THE SNOC
Dear All
1) Anthony has booked our club stand for the Ardingly autumn show. This will be on Sunday October 27th. If you would like to attend and display your Norton please log in to the Elk Promotions website. Link as below.
https://www.elkpromotions.co.uk/enter-your-bike
If you include our club name in the space on the entry form, Julie will let Anthony know so we can plan our stand size and layout. If the link does not work for you try the main ELK Events Web Site as an alternative.
Meanwhile please note it as a date for your diary.
At last count, we have 19 members’ bikes listed for our Ardingly SNOC stand. Bring your waterproofs!
2) Tuesday 26 November: Annual General Meeting
We propose to have our AGM at our November meeting as usual. Please put a note in your diaries. TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER. Several of our committee members have been away recently so we plan to have a meeting shortly to finalise details. If you have any matters you wish to raise, we would be grateful if you let us know well beforehand to save time on the night.
3) Tuesday 17 December: Christmas
The 4th Tuesday in December will be Christmas Eve. So we plan to have a social meeting on THIRD TUESDAY, 17th DECEMBER (3rd Tuesday) instead.
Regards
David Cooper
RECENT EVENT NEWS
The Surrey branch of the NOC joined in with a Motorcycle Day at their club room location at the Stepping Stones public house on Saturday 5 October 2024. This was organised by the publican’s landlady Tina, who had asked all the motorcycle clubs that used the pub, for their own club room. This included, the Triumph OC, the Velocette OC, the AJS&M OC, the AMOC (or the American Motorcycle OC), the Suzuki OC, and the SNOC.
The Surrey section had nine members ride their bikes come along to display them. Seven with Norton’s and two members who came along to support us with their Japanese and a new Triumph. The weather was better than expected and was good for us all though out the day. There was a good turnout of bikes from all the other clubs that attended this event. over 70 throughout the day. Tina laid on extra food for those that wanted to eat and the bar was crammed with their respective motorcycle owners.
I rode down with Robert and Phil Tuck to the Stepping Stones,and when we got there the reserved bike parking area it was beginning to fill up with all the owners club’s bikes. The AJS &MOC had some very good looking older bikes on display. One such bike was a V twin AJS which looked like it was built in the 1920’s. The owners grand daughter came on the back and when it was started she got on the back and off they went with many admirers looking on. There was very well restored Sunbeam Model 90, as well many other vintage bikes on display.
Those of the Surrey branch that brought along their bikes were:-
Robert Tuck 1960 600cc Dominator De-luxe
Phil Tuck 1968 Atlas
Anthony Curzon 1968 P11A Ranger 750
Phil Hannam 1961 650 with a Manxman engine
David Copper 1932 Model 30 500cc International
Max Groves 1964 Atlas
Nick What 2024 TVS 961 Commando
John Summerfield came on his Yamaha XT660X, Paul Smith on his Laverda Jota, and Martin came on his more modern Triumph.
We were asked to display our bikes at the back of the car park and this is covered in a very deep layer of shingles. This made moving bikes around difficult. Robert and Phil Tuck did manage to find some pieces of wood to go under our prop stands. There was a good mix of different motorcycles and cultures and it was a very relaxed and social gathering. The weather was kind to us and this looks like it will be a yearly event for the Stepping Stones public house.
The ride home was uneventful, apart from when I thought I had hit a pot hole, causing the whole of my Ranger jumped to one side. The bike being a desert racer, with the high and wide handle bars, I held on tight and gave a bit of throttle. She shook the front end briefly and off she proceeded. Robert later informed me it was some piece of large debris that I had run over on the road, which he saw behind me.
Anthony – September 2024
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Surrey Branch at the Warlingham Rugby Club, Classic Car & Bike Show 14.7.2024.
The Surrey Branch represented the NOC at the WRC show on Sunday 14 July 2024.
This was the WRC year number nine for shows and we at the SNOC have been to most of them with a stand and display of Norton bikes.
This year we had twelve members bring along their bikes.
The event had an amazing atmosphere with so much interest in our display of bikes.
The branch also gave a donation to the WRC local charities that they were supporting at this event.
The Surrey branch had a large patch of the grass available for our Club Stand, so all the bikes could be spread out for visitors to look at and ask questions.
Steve Wakeman and his band of stewards and helpers do an incredible job of organizing and getting everyone settled into their own specific locations.
Those of our members that brought along their bikes for our display were as follows:-
Robert Tuck 1960 Dominator 99 De-Lux
Phillip Tuck 1968 750 Atlas
David Copper 1932 500cc Model 30 International
Howard Robinson 1974 850 Commando Interstate
Henry Dulat 1961 600 Dominator 99
Ken Rawlinson 1959 600 Dominator 99 Sport
David Brown 600 Dominator 99 cafe racer, with a Model 77 engine
Simon Smith 1973 750 Commando Roadster
John Summerfield 1929 500cc Model 18
Matt Creighton 1971 750 Commando Roadster
Martin Smith1974 MK2A Commando Roadster.
Martin Smith’s Commando had many Colorado Norton Works upgrades to its rebuild.
These included an electric starter, and some very impressive flat slide carburettors.
The colouring was a very impressive Tangerine Scène.
The top and bottom yokes were of billet alloy, and the front brake hydraulic brake fluid went through the lower yoke. The brake fluid line went into the bottom yoke, and exited out of it. It was so very well made that unless one looked closely it would not have been seen.
The bike also had a Corbin gunfighter seat. If Norton had produced a bike like Martin’s one, I am so very sure they would have sold so many more Commando’s.
The weather was good for the day, so we were not troubled by rain.
The SNOC branch has many other events planned that we shall be attending again this year, and we shall be having a stand at the Ardingly show on the 27 October 2024.
Dave Cooper with his 1932 Norton International 
Martin Smith, and his CNW spec 1974 Mk2A Commando Roadster
Henry Dulat and his Dominator
Simon Smith and his Commando
Report by Anthony Curzon 2024
Clubnights are on the fourth Tuesday each month (from January 2024).
Location – The Stepping Stones pub at Westhumble, just across the A22 roundabout from Box Hill, just north of Dorking, Surrey.
The Late Mike Duffel and his 1953 Model 30 Manx Norton – R.I.P.
Welcome to the
Norton Owners Club’s Surrey Branch
Situated just a few miles away from the historic Brooklands Racetrack, where Bert Denly (pictured above) roared round the banking on his Model 18 Brooklands Special in 1925, we meet at The Stepping Stones, a great bike friendly pub at West Humble near Box Hill.
We organise rides out, quiz nights and visits to local places of interest.
Our members can offer a wealth of useful experience to help you with your Norton – old or new!
Come along to one of our club nights and see what we are up to and have a chat. New members or just interested in Nortons? Come along!
Or you can call or e-mail us at the address shown on the contact page.
You can be sure of a warm welcome whatever time of year!
If you’re interested in bikes and particularly the unapproachable Norton, on the page links on the left you’ll find plenty to whet your appetite and using the links on the right you will find our activities listed by dates.