Custom Bikes Of The Week: 21 April, 2019
An incredible Norton sidecar racer from Australia, a tribute to NCR co-founder Rino Caracchi from Italy, and a chunky go-anywhere BMW R100GS…
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Norton has been causing riders to drool for well over a century now. Launching in 1902 and winning the inaugural Isle of Mann TT race in 1907, the Norton serves as the other half of the iconic ‘Triton‘ (a Norton featherbed frame combined with a Triumph Bonneville engine).
The company’s Dominator and Commando models, in particular, are the stuff of design and pop culture legend. The Commando even made an appearance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. After a brief restart for the brand in the early 2000s, new ownership has reintroduced these legendary roadsters with a new line built in Leicestershire.
Custom Bikes Of The Week: 7 April, 2019
We’re going from the sublime to the ridiculous this week, kicking off with a stunning Triton from Italy. We’ve also got a…
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Type 16: Auto Fabrica goes Commando
Some builders pick a formula and repeat it. Others reinvent the wheel every time and stick to one-offs. Auto Fabrica‘s methodology lands…
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Best of Breed: A Triton cafe racer by Foundry Motorcycle
Few custom motorcycles have the cachet of the legendary Triton. The mash-up of a Norton featherbed frame and Triumph twin motor has…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 5 August, 2018
A delicately massaged Norton Dominator, a Honda CB500 with Panigale suspension, a board track racer over a century old, and a Honda…
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Road & Track: A streetable Seeley G50 from NYC Norton
I’m sure most folks have a ‘lottery list’ of bikes they’d put in their garage if they won big. And on my…
Read more »Watch It: Norton Dominator Naked by Goblin Works Garage
Reality TV shows about custom bike building have a really bad rep. But when we heard that Anthony Partridge would soon be…
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Anglo-Saxon: A Norton Replica from Germany
This time last year, I was driving around Munich with BMW Motorrad’s Ola Stenegärd, when he turned to me and said he…
Read more »Modern Manx: Blacktrack Motors’ custom Thruxton
You don’t have to be in your 70s to be moved by the sight of a Norton Manx. It’s one of the…
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Iconic: The Ron Wood ‘Lightweight’ Dell’Orto Norton
In the US right now, flat track is smokin’ hot. Indian has joined the fray and is giving Harley-Davidson serious competition. The…
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The Yamando: A vintage Yamaha racer with a Norton frame
Brad Monk is a racer. Sure, he has a day job, but come Sunday, he’s a racer—and this is his race bike.…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 7 August, 2016
Question: What have a Blue Dolphin, a Pickle Tracker and a Bavarian Knight got in common? Answer: They’re all beautiful customs with…
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