Format: Softbound Pages: Length: 8. What really made it stand out were several interesting features such as widely splayed exhaust port, suitability for tuning and its future development potential. Later, when equipped with the renowned, race-developed, Featherbed frame and Featherbed telescopic forks, it became a sporting icon.
Within the pages of this book are all the well-known models, including the 7, 88, 99, and Atlas, plus the Jubilee, Navigator and Electra. Besides the detailed development history of the series production road-going models, there are other many interesting facets of the Dominator story, including the works Domiracer [the first pushrod-engined motorcycle to lap the Isle of Man TT Mountain circuit at mph]; victories in the famous Thruxton endurance races and the gruelling international Six Days Trial.
Mick Walker also takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the infighting, both inside and outside the boardroom, which took place within the Norton empire over the years. The company would use the phrase in advertising for the next 50 years. This book charts the history of one of the oldest marques in the world: both the glorious racing tradition and the production machines, from the first clip-on engines to the F1 rotary superbike.
Interviews with those closely involved including James Nortons daughter Grace, who kindly provided original documents and photographs reproduced here for the first time make this the definitive account of a key contribution to motorcycle history. USA Tel: info britcycle. His book was written in the late s, before Peter Williams started developing the Commando-based racers to an even higher level. Paul's basic principles, and most of what he wrote then, still applies today. Some of yesteryear's tuning lore has since been overtaken by later developments - the Superblend main bearings come to mind - but whoever wants to work on a Norton twin cylinder engine could do worse than take this book as a guideline.
All of our paper waste is recycled within the UK and turned into corrugated cardboard. Hardback Book The. Qty 1 2. Buy It Now. Add to cart. Sold by worldofbooksusa About this product Product Identifiers Brand. Show More Show Less. No ratings or reviews yet No ratings or reviews yet. In Norton launched the cc Jubilee —— a bike for learners featuring the smallest Norton engine ever made. Overnight, this created an entirely new market.
It was soon stretched to cc giving birth to the Norton Navigator in In , the first twin was produced and named the Manxman. They were exported largely to the US but also went to Australia, Sweden and even one going to the Falklands. The Atlas started production in and initially was an export model for the US market. An increase in rpm immediately led to vibratory problems. Perhaps the most famous bike to bear the Norton name. As Japanese bikes became increasingly more popular, many great British marques were driven to the brink of extinction.
The last Commando was produced in Peter Williams on a Norton Commando Production racer. When it took third place in its club race debut at Darley Moor, the factory knew Crighton had built something special. In the bike started winning national races with Steve Spray at the helm.
Success continued into the early nineties when Steve Hislop went above and beyond on his Abus Norton to defeat Carl Fogarty on his Yamaha and win the Isle of Man Senior TT — the first victory for a British bike in almost 30 years.
And it showed. A remarkable achievement. In the year that followed, Norton entered the lightweight category and raced the Norton Superlight, coming away with an 8th place finish with TT lap record holder, Peter Hickman, at the helm.
Josh Brookes on his way to claiming 5th place at the Senior TT. Change is on the horizon.
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