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Norton's Aprilia-based TT bike
By Visordown News on 18/04/2012 09:03:18
Spondon-framed CRT-style special to race on IOM
NORTON has revealed the bike it will race at this year's TT – a Spondon-framed special running an Aprilia RSV4 engine.Although the British firm originally had plans to make its own MotoGP machine, complete with bespoke V4 engine and FTR chassis
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Interview: Norton CEO, Stuart Garner
By mark forsyth on 23/04/2012 16:08:12
Norton back at the Isle of Man TT
Norton announced last week that they're retuning to racing at the 2012 Isle of Man TT. Mark Forsyth grabbed Norton CEO Stuart Garner at the Isle of Man TT launch event to find out what the firm's plans are..So you're running a Spondon framed Aprilia
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Missing Link - The Story of Trick Frames
By Mark Forsyth on 22/07/2008 20:00:30
In the days when the Japanese thought a frame was just something to hang an engine from, there was a booming trick-frame market in the UK. Did we show them how it should be done?
experts than you could shake a wobbly, bad-handling stick at: P+M, Rickman, Exactweld, Saxon, Hejira, Tony Foale, Maxton and Hossack, to name but a few. Harris and Spondon dominated the market. On the continent firms like Egli, Moto Martin, Nico Bakker
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Why restore as standard when you can do this?
By mark forsyth on 22/09/2010 09:33:27
New life for old dog
mullioned windows could belong to either side.Never mind the architecture and stonemasonry, what about the bike? The obvious bits? A Spondon double-hollow swingarm and rear sets, 17in Dymag wheels, Lockheed calipers and 320mm floating rotors. Are those USD
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Norton SG1 hits 180mph at TT
By Visordown News on 30/05/2012 11:09:11
Norton's first TT lap in two decades but team have more than The Mountain to climb
record for the circuit, rider Ian Mackman was impressed with the Spondon-framed, Aprilia-engined machine, saying: “The bike is surprisingly good. There are plenty of things to change but I've an idea on which way we need to go with it and will try
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Norton back at the Island in 2009
By Visordown News on 03/12/2008 22:48:44
Michael Dunlop to race NRV588 on its TT debut
and the Spondon Engineering team, led by Stuart Tiller. We are confident that 2009 will prove to be a significant milestone in the history of this famous UK motorcycle brand.” Norton Motorcycles UK manufacturing plant is at Donington Park. The company plans
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First Look: 250bhp Sheene Icon
By Visordown News on 25/03/2010 08:55:02
Stunning tribute or extravagance gone too far?
an all-aluminum, purpose-built Spondon tubular frame, coupled to an aluminum Fabrication Techniques swing-arm with Bitubo rear suspension and USD forks.Carbon-fibre wheels, ISR calipers, carbon-fibre bodywork and a plethora of other expensive parts make
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The Six Sexiest Bimotas
By Roland Brown on 20/12/2010 11:04:40
Their business history may be erratic and their electronics legendarily so, but the one thing Bimota have always been able to do is bolt together a damn fine-looking motorcycle. Here’s the six sexiest bikes they ever built.
for Italian performance and exclusivity has lost nearly all of its allure and credibility. And this is somewhat sad.In some ways the problem is easy to understand. Bimota — like rival chassis specialists Harris, Spondon, Bakker, Moto Martin and Egli
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John Reynolds: Riding Masterclass
By mark forsyth on 17/12/2010 13:28:24
47 years-young and still on it...
other in the heats but met in the final. It was raining. Me on my four-stroke single Spondon Rotax versus this mystery guest on his TZ350 Yamaha. We were never further apart than half a wheel’s length but he beat me – fair and square – to take the last
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True Grit - Bikers with disability
By Bertie Simmonds on 31/03/2010 12:38:11
Getting hurt, badly hurt, on your bike isn’t something any of us like to talk about. But it happens. And not always to the other guy.
the wrong side of the bike, the side with the false leg on – that puts you right on your arse. Tight junctions on my Spondon are tricky too since it’s got so little steering lock; people often don’t understand what the problem is. Deep gutters are also a
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