2005 Norton 952 Commando 3-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article

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2005 Norton 952 Commando 3-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article
Original, vintage magazine article.
Page Size: Approx. 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm) each page
Condition: Good
"This bike isn't about horsepower numbers
or outright performance—it's about the
quality of the riding experience, how
it responds, how it feels, and yes,
how it looks, too. That's why
we call it a roadster rather
than an outright sportbike." Jy' Z
As we reported last October,
there was a ion of interest in
I Veer's prototype, first displayed
at the Liguna Seca Work!
Supcrbikc round. Norton
Motorsports has received more
than 400 deposits, and should be
around long enough to fill them;
the company has solid financial
backing and a business plan call-
ing for the production of up to
4000 bikes per year in 2007.
Catching a first glimpse of the
all-black 952 Commando
awaiting me in the 11.000-
square-foot Norton factory's yard
nearly made me gasp, for the
bike has undoubted presence in
rhe metal: it’s more muscular-
looking and purposeful than
even the best photography can
convey. Drccr and company did
their styling in-house, and
their appreciation for yesterday’s
Commando has enabled them
to build an all-new model
that practically shouts
Norton—but in a more
mature and modern context.
This Commando shares not
even a single component with
its predecessor—just an implau-
sibly authentic overall appear-
ance and a mechanically similar
general concept for its vertically
split, air/oil-cooled dry-sump
engine, with its forward-canted
cylinders, pushrod valve gear
and two valves per cylinder.
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