Norton Rotaries Limited Edition Extra
In 1983 Norton Motors (1978) Ltd commenced production of the Interpol II. This machine was air-cooled with a twin rotary engine and incorporated police equipment. 1987 saw a change of ownership and in came Philippe Le Roux who put on the market a limited production run of...
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Norton Commando Ultimate Portfolio
The engine of the Norton Commando was based on Bert Hopwood's original 497cc design which provided the motive power in the company's first vertical twin. Hopwood had joined Norton Motors in the late 1940s after serving for many years as Edward Turner's assistant when he...
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Norton Dominator Performance Portfolio 1949-1970
Although it may not have been obvious at the time, the 1937 announcement of Triumph's Speed Twin, the first of its commercially successful parallel twin designs, changed the face of British motorcycling for ever. After the end of the Second World War, it was plain that all...
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MV Agusta Fours Performance Portfolio 1967-1980
Count Domenico Agusta built motorcycles in order to dominate motorcycle racing. Inheriting and developing a successful aviation business before the Second World War, in the post-war years he sought a more controllable market in which to excel. Agusta had the resources to...
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MV Agusta F4 750 & 1000 1997-2007 Road Test Portfolio
When some of the biggest names and hardest hitters in the motoring industry decided to pool their collective genius to produce a sporting motorcycle, the finished product was always going to be spectacular.
At the inception of the project Cagiva had just acquired the MV...
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Moto Morini 31/2 & 500 Performance Portfolio 1974-1984
Moto Morini have lived the role of David beating off Goliaths throughout their history. From a small family business their early single cylinder racers caused massive embarrassment to deep pocketed competition from the Far East. Much later in the Paris-Dakar event a well...
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Moto Guzzi Le Mans Performance Portfolio 1976-1989
My first memory of the 850 Le Mans was a Bike Magazine centre fold pull-out with a model tastefully draped over the tank and tonnes of dry ice exuding red and purple mist - I remember the scene because all the lads had it stuck to their garage or bedroom walls. It appears...
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Moto Guzzi Gold Portfolio 1949-1973
Moto Guzzi began making motorcycles in 1921 at their factory by Lake Como and were known in the UK, almost exclusively through their racing successes, until the early post-war years. It was then that the importation of their road-going models commenced, to add a touch of...
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Laverda Performance Portfolio 1978-1988
Born out of the ashes of WW2 the Laverda brothers Massimo and Piero's first machines were single cylinder four-strokes that made their debut in 1949. By 1953 and growing quickly, Laverda soon clocked up notable road race wins firstly with a 100cc racer and later with a 200cc...
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Laverda Jota Performance Portfolio 1976-1985
The Jota was developed from the 3C by Roger and Richard Slater during the winter of 1973. By changing camshafts, pistons, exhaust system and other details they produced more power. The 180 Jota proved an immediate success on the racetrack in the hands of Pete PK Davies and...
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