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Conrad Leach is one of our leading contemporary motorcycle artists, with a wonderfully spare and elegant style. It’s a look that’s won…
Read more »Norton motorcycles
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.
David Edwards’ Kenny Dreer Norton Commando
If you’ve ridden just about every motorcycle ever built, you’re going to be pretty selective when it comes to your own ride.…
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David Edwards’ P11
What’s former editor David Edwards been up to since leaving Cycle World magazine last year? He tells us he’s been putting his…
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Bill’s drop-dead gorgeous Triton motorcycle
Frank Charriaut of the French blog theMotArt sent in this lovely story he received from a friend. I think it’s something many…
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‘Double Trouble’ twin-engined Norton by Flyrite Choppers
Some motorcycles seem to be sacrosanct when it comes to customizing, while others are fair game. So you see quite a few…
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Barn Find: Union Motorcycle of Nampa, Idaho
Sometimes, usually towards the end of a hard week, I daydream about the kind of motorcycle business I’d like to own. Somewhere…
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Shane Venn’s glorious Norton Dresda-Davidson
Some motorcycles just look exactly ‘right’, with every component in aesthetic harmony. To my eyes, Shane Venn’s ‘Dresda-Davidson’ is one of those…
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1974 Norton Commando 850
There’s something impossibly British about the color scheme of this lovely 1974 Norton Commando 850. I’m guessing it’s a Mark 2A model…
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The Ultimate Triton
I’m not sure about you, but I’d love to wake up on Christmas Day and find this in my garage. This gorgeous…
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Ron Wood Norton flat track racer
We can’t get enough of Ron Wood’s beautifully prepared flat track racers. Jamie Waters’ bike was featured in Sideburn #3; it’s one…
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A classy French Norton Wasp racer
I love this Norton Wasp because it has an understated, almost monochromatic beauty. It belongs to a member of the Coyote Racing…
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Matt Machine’s Norton Atlas bobber
The Norton Atlas tends to get overshadowed by the Commando, which superseded it in 1968. Which is somewhat unfortunate: the Atlas had…
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