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Salvadori, Clement (6 March 2019). ... 1956-1962 Norton Dominator 99 | Rider Magazine". ridermagazine.com ... on YouTube on YouTube; This page was last edited on 29 ...
Design and development engineer Peter Williams, who was also their works rider, was the chief designer of the racers. [5] [6] [7] The team had some success in 1972 and in 1973, on a newly designed bike, the team won 14 international races. [8] These included three races at the Transatlantic Trophy [9] and the Formula 750cc Isle of Man TT. [10]
To keep the centre of gravity low and to allow the rider to tuck in behind the fairing screen better, drop pannier tanks were used. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The concept of drop pannier tanks was not new. Norton had used them on an experimental version of the Manx , the 1960 350cc 40M "Lowboy".
The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal 750 cc displacement, actually 745 cc (45.5 cu in), in 1973 it became an 850 cc, actually 828 cc (50.5 cu in).
The Suzuki T305, also known as the Suzuki Raider is a 305 cc (18.6 cu in), two-stroke, twin-cylinder motorcycle produced by the Japanese Suzuki company between 1968 and 1969.
The Norton Manxman was a 650 cc vertical twin motorcycle manufactured by the British Norton Motorcycle Company at their Bracebridge St, Birmingham factory for export. The engine was an enlargement of the 600 cc engine used in the Model 99 Dominator.
The Velocette Valiant was a British motorcycle produced by Velocette from 1957 to 1963. Launched at the 1956 Earl's Court Motorcycle Show, the Valiant had a 192 cc (11.7cu in) flat-twin engine but was expensive and criticized for its underpowered engine.
Ducati 350/500 GTV Differences from GTL models; Production: 1977-1981: Top speed: 175 km/h (109 mph) (500) 145 km/h (90 mph) (350) Frame type: Dual cradle