Post Listing Update: This Commando did not get any interest at the BIN of $17,999. 12-21-2018 Update: Another two years later and this Dunstall is up for sale again. The last time it was offered on eBay, there was 48 bids up to $34,000 but the bike did not meet reserve! Now the seller’s willing to take a lot less…find …
Guest Ride Report – “A Visit To Commando Valhalla”
It’s been a while since we last heard from Bike-urious reader David Sumner, but he’s just completed a 3+ week trip across the USA. One of his stops was a visit to Colorado Norton Works, or as David calls it: Commando Valhalla. Let’s see what he has to say!
In Italy – 1954 Norvin
10-16-17 Update: A month later, this Norvin is back up for sale. I try to let more time pass when a bike doesn’t sell but it’s just so fantastic that I have to share it in case someone missed it the first time. With that said – take special note of the seller’s feedback rating! Find it with bidding up …
Ariel Powered – 1959 Norton “Esquire”
2-27-17 Update: Nearly 2 years later, Tom W notes that this bike is back up for sale. Find it still in Bend, Oregon with bidding up to $6,000 and the reserve not yet met or a BIN of $15,000 (down from the original ask of $18,500) here on eBay. You’re probably familiar with the Triton, the pairing of a Triumph …
Video Intermission – Norton Commando Transformer
View PostClean Commando – 1974 Norton Commando 850
Thanks to a recent repaint, this 850 Commando looks beautiful, and it’s claimed to run like new. Here’s your chance to re-enact that Peter Egan article from a couple of weeks ago…
English Beauty – 1966 Norton Atlas
Every rider of a certain age remembers the noise from the Norton single. That was a distinctive wail that you never, ever forget. The king of the road for Norton in 1966 was the Atlas. A 750 (745cc) parallel twin this bike was a very large specimen from an English manufacturer in ‘66. Good suspension and an extraordinary frame made …
Guess That Bike Revealed – 1988 Norton Classic Rotary
Congratulations to Laurence Wynn, who was the first to identify yesterday’s “Guess That Bike”: a Norton Classic. It was a rare bike – Norton’s first rotary-powered bike made available to the public (they had first offered a prototype to the police), but I’m glad to be able to feature one for sale right now. It became an instant collectible thanks …
40 Years Later – Commando vs R90S
As I put together a sequel to the “Best Motorcycle Books” post from a week ago, Peter Egan’s name obviously keeps coming up. I was pleased to noticed that Cycle World has just published another excellent Peter Egan article – a comparison between the Norton Commando and BMW R90S in modern times. Egan’s words paired with some beautiful photos combine …
1974 Norton Commando Hot Rod Mutt
The seller of this bike is a vendor of British bike parts, so he’s taken a pile of his parts (mostly new) and created a shiny bitsa Commando.
Dunstall Racer – 1974 Norton Commando 850
View PostIn Process – Norton/Kawasaki H2 Build
Nortasaki? Korton? What would you call this hybrid of a 1957 Norton Dominator frame with a 1974 Kawasaki H2 750 motor? You probably remember the Kawi’s nickname of the ‘Widowmaker’, given due to the impressive power and less-than-impressive handling, so this seller is hoping to amend the handling with Norton’s Featherbed chassis.
Restored – 1968 Norton Commando Fastback
View Post1 of 750 – 1970 Norton Mercury
Introduced in October 1968 (and produced only until February of 1970), the Norton Mercury was considered by some to be a ‘parts bin’ bike when it was released. History has been a bit kinder to it – only about 750 were ever sold and it was the last of the Dominator twins.
1970 Norton Commando Production Racer
The coolest of Commandos, the Norton Commando Production Racer (affectionately known as the Yellow Peril) was a street-legal factory racer made available to privateers for a princely sum. How princely? It would set you back $1,900 at a time when $1,500 would buy you an Austin Mini.