto.org/) and is a fine collectors bike.

She has had tasteful upgrades with white alloys matching the look and a performance exhaust. Aside for two small blemishes on the original painted faring, and some minor non-original modifications, she is in excellent condition, starts, runs and drives well. Frame number: 308969 (MKIIA). Photos upon request.

She is upgraded with white alloys wheels to match color scheme. She comes with the original wire wheels and the original exhaust. She also comes with clean and open title, no taxes.

A video walk around by the manager of SOLOMOTO of Greenwich, Connecticut (all restoration paperwork will come with the JPS) –https://youtu.be/DPDv4JDpMN0

Back Ground: The Norton Road race team sponsorship by the John Player tobacco company was a new commando model, the John Player Norton – or “JPN” for short. It was announced for the 1974 sale season, equipped with a streamlined, twin headlight half fairing and matching tank/seat unit in the John Player livery. Beneath the endurance-race inspired bodywork was a standard issue MK2A Commando 850. The “gas tank” is actually a fiberglass cover hiding an elongated steel roadster tank buffered by rubber mounting on the isolastic frame to reduce vibration. This was the first introduction of the revolutionary feather bed frame.

JPS this is a special model, production totaling for 1974 & 75 is approximately 200 units, with only 120 shipped to the US. The factory JPS won 14 international races including the Transatlantic Trophy, the Formula 750cc Isle of Man TT, the British 750cc Championship and the MCN Superbike Championship.