A detailed history of the Norton Commando: its antecedents, development, and year-by-year production changes, including the turbulent story of the company that built it, bringing the story right up to the present day.
This book also includes expert advice on owning and maintaining one of these iconic bikes, as well as information on clubs, websites and spares.
Featuring great colour photos, including original advertising material, and comprehensive appendices of facts, figures, contacts, technical specifications, engine/frame numbers, and road test performance figures, this is the definitive book of a bike that truly deserves the term 'classic.'
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Höhe: 249 mm
Breite: 208 mm
Dicke: 17 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-78711-772-3 (9781787117723)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Peter Henshaw has been an enthusiast for anything with wheels since he was a child - everything from bicycles to 500hp tractors. He was Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure for five years before going freelance, and now contributes to a whole raft of transport magazines and websites, including The Vintagent (motorcycles), A to B (cycling) and Tractor (as it says ...) as well as editing Vintage & Classic Motorcycle. But this petrolhead is becoming increasingly green - now doesn't fly, doesn't own a car, rides the most economical motorcycle on the market, and for local journeys uses a bicycle or pedelec.
Contents
Introduction & Acknowledgements 5
1. 1966-67: A job to do 7
2. 1968-70: Making a mark 18
3. 1971-72: Crest of a wave 36
4. 1973-74: Hard work; troubled times 55
5. 1975: Into the breach 78
6. 1976-77: Final battles 99
7. Cosworth Challenge: The 1978 Commando 107
8. Racing: Blazes of glory 112
9. Living with a Commando 124
Appendix 1: The 21st Century Commandos 128
Appendix 2: Model profiles 132
Appendix 3: Engine numbers and production dates 136
Appendix 4: Clubs, contacts and suppliers 138
Index 143
