Norton.rider Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi Everyone hope we are all well While I'm still hunting for a 16h thought I'd do a bit more research one thing I'm curious over is on the bikes that went to Africa 8th army etc. What Colour were they painted were they all in the sand colourway or was there a mix of colours drab green, brown etc? (also what's the correct term for the sand colours) Many Thanks, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton.rider Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Another thing I was curious about on the 16h bikes seen some with oil tanks with a vertical seam when looking at the bike side on and some without was this a year change? Many Thanks, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Bikes were painted according to the War office guidelines, and not sand coloured, this was sometimes done when they arrived there, but not from the factory. The vertical seam was introduced around 1943, (from the top of my head) Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton.rider Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Ahh Cheers Lex really appreciate the reply Constantly learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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