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Reference: When was it that? Norton's first twin
It was on the 1st April 1947 that Bert Hopwood joined Norton Motors Ltd, in the capacity of Chief Designer. His immediate priority was to design a vertical twin that would help revitalise the company's range of products. All they had to offer at the time of his appointment were six elderly models; two side…
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Reference: When was it that? Norton's first twin
It was on the 1st April 1947 that Bert Hopwood joined Norton Motors Ltd, in the capacity of Chief Designer. His immediate priority was to design a vertical twin that would help revitalise the company's range of products. All they had to offer at the time of his appointment were six elderly models; two side…
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Reference: When was it that? Norton
Norton ES2 Of all the British motorcycle manufacturers, Norton Motors must surely have held the record for keeping what was basically the same model in production for the longest period. Their side valve models were discontinued in 1955 after 45 years of manufacture, and the overhead valve singles soldiered on in similar fashion. Even the…
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Reference: When was it that? Norton
Norton ES2 Of all the British motorcycle manufacturers, Norton Motors must surely have held the record for keeping what was basically the same model in production for the longest period. Their side valve models were discontinued in 1955 after 45 years of manufacture, and the overhead valve singles soldiered on in similar fashion. Even the…
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Beezumph grows
Italian Georgio with pal… they travelled from Trieste and won best T150 From tiny beginnings this incredible track based event – devoted to, but not exclusively for, three-cylinder motorcycles produced by the BSA/Triumph concern in the 1960s and 70s – has grown in incredible proportions to the point where it attracted the old factory riders…
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Festival of 1000
The festival last year was a huge success The 2011 Festival of 1000 Bikes was a monster and huge interest is already being expressed in next year’s event. The VMCC is delighted to announce that the festival returns to Mallory Park on the weekend of July 6-8, 2012. Support will come from Footman James Insurance…
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Soap star Jill’s Strictly retro
Actress Jill Halfpenny with her Moto Guzzi Halfpenny took up the challenge issued by the Get On campaign to learn to ride a motorbike and spend a week in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa working with charity Riders for Health to deliver antiretroviral drugs. Jill said: "I was already a scooter rider…
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Prescott festival
You too could ride on the Prescott Hill… The date this year has been changed to April 22 in order to avoid clashes with other events and the organisers hope to improve on the 5500 attendance last year. That said the 2011 event still raised more than £52,000 for the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes…
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Norton planning big noise
Chris Walker on Norton at Thundersprint Norton CEO, Stuart Garner, said: "We had a fantastic time at the Thundersprint and only the pressure of delivering Commandos worldwide kept us away from this year’s event. The crowds were enormous and our 961 Commandos were extremely well received. "We also enjoyed the intimacy of the Thundersprint where…
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DVLA changes
DVLA changes are ahead Proposals published for consultation by Roads Minister Mike Penning claim to mean millions of vehicle users will benefit. The Government is planning to centralise the DVLA’s services, and under the new proposals, services offered, such as renewing tax discs, will be available online. Mr Penning said: "Centralising is the first crucial…
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