A stunning 1969 Norton Commando from Australia
We first happened across this amazing Norton Commando eight months ago. It’s now gracing the pages of Tank Moto, a super-stylish magazine…
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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.
Sportster Cafe Racer Mashup: Is it a ‘Sporton’ or a ‘Norley’?
Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, is not where you’d expect to find a 1960s-style cafe racer. But this Sportster-powered machine would look…
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The Norton CS1 racer with over 400 wins to its name
At 84 years old, this Norton CS1 is the oldest motorcycle still being raced in the UK on a regular basis. It…
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‘Featherbed 865’ Triton
There seem to be endless permutations of the classic Triton motorcycle. But I haven’t seen this mix of old and new before:…
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Bonneville Speedweek Triton
The lure of the salt at Bonneville Speedweek is strong, and two years ago, the bug bit Vincent Prat of the French…
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Bill Becker’s pristine Norton Commando Mk III
It’s hard to improve on the Norton Commando. But Bill Becker, creator of the lovely Aermacchi Sprint we featured a little while…
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A 1973 Norton Commando passed from father to son
A friend of mine ascribes the recent decline in the number of young motorcyclists to the relentless marketing of Japanese sportbikes in…
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Freddie Cooper Triton
The definition of a cafe racer gets looser as the years go by. But this Triton, which will go on sale at…
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Vintage Norton Lowboy custom motorcycle
Norton is famed for its featherbed frames, which carried the Manx single to spectacular racing victories in the 1950s. But in the…
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Harley cafe racer: the Harleyton 45
By David Edwards — All you need to know about Nick Roskelley’s budget-built café-racer can be found hanging below the right side…
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1974 Norton Commando by Colorado Norton Works
By most accounts, owning a vintage Norton Commando can be a quixotic experience. For many, it’s the romantic ideal of a classic…
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Function Over Form: Seeley Norton 750 by NYC Norton
When function defines form, the results are often spectacular. And so it is with this lovely vintage racebike, built by four-time AHRMA…
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