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[url=http://www.cycleworld.com/norton-export-twins-motorcycle-history-classics-remembered]The way things were with Norton, and why they failed.
This reminds me of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, a very good design but not very reliable as made by RR.
License-built by Packard, installed in the P-51, it made big history.
The problem was it was manufactured by artisans craftily working each at his own speciality. There were no torque specifications, no uniformity of parts. Packard took care of all that and could make the engines in huge numbers and they were reliable.
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Nortons are MC porn. Pic of my buddy's Norton
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(12-05-2016, 10:46 AM)Sam Mac_imp Wrote: Nortons are MC porn. Pic of my buddy's Norton
Now that is a porn I could become addicted to!
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My favorite bike in the stable, '68 P11 Ranger 750. A desert sled with an Atlas 750 motor in a Matchless Scrambler frame. The AMC non- unit 4 speed trans is actually one of the smoothest shifting boxes of its era, and still sweet.
Nortons are, indeed, special.
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For the past six months I've been wrenching at a British bike restoration shop in Costa Mesa CA called [url=http://www.triumphclassicmotorcycles.com/]Triumph Classic Motorcycles.
I'm currently working on restoring a 1975 Norton Commando MKIII 850E.
I have not yet to ride this Norton, but I look forward to the day I ride a Norton for the first time.
PS
Even though I do not own a Norton, I am a member of the [url=http://www.socalnorton.com/]So Cal Norton Owners Club.
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The Norton, to my eye, has always been the quintessential light British twin.
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I was always more a fan of the Triumphs and BSA's but liked Nortons as well. Even worked for a dealership that carried Nortons for awhile
Have you seen the new V4 Norton?
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2016/11/f...ith-video/
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As many of you may know by now, I'm also the secretary/treasurer of a vintage bike club which has 118 members.
We have several beautifully restored Norton's in our club and I get to see them on club rides many times over the summer.
They look, run and sound the business!
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(12-06-2016, 01:38 AM)Rocky_imp Wrote: As many of you may know by now, I'm also the secretary/treasurer of a vintage bike club which has 118 members.
We have several beautifully restored Norton's in our club and I get to see them on club rides many times over the summer.
They look, run and sound the business!
Awesome. BTW, Happy Birthday to you, Rocky. Motorcycles keep you young.
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(12-06-2016, 01:52 AM)Ulvetanna_imp Wrote: (12-06-2016, 01:38 AM)Rocky_imp Wrote: As many of you may know by now, I'm also the secretary/treasurer of a vintage bike club which has 118 members.
We have several beautifully restored Norton's in our club and I get to see them on club rides many times over the summer.
They look, run and sound the business!
Awesome. BTW, Happy Birthday to you, Rocky. Motorcycles keep you young.
Awesome. BTW, Happy Birthday to you, Rocky. Motorcycles keep you young.
Thanks for the good wishes.
I came back to motorcycles when I retired and agree that they have done a lot to keep me active and thinking young.
