>One of the things I regret (as well as not marrying
>Lady Diana Spencer) was not buying a Norton Commando
>back in the era.
>WP says:
>: In 1969, the Commando was introduced. Its styling, innovative
>: isolastic frame and powerful engine made it an appealing package.
>: The Commando easily outperformed contemporary Triumph and BSA twins
>: and was the most powerful and best-handling British motorcycle of
>: its day. The isolastic frame made it much smoother than the Atlas.
>: It used rubber bushes to isolate the engine and swinging arm from
>: the frame, forks, and rider
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company
>So why didn't I buy one? I dunno. I've had an acute case
>of non-buyer's-remorse for years, though.
>Instead for some reason I bought a brand new BSA Thunderbolt
>which vibrated so badly it hurt to ride the thing. I finally sold it.
>Now it seems Norton has revived. The Commando, originally a 750cc
>expanded to 850 and has now swollen to 961:
>http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/
>There are 3 variations, SE, Cafe Racer and Sport, but all of them
>look like cafe racers to me. And the company builds only a few
>hundred per year, so I don't expect they'll show up here in Canada
>any time soon.
>Still, what are they like, I wonder. Especially compared to
>the 70's machines.
>SQ
>cc uk.rec.motorcycles.classic
This gallery of old ads is very cool.
http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/history/
Plus, a variety of downloads.
http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/downloads/
> One of the things I regret (as well as not marrying
> Lady Diana Spencer) was not buying a Norton Commando
> back in the era.
> WP says:
> : In 1969, the Commando was introduced. Its styling, innovative
> : isolastic frame and powerful engine made it an appealing package.
> : The Commando easily outperformed contemporary Triumph and BSA twins
> : and was the most powerful and best-handling British motorcycle of
> : its day. The isolastic frame made it much smoother than the Atlas.
> : It used rubber bushes to isolate the engine and swinging arm from
> : the frame, forks, and riderhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company
> So why didn't I buy one? I dunno. I've had an acute case
> of non-buyer's-remorse for years, though.
> Instead for some reason I bought a brand new BSA Thunderbolt
> which vibrated so badly it hurt to ride the thing. I finally sold it.
> Now it seems Norton has revived. The Commando, originally a 750cc
> expanded to 850 and has now swollen to 961:
> http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/
> There are 3 variations, SE, Cafe Racer and Sport, but all of them
> look like cafe racers to me. And the company builds only a few
> hundred per year, so I don't expect they'll show up here in Canada
> any time soon.
> Still, what are they like, I wonder. Especially compared to
> the 70's machines.
> SQ
> cc uk.rec.motorcycles.classic
The 60's and 70's Nortons were cool, good looking machines. I owned
a 1967 Norton Atlas 750 and a 1974 Norton COmmando MkIIA Roadster that
I restored from boxes of parts. Both were great. Both were
completely worn out and in need of complete rebuilds after 6,000 miles
of riding.
To this day, my daughter is still ticked off at me for selling the
Commando. The Atlas was actually a better bike than the Commando,
but the Commando was certainly more beautiful.
I loved them both, but I don't miss either of them and wouldn't have
either of them back on a bet.
The new Commando is possibly even more beautiful, is certainly a
better bike than the original, but I don't think it's as nice as a
used 4-year-old Ducati GT1000. Certainly better looking, though.
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>Lady Diana Spencer) was not buying a Norton Commando
>back in the era.
>WP says:
>: In 1969, the Commando was introduced. Its styling, innovative
>: isolastic frame and powerful engine made it an appealing package.
>: The Commando easily outperformed contemporary Triumph and BSA twins
>: and was the most powerful and best-handling British motorcycle of
>: its day. The isolastic frame made it much smoother than the Atlas.
>: It used rubber bushes to isolate the engine and swinging arm from
>: the frame, forks, and rider
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Motorcycle_Company
>So why didn't I buy one? I dunno. I've had an acute case
>of non-buyer's-remorse for years, though.
>Instead for some reason I bought a brand new BSA Thunderbolt
>which vibrated so badly it hurt to ride the thing. I finally sold it.
>Now it seems Norton has revived. The Commando, originally a 750cc
>expanded to 850 and has now swollen to 961:
>http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/
>There are 3 variations, SE, Cafe Racer and Sport, but all of them
>look like cafe racers to me. And the company builds only a few
>hundred per year, so I don't expect they'll show up here in Canada
>any time soon.
>Still, what are they like, I wonder. Especially compared to
>the 70's machines.
>SQ
>cc uk.rec.motorcycles.classic