Norton Motorcycles

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Norton Motorcycles of the 1960s

1960 Models

Manx 30 & 40, ES2, Dominator 88 & 99, Jubilee, Model 50

1960 Models

1961 Models

Manx 30 & 40, ES2, Model 50, Dominator 88 & 99, 250 Jubilee, 350 Navigator

1961 Models


Norton ES2

The 500cc OHV ES2 enjoyed several decades of development, the 1960s models being fitted with the featherbed frame. Production ended in 1963.

Norton ES2


Norton Model 50

OHV 348cc ohv 1932-1939 & 1955-1963

The Model 50 Mk II was available in 1965-66, an AMC machine with Norton badges.

Norton Model 50



Norton Dominator

Designed by Bert Hopwood, Dominator 600cc models 88 and 99 were available in the 1960s, along with the 650SS.

Norton Dominator

Dominator 88

Dominator 99


Manx Norton Fitted with a short-stroke engine and housed in the McCandless Featherbed frame, the last of the Manx racing machines were produced in 1962.

Manx Norton


Jubilee

Introduced in 1959, the 250cc Jubilee had a twin-cylinder four-stroke engine with unit construction gearbox. It was available into the mid-1960s.

Jubilee 250


Navigator

The 350cc Navigator followed the similarly constructed Jubilee in 1961. Fitted with Roadholder forks, it had an 8 inch front brake and was available in Standard or De-Luxe versions.

Navigator 350

Mercury

With a 646cc OHV parallel twin engine fitted to a Featherbed frame, the Mercury was marketed by Norton-Villiers in the years 1968 to 1970.

Mercury 650

P11 750 Atlas

Also marketed as the G15 Matchless and AJS Model 33

P11 750 Atlas


Commando 750

Introduced at the 1967 Earls Court Show, the first production machines left the factory in April 1968.

Norton Commando


Other models of the 1960s include the Atlas 750 and the ES 400 twin.