Norton-Velocette Dustbin Racer
This Norton-Velocette is one of many specials based on the legendary Norton Featherbed frame – a motorcycle chassis so influential that a number of…
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Commando #106 by Colorado Norton Works
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that, in some ways, represents the final peak of the first great wave of British motorcycles. That previous…
The Norton Project
The Norton Project is a short documentary about two sons who stole their father’s 1969 Norton Commando to get it professionally restored, and then…
Norton Challenge P86
The Norton Challenge P86 was the superbike that could’ve, would’ve and should’ve saved the British motorcycle industry from the Japanese invasion that took place…
Tickle Manx T3
The Tickle Manx is a bit of a historical curiosity, it’s a result of the sale of the AMC race shop to the famous…
Norton Commando Tracker by Federal Moto
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that I have a lot of time for, many consider it one of the greatest motorcycles of all…
1975 Norton Commando
This pristine 1975 Norton Commando is the result of a restoration by the team over at Colorado Norton Works – almost certainly the world’s…
Original Norton ES2/Model 77 Café Racer
This 1960 Norton Café Racer is a bit of a mystery, no one is sure who built it or what its history is, however…
Norton Commando – The Essential Free Buying Guide
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that even today, over 50 years after it was first introduced, lives on as one of the most iconic British motorcycles of all time. The story of the conception of the Commando has all the hallmarks of a feel-good Hollywood film – a small team of engineers with a minimal budget, limited resources, and an outdated engine set about creating a motorcycle that would go on to become, for many in the ‘60s, ‘70s and today, the most desirable motorcycle in the world.
Norton Commando 750
Originally released in 1967 the Norton Commando would very quickly become one of the most iconic British motorcycles of all time, the 58hp parallel twin 750cc engine pulled it up to a top speed in excess of 115mph and it won the Motor Cycle News “Machine of the Year” award for 5 successive years from 1968 to 1972.
Norton Manx Cutaway
The Norton Manx is deservedly remembered as one of the most iconic motorcycles of all time, it was built from 1947 until 1962 however even today in 2013 – you can still buy a brand new Featherbed-frame and build your own.
JPN Monocoque by Peter Williams
Back in 1973 a motorcycle rolled out of a garage in England, it was to be just one of four ever built, and it was going to shake the world of professional motorcycle racing to its core. The bike in question was the John Player Norton Monocoque, it had been designed and built by Peter Williams – a man who was both a motorcycle engineer and a talented racer.