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1981 Norton Interpol 2

1981 Norton Interpol 2 in I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, Movie, 1990 IMDB

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin: UK

1981 Norton Interpol 2

[*][*][*] Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase 

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stronghold EN

◊ 2007-06-17 09:13

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-- Last edit: 2007-06-17 09:15:02

nzcarnerd NZ

◊ 2007-06-17 10:39

 1990 Norton Commander Police. I would take the date in the link with a grain of salt.
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/norton/norton_commander_police.htm

BaronVonVankel UK

◊ 2017-01-08 20:03

 The motorcycle pictured above is neither a Commando or a Commander.. it is a 1980's Norton Interpol II which is an aircooled Wankel Rotary 588cc bike. Norton used a BMW fairing so that the bike would look the same as the BMW if used side by side. The earlier original 1970's Norton Interpol was based on a piston engined Norton Commando. The later 1990's Norton Commander used Nortons watercooled Wankel Rotary 588cc engine.

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Sandie SX

◊ 2017-01-08 20:26

 Plate looks like JVP 277W in Stronghold's last thumb:

Registration number: JVP 277W
✓ SORN
✗ No MOT
Expired: 04 November 2016
Vehicle make NORTON
Date of first registration June 1993
Year of manufacture 1993 (so why the 1980/81 registration?)
Cylinder capacity (cc) 588 cc
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle colour SILVER

From: http://www.nortonownersclub.org/models/rotary

Quote The first Norton rotaries (P41), air-cooled machines, were made available to UK police forces from 1981 although it was in pre-production form for the first couple of years while various bugs such as poor tickover, overheating and blowing rotor seals were sorted out. Around 30 police forces bought just under 200 machines, the RAC took some and the Ministry of Defence a further 150. The total production run was 350, another source says 380, machines.

The welded box spine frame contains the reservoir for the total loss oil system. Marzocchi forks and Brembo discs were fitted and engine power is between 80 and 85 b.h.p. More on the Interpol 2


So this would be a pre-production one assuming a genuine plate. As it is still out there somewhere maybe someone can tell us more? Unless, of course that plate is from another Norton...

-- Last edit: 2017-01-08 20:27:10

dsl SX

◊ 2017-01-08 21:11

 "NORTON JVP 277W - Motorcycle information: This 1993 MAKE UNKNOWN on numberplate JVP 277W was first registered on 14 June 1993 near Birmingham. It had been previously registered under K826 XFD. At an estimated 282,000 miles this car has done an average number of miles for its age. This motorcycle had 1 previous owners before the current keeper acquired it. It was painted white previously.".

As the film date is 1990, either K826 XFD was not the first plate applied to this bike, or as Sandie says JVP 277W has lived on more than one Norton.

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