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This is a list of Norton branded motorcycles over all periods of the marque from 1908 to the present day.
[edit] Model list
[edit] Pre-War (1908 - 1939)
| Model |
Engine |
Years |
Notes |
| Big Four (Model 1) |
633cc single |
1907-1954 |
A 475cc model was also made at some point |
| Model 7 (BS) |
490cc sv |
1914-1922 |
Brooklands Special |
| Model 8 (BRS) |
490cc |
1914-1922 |
Brooklands Road Special |
| Model 9(TT) |
490cc |
1912-1923 |
Belt-drive |
| Model 3½ |
490cc sv |
1911-1918 |
Side-valve, became the Model 16 in 1919 |
| Model 16 |
490cc sv |
1919-1920 |
Chain drive |
| Model 16H |
490cc sv |
1921-1954 |
|
| Model 18 |
490cc ohv |
1922-1954 |
Roadster |
| Model 19 |
588cc ohv |
1926-1939 |
Increased to 596cc in 1933 |
| CS1 |
490cc ohc |
1928-1939 |
CS stands for camshaft |
| ES2 |
490cc ohv |
1928-1963 |
ES could stand for Ernie Searle, enclosed springs... Unknown. |
| CJ |
348cc ohc |
1929-1939 |
Junior version of the CS1 |
| JE |
348cc ohv |
1929-1939 |
Junior version of the ES2 |
| Model 20 |
490cc |
1930-1939 |
Two-port ohv version of the Model 18 |
| Model 22 |
490cc |
1930-1931 |
Two-port ohv version of the model ES2 |
| International Model 30 |
490cc ohc |
1932-1958 |
|
| International Model 40 |
348cc ohc |
1932-1958 |
|
| Model 50 ohv |
348cc |
1933-1939, 1947-1963 |
|
| Model 55 ohv |
348cc |
1933-1939 |
Twin port version of model 50 |
[edit] War time (1937 - 1945)
| Model |
Engine |
Years |
Notes |
| WD 16H |
490cc sv |
|
|
| WD Big Four |
633cc sv |
|
|
[edit] Post-War (1945 - 1970)
| Model |
Engine |
Years |
Notes |
| 16H |
490cc sv |
1946-1954 |
|
| Model 18 |
490cc single |
1946-1954 |
|
| Model 19S |
596cc single |
1955-1958 |
Model 19R only 1955 |
| Big Four |
597cc sv |
|
|
| Model 500T |
500cc |
1949-1954 |
Could also be supplied with a 350cc engine |
| ES2 |
490cc single |
|
|
| International |
|
|
|
| Manx Model 30 |
498cc ohc |
1946-1963 |
|
| Manx Model 40 |
348cc ohc |
1946-1963 |
|
| Model 7 |
497cc twin |
1949-1956 |
|
| Dominator |
500cc |
1949- |
|
| Model 77 |
596cc |
1957-1958 |
|
| Dominator 88 |
497cc |
1952-1963 |
|
| Dominator 99 |
596cc |
1956-1962 |
|
| Jubilee |
250cc |
1958-1966 |
|
| Navigator |
350cc |
1960-1965 |
|
| Electra ES400 |
400cc |
1963-1965 |
Enlarged Navigator with electric start |
| Atlas |
745cc |
1962-1968 |
|
| 650 Sports Special |
650cc |
1964-1968 |
Became the Mercury in 1968 |
| Mercury |
650cc |
1968-1970 |
|
| P11A |
750cc |
1967-1968 |
Atlas engine in a scrambles frame, became the Ranger in 1968 |
| Ranger |
750cc |
1968- |
|
| N15 |
750cc |
|
The N15 was a Norton engine in a Matchless frame; the Matchless G15 was essentially the same motorcycle. |
[edit] Superbike era (1967 - 1978)
-
Norton Commando models used Isolastic suspension and had 745 cc ("750") engines up to 1973 when the 828 cc ("850") engine came into use.
| Model |
Years |
Notes |
| Commando Fastback |
1967-1973 |
Just called "Norton Commando" until 1969 |
| Commando Roadster |
1970-1975 |
Targeted for the American market |
| Commando Interpol |
1970-1976 |
Produced for police force use |
| Commando Hi-rider |
1971-1975 |
Targeted for American market |
| Commando Production Racer |
1971- |
Special high-compression engine |
| Commando Interstate |
1972-1975 |
|
| Commando Combat |
1972 - ? |
came with "double S" steep cam |
[edit] Rotary period (1981 - 1992)
| Model |
Years |
Notes |
| Interpol 2 |
|
P41 |
| Classic |
|
P43 |
| Commander |
|
P52 police model, P53 civilian model |
| F1 |
|
P55 |
| F1 Sport |
|
P55B |
| RC588 |
|
|
| RCW588 |
|
|
| NRS588 |
|
|
[edit] Sources
Holliday, Bob (1976). Norton Story. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-246-1
[edit] See also
