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My mother dug this old family photo and showed me this.  This is my grandmothers(on my mothers side)paternal uncle Jimmy Gordon. Mom told me that he was a big motorcycle enthusiast that went to the Isle of Man race every year. I thought it was cool since that of all the bikes I could of chose that I ended up on a Brit bike. Now I have my guesses but do not know for sure(even under a magnifying glass)but dose any one have any ideas on what the bike is?
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that is a great picture. looks like it would make a good poster, or even for an ad
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Do you know approximately what year the pic was taken? That may help.
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Don't know for sure. My best guess because of the forks and it looks like a single cylinder it's early to mid 30's.
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Looks like a Norton Model 30 with the towershaft cam drive. Early 1930's vintage. 
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Look at this picture from VintageBike.co.uk and see if you don't think it' s the same model Vintage Bike UK
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Great photo. Met my neighbor the retired Triumph dealer last week. He had a bunch of old racing pix. I copied them poorly with my camera phone:  That's Gary Nixon, who rode on his team. Nixon & Bart Martel: 
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You know after looking at them both I think you may have the bike.  The forks, rear, front fenders engine shape, and exhaust looks the same. Thanks for the pick! I knew about this site but could not remember for the life of me the address.
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