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Italeri: NORTON MANX 500cc 1951
tinbanger
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 12:52 AM UTC


One of the great British bikes released by Italeri!

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DaveCox
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 01:32 AM UTC
It's a good model. I have the previous release. It's actually an old Protar mould with the internal engine detail removed ( the original had a piston that moved with the crankshaft!)
Hohenstaufen
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Posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 02:15 AM UTC
True Dave. My version retained the rubber band chain for primary and final drive so the clutch and primary drive turn if you move the back wheel. Incidentally, rather than 1947, the Featherbed frame made its first appearance at Blandford in April 1950.
The last GP to be won by a Manx was in 1971.
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