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The Manx Norton |  | Author: Mick Walker
Publisher: Redline Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2059288
Media: Paperback
Pages: 250
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0953131149
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780953131143
ASIN: 0953131149
Publication Date: March 2001
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Product Description
The most famous of all British racing motorcycles, with an ancestry dating back to the very dawn of the internal combustion engine, the 'cammy' Norton is inseparable from the era of British domination in motorcycle racing. It is linked with the legendary heroes of the sport, Jimmie Guthrie, Harold Daniell, Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and the age when Britain had the world's finest motorcycle industry. This revised edition of the definitive history contains additional material and traces the design, development, the leading riders and tuners. It presents a superb collection of photographs, many previously unpublished. The Manx Norton covers not only the Manx itself, but also features boardroom battles, Norton's early history, record breaking, sidecars, Formula 3 cars, scrambling (motocross); the Domiracer; racing at Daytona and today's classic scene.
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 The Manx Norton a review February 21, 2007
The New England Nipper (New England USA)
Excessive focus on personalities and too little technical detail on the tuning and mechanical development of the motor. Little information of such essentials as specfic horsepower/torque figures of engines showing the increases and dates of important engineering milestones from early to late.
 Complete, great photos, terrific history April 6, 2002
Doctor Evans (CA United States)
I really enjoyed this book. It's an in-depth history of the Norton Manx racing motorcycles from their inception, through their racing successes, famous tuners, and all the way to the current vintage scene.There is reasonable technical information, but more enjoyable are the narratives of racing successes, the development of the bike, etc. There are lovely period photographs of the bikes in action, the engines as they evolved, period memorabilia, etc. There are even sections on the use of the Manx engine in car racing, etc. I truly enjoyed this book. As I am a fan of the Norton Manx bikes, I liked this book more than many of the other Norton books which describe all the single cylinder bikes, or the twins, etc. Highly recommended.
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