History of the Featherbed Norton Manx

Reader Contribution by Mc Staff
Published on October 7, 2011
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<strong>The featherbed Norton Manx won the Senior and Junior TT at the Isle <br />of Man in 1950.</strong>
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<p>The featherbed Norton Manx that <a title=”Steve Tonkin’s street-legal Norton Manx” href=”http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-british-motorcycles/street-legal-norton-manx.aspx” target=”_blank”>Steve Tonkin’s street-legal Norton Manx</a> is based on was one of the greatest racing motorcycles of all time. It can trace its heritage back to 1927, when Norton engineer Walter Moore designed the SOHC engine that took Alec Bennett to victory in that year’s Isle of Man TT. The first DOHC version made its debut in 1937, and between 1931 and 1954 Norton won all but two of the Senior TT races, and often filled the top three places.</p>

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