Norco restoration
 

Just started restoring this Norco bike for my grandson. If anyone has some information for the year and model of this unit, that would be very helpful.
Thanks.
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I can't really help much, but can you post pictures of the head badge? I might be able to narrow things down if I saw that. If I had to guess, I'd say this is one of their eastern import bike's and it's from the early mid 70's to mid 80's. I'm more of an expert on the mid 90's Norco's when they really came into their own and made some really nice mtn bikes. But that'd be my guess. You could try the Asian bike serial number database on here and that might narrow things down.

Norco is no longer the same company as back then. Like most bicycle companies nowadays they have new corporate overlord's that didn't keep any of the paperwork from the past. So no luck asking them unfortunately.

That being said, it's a very usable bike that is probably built better than your run of the mill Schwinn from back then and should last a long time and provide tons of smiles with just a little bit of spit and elbow grease.

Thanks for your response. Here's an image of the head badge.
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I can't verify a year 100%, but it looks like an old Norco Strawberry that someone changed the seat out on. Looks like they may have been trying to ride on the back of the Strawberry Shortcake cartoon that was popular during the 1980's. So it was probably produced during the time the show was on Saturday morning cartoons. That's my guess. Hope this helps.



Here's one on Craigslist with the same head badge and original saddle.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml...916885698.html

Thanks for your help.

The wheels have been re-treaded and cleaned up. But, if someone could point me in the right direction for spokes (16" wheel) that would be great.
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I was able to save the fender brace. It required some pretty delicate welding with the Mig.
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After some heavy elbow grease with the steel wool, I decided to paint the fenders instead of re-chroming due to cost restraints. I went with a monotone gray primer just in case my grandson decides a different color is more to his liking.
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I got the wheels and fenders back on and I think it's coming along great!
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Bravo. It really does look good. I don't think you need new spokes.