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  • Road test: Norton Jubilee vs Triumph Twenty One

    Road test: Norton Jubilee vs Triumph Twenty One

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    There was a craze in the late 1950s to attract riders away from scooters onto motorcycles, with machines that were shrouded in panels and finished in natty colours, as exampled here.

  • NEW helmets for Norton

    NEW helmets for Norton

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    Norton Motorcycles has launched its Hedon for Norton helmet collection, in partnership with Hedon. The collection, named Series 1, will feature two full-face styles. The Series 1 – Glass Fibre helmet features a full glass fibre shell, while the Series 1 – Carbon Fibre features a full carbon fibre shell. Both helmets have platinum, black and red…

  • Featherbed Frame Theme for Ardingly Summer Show

    Featherbed Frame Theme for Ardingly Summer Show

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    The largest indoor classic motorcycle show and jumble in the South East will return next month with a Norton theme.

  • Norton’s speedy, stylish 650SS

    Norton’s speedy, stylish 650SS

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    If you had the pick of the British 650cc parallel twins, Norton’s 650SS would have to be high on the list. It was number one for one particular collector.

  • A quirky Norton Commando 750S

    A quirky Norton Commando 750S

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    George Simmonds has owned this handsome 750S Commando for 28 years – and it has some idiosyncrasies… but is still a fine ride.

  • The ‘bathtub’ motorcycle trend: Triumph 5TA Speed Twin & Norton Dominator De Luxe

    The ‘bathtub’ motorcycle trend: Triumph 5TA Speed Twin & Norton Dominator De Luxe

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    In the late 1950s, it became ‘on trend’ to offer motorcycles with enclosure, particularly of the real wheel.

  • Norton Model 50: Something a little different

    Norton Model 50: Something a little different

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    Norton was long associated with sporting singles, especially the firm’s highly competitive cammy racers of the pre-war era. But in the mid-1950s a very different single-cylinder 350 joined the line-up, as Rowena Hoseason reveals…

  • Newark Classic Bike Show returns with rotary Norton legends Nation and Crighton

    Newark Classic Bike Show returns with rotary Norton legends Nation and Crighton

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    Star guests Trevor Nation and Brian Crighton will be at the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show in Newark on January 6-7, 2024, for all things Norton and more.


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