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Norton CS1

1929 Norton

Ben Branch April 12, 2012
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I came across this great photograph whilst researching the recent piece on the Norton CS1, I couldn’t use it then but have since decided it deserves it’s own feature.

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Norton CS1

Ben Branch April 6, 2012
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The Norton CS1 is a veritable beast, this is the 1928 model, ’28 was the first year that Norton used the overhead cam 500cc engine that went on to become quite famous in it’s own right.

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