List of Norton motorcycles
This is a list of Norton branded motorcycles over all periods of the marque from 1908 to the present day.
Model list
Pre-War (1908 - 1939)
Model |
Engine |
Years |
Notes |
Big Four (Model 1) |
633cc single |
1907-1954 |
A 475cc model was also made at some point |
Model 7 (BS) |
490cc sv |
1914-1922 |
Brooklands Special |
Model 8 (BRS) |
490cc |
1914-1922 |
Brooklands Road Special |
Model 9(TT) |
490cc |
1912-1923 |
Belt-drive |
Model 3½ |
490cc sv |
1911-1918 |
Side-valve, became the Model 16 in 1919 |
Model 16 |
490cc sv |
1919-1920 |
Chain drive |
Norton 16H |
490cc sv |
1921-1954 |
|
Model 18 |
490cc ohv |
1922-1954 |
Roadster |
Model 19 |
588cc ohv |
1926-1939 |
Increased to 596cc in 1933 |
CS1 |
490cc ohc |
1928-1939 |
CS stands for camshaft. 1928-30 were the Cricket Bat Motors. 1930s models were the Arthur Carroll designed motors. |
ES2 |
490cc ohv |
1928-1939 |
|
CJ |
348cc ohc |
1929-1939 |
Junior version of the CS1 |
JE |
348cc ohv |
1929-1939 |
Junior version of the ES2 |
Model 20 |
490cc |
1930-1939 |
Two-port ohv version of the Model 18 |
Model 22 |
490cc |
1930-1931 |
Two-port ohv version of the model ES2 |
Norton International Model 30 |
490cc ohc |
1932-1939 |
|
International Model 40 |
348cc ohc |
1932-1939 |
|
Model 50 OHV |
348cc ohv |
1933-1939 |
|
Model 55 |
348cc ohv |
1933-1939 |
Twin port version of model 50 |
War time (1937 - 1945)
Post-War (1945 - 1970)
Model |
Engine |
Years |
Notes |
16H |
490cc sv |
1946-1954 |
|
Model 18 |
490cc single |
1946-1954 |
|
Model 19S |
596cc single |
1955-1958 |
Model 19R only 1955 |
Model 19s
600cc Single
1957 |
Big Four |
633cc sv |
1947-1954 |
596cc as from 1948 |
Model 500T |
500cc |
1949-1954 |
Could also be supplied with a 350cc engine |
ES2 |
490cc single |
1947 - 1964 |
|
ES2 MK 2 |
490cc single |
1964 - 1966 |
|
Model 50 OHV |
348cc |
1955-1958 |
Popular single with featherbed frame from 1959 popular for Triton conversion |
Model 50 OHV MK 2 |
348cc |
1964-1966 |
|
International Model 30 |
490cc |
1947-1958 |
|
International Model 40 |
348cc |
1947-1958 |
|
Manx Model 30 |
498cc ohc |
1946-1963 |
|
Manx Model 40 |
348cc ohc |
1946-1963 |
|
Model 7 |
497cc twin |
1949-1956 |
First Norton Twin Motorcycle, designed by Bert Hopwood |
Model 77 |
497cc |
1950-1952 |
A rigid framed version of the Model 7, supplied only to the Australian market. |
Model 77 |
596cc |
1957-1958 |
Built mainly for sidecar use |
Dominator 88 |
497cc |
1952-1966 |
Same engine as a model 7 but in a featherbed frame |
Dominator 99 |
596cc |
1956-1962 |
|
Norton Jubilee |
250cc |
1958-1966 |
|
Navigator |
350cc |
1960-1965 |
|
Electra ES400 |
400cc |
1963-1965 |
Enlarged Navigator with electric start |
Atlas |
745cc |
1962-1968 |
Norton Atlas Scrambler was an off road variation |
Norton Manxman 650cc Export Only First 650cc machines Nov 1960 to Sept 61 |
650 Sports Special |
650cc |
1961-1968 |
Became the Mercury in 1968 |
Mercury |
650cc |
1968-1970 |
|
P11A |
750cc |
1967-1968 |
Atlas engine in a scrambles frame, became the Ranger in 1968 |
Ranger |
750cc |
1968- |
|
N15 |
750cc |
1967-1968 |
The N15 was a Norton engine in a Matchless frame; the Matchless G15 was essentially the same motorcycle. |
Superbike era (1967 - 1978)
Norton Commando models used Isolastic suspension and had 745 cc ("750") engines up to 1973 when the 828 cc ("850") engine came into use.
Model |
Years |
Notes |
Commando Fastback |
1967-1973 |
Just called "Norton Commando" until 1969 |
Commando Roadster |
1970-1975 |
750cc 1970-73, 850cc 1973-1975. Targeted for the American market |
Commando Interpol |
1970-1976 |
Produced for police force use |
Commando Hi-rider |
1971-1975 |
Targeted for American market |
Commando Production Racer |
1971- |
Special high-compression engine |
Commando Interstate |
1972-1975 |
750cc 1972-73, 850cc 1973-75 |
Commando Combat |
1972 |
came with "2S" cam, made in both Roadster and Interstate form |
Rotary period (1981 - 1992)
Model |
Years |
Notes |
Interpol 2 |
|
P41 |
Classic |
|
P43 |
Commander |
|
P52 police model, P53 civilian model |
F1 |
|
P55 |
F1 Sport |
|
P55B |
RC588 |
|
|
RCW588 |
|
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NRS588 |
|
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Post Rotary period (2014 onwards)
Model |
Years |
Notes |
Norton Dominator |
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Norton Commando 961 SF MkII |
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Norton Commando 961 Cafe Racer MkII |
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Norton Commando 961 Sport MkII |
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Sources
Holliday, Bob (1976). Norton Story. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-246-1
See also