The Norton Atlas evolved from the Norton Dominator line, which had grown since its inception in 1949 from 500 cc to 600cc then again to 650cc with the fire-breathing twin-carb Dominator 650SS. The ...
In 1950, Norton introduced the revolutionary new “Featherbed Frame” on the Manx, and by 1953, they’d dropped their 500 twin-cylinder engine from the Model 7 into it, creating the new Norton Dominator ...
The Norton Dominator SS was first produced in 2015 - as a 2016 model for sale - and the inspiration for the superbike came directly from the earlier Norton Domiracer. Just 50 Domiracers were built, ...
Race Retro has chosen Norton as its feature motorcycle marque, as there are 60 years since Norton’s Featherbed frame made its debut. Back in April 1950, almost exactly sixty years ago, Geoff Duke ...
IT'S 60 years since Norton’s Featherbed frame made its debut, and Race Retro has chosen this illustrious manufacturer as its feature motorcycle marque when the show returns to Stoneleigh Park from ...
One year before the World Championship Grand Prix series and two years before the Featherbed frame, Norton was at a crossroads ...
Nortons built on featherbed frames are a hard find, because most are hiding under another name - Tritons. Tritons united the best of Norton and Triumph motorcycles. To make one, a unit-construction ...