Norton 961 SE Commando First Look
After failing to enter production during Norton's US ownership, the 961 Commando looks to be finally making it to the public.It now looks like September could see the first of the new?Norton 961 SE Commandos rolling off the production line. Although very similar in appearance to the ?Kenny Dreer? machine…
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Memorable MC 1979 Norton Commando
…last of the Norton Commandos is one of them.The Commando has a long and mixed history. From day one of its launch at the Earls Court show of 1967, it was an outdated compromise. With an engine which was originally designed in two weeks, in 1948, the remarkable thing about the Commando is that dedicated…
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Isle of Man TT Memories
…sitting in the crew cabin with no indication that he is flying anywhere today. I am broken hearted - almost to the point of tears. "Big Ste", a Norton Commando owner of fearsome size and extremely violent temper, takes the pilot on one side for a short, but very intense, conversation. Ten minutes later…
Euro Gossip October 2008
…mentioned the Norton racing project in these pages and their move back towards mainstream racing. Well it now appears that Stuart Garner, a UK-based businessman and owner of Norton Racing Ltd., has bought back all the trademarks and development work relating to the Norton, Manx, Atlas, Commando and Dominator…
1907 Norton Isle of Man TT Winner
…Flat Tank Norton available from www.norton.uk.com Let us know what you think about this article in the MCUSA Forum. Click Here1907 Norton Isle of Man Winner Gallery Motorcycle USA Monthly ColumnsRecent Memorable MotorcyclesMelling?s Memorable Motorcycles Page Related Articles Norton Commando 961 Memorable…
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Memorable Motorcycle Norton Dominator
The Norton Dominator still looks like it belongs in a trophy case after all these years.Often, post-war British motorcycle factories were unedifying experiences. Squalid working conditions, management of appalling mediocrity, obsessively militant trade unions and chronic under-funding led to a reliance…
Euro Gossip November 2009
…forks and band suspension along with Brembo brakes and is expected to sell for around ?16,000 when it eventually goes on sale in 2010. The Norton 961 SE Commando has sold out before the first bike has been produced.A second bike is already underway and incorporates a six-speed gearbox and hydraulic clutch…
Memorable Motorcycles Baker Honda K4
…1973, in the case of four-strokes, and pre-1967 for two-strokes. These dates conveniently suit the current manufacturers of bikes based on the Manx Norton, Matchless G.50/AJS 7R and Aermacchi, and therefore the commercial pressure is to keep these arbitrary dates.The final slice of history. By 1972, anyone…
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Dr Frazier Ponders A T Motorcycles
…fully-accessorized BMW.In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I met Mark Hiekel, who had ridden there from Thailand, twice, on his Norton Commando. Not known or marketed as an adventure-tourer, the Norton had successfully beaten some of the ugliest roads in Southeast Asia. Hiekel sluffed off the hard roads and his 30…
2007 Ducati GT1000 Quick Ride
…gearbox is uncannily sweet - not with the suppressed smoothness of a Suzuki gearchange but rather in a positive, accurate manner like a well set-up Norton Commando.The handling really is sublime. Once more, Ducati have hit the centre of the sweet spot by providing a chassis which gives wonderful feedback,…
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