It saved weight and made the bike lighter, and they handled like nothing else on the market. The 1953 Norton Manx was the last to use the ‘long-stroke’ engine, although it was a year of transition, so ...

All eyes are on the V4, until Ian Bain startles the entire garage by bump-starting his original Manx Norton. With a megaphone exhaust, the 1953 Manx drowns out the modern V4. The throttle has to ...

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It made the bike lighter, and they handled like nothing else on the market. The 1953 Norton Manx was the last to use the ‘long-stroke’ engine, although it was a year of transition, so some early 1953s ...

This ground-breaking design was simply given to Norton and became the legendary Featherbed-framed "Manx". The reason for the obsession with the Manx name was simple. The Isle of Man TT races were ...

Built in Birmingham, England, from 1950 to 1962, Norton’s “Feather-bed” Manx GP racers helped launch the careers of John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and others, and today are considered the ...

"A stalwart of the classic racing scene, he had raced his Manx Norton around the UK, the Pre TT Classic at the Southern 100, and the Bob McIntyre Memorial Races at East Fortune over many years.