The Norton
Manx or Manx Norton is a British
racing motorcycle that was made by Norton Motors Ltd. A Norton
had contested every Isle of Man TT race from the inaugural 1907 event
through into the 1970s, a feat unrivalled by any other manufacturer, and the
development and honing of the Manx racing motorcycle was another step in this
racing achievement.
New Manx Norton’s, built to various specifications are
still available to buy new, from various suppliers around the world. These suit
different categories and definitions of Classic Motorcycle Racing and Historic
Motorcycle Racing in different countries around the world.
It was a lightly redesigned prewar racing Norton
International, an overhead cam single-cylinder machine available as a 350cc or
500cc. The Norton factory race bikes under team manager Joe Craig were
experimental models, and a version was available to buy from the factory in
Brace Bridge Street to selected customers. Fitted with the McCandless brothers
feather-bed frame for 1950, the Manx gained a new lease of racing
life as a racing machine, the new frame giving the fine steering necessary for
high speed navigation of some very fast racing circuits of the time.
