This is a story about how my brother and I stole our fathers 1969 Norton Commando, had it restored and then gave it back to him for Christmas. He had no idea.
The Norton revival just keeps getting better. The Cafe Racer is a sportier version of the Commando 961 SE, with retro wire-spoke black anodised alloy rims, superbike spec radially-mounted Brembo calipers and race-grade USD Ohlins forks.
This week MCN reunites the two most legendary names in British motorcycling for the first time in three decades. In the 60s and 70s, against a backdrop of glam rock and the three-day-week, both the Triumph Bonneville and Norton Commando succumbed to ever-strengthening Japanese competition.
Major Project for my BA (Hons) Computer Visualisation and Animation undergraduate degree at Bournemouth University (NCCA). 8 months of work from concept to completion. CGI produced in Houdini 9.5, composited in Shake.
World first ride on the completely production ready Norton Commando 961SE.
The arrival of Norton's new version of its 961 Commando, coinciding with the emergence of the likes of Royal Enfield's Clubman and a raft of specials based on Triumph's Thruxton, has helped create a whole new cult of the Café Racer. We take the Norton Commando 961 Cafe Racer, Ace 904 Thruxton Spe...
