This is a list of Norton branded motorcycles over all periods of the marque from 1908 to the present day.
Model list[]
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
|
| Norton 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. 1928-30 were the Cricket Bat Motors. 1930s models were the Arthur Carroll designed motors.
|
| ES2
|
490cc ohv
|
1928-1939
|
ES stands for Extra (cost) Sport - and 2 for the second version of the engine
|
| 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
|
| Norton International Model 30
|
490cc ohc
|
1932-1939
|
|
| International Model 40
|
348cc ohc
|
1932-1939
|
|
| Model 50 OHV
|
348cc ohv
|
1933-1939
|
|
| Model 55
|
348cc ohv
|
1933-1939
|
Twin port version of model 50
|
War time (1937 - 1945)[]
| Model
|
Engine
|
Years
|
Notes
|
| WD 16H
|
490cc sv
|
|
|
| WD Big Four
|
633cc sv
|
|
Sidecar Outfit
|
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
|
633cc sv
|
1947-1954
|
596cc as from 1948
|
| Model 500T
|
500cc
|
1949-1954
|
Could also be supplied with a 350cc engine
|
| ES2
|
490cc single
|
1947 - 1964
|
| ES2 MK 2
|
490cc single
|
1964 - 1966
|
|
| Model 50 OHV
|
348cc
|
1955-1958
|
Popular single with featherbed frame from 1959 popular for Triton conversion
|
| Model 50 OHV MK 2
|
348cc
|
1964-1966
|
| International Model 30
|
490cc
|
1947-1958
|
|
| International Model 40
|
348cc
|
1947-1958
|
|
| Manx Model 30
|
498cc ohc
|
1946-1963
|
|
| Manx Model 40
|
348cc ohc
|
1946-1963
|
|
| Model 7
|
497cc twin
|
1949-1956
|
First Norton Twin Motorcycle, designed by Bert Hopwood
|
| Model 77
|
497cc
|
1950-1952
|
A rigid framed version of the Model 7, supplied only to the Australian market.
|
| Model 77
|
596cc
|
1957-1958
|
Built mainly for sidecar use
|
| Dominator 88
|
497cc
|
1952-1963
|
Same engine as a model 7 but in a featherbed frame
|
| Dominator 99
|
596cc
|
1956-1962
|
|
| Norton Jubilee
|
250cc
|
1958-1966
|
|
| Navigator
|
350cc
|
1960-1965
|
|
| Electra ES400
|
400cc
|
1963-1965
|
Enlarged Navigator with electric start
|
| Atlas
|
745cc
|
1962-1968
|
Norton Atlas Scrambler was an off road variation
|
| 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
|
1967-1968
|
The N15 was a Norton engine in a Matchless frame; the Matchless G15 was essentially the same motorcycle.
|
|
Superbike era (1967 - 1978)[]
- Main article: Norton Commando
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
|
750cc 1970-73, 850cc 1973-1975. 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
|
750cc 1972-73, 850cc 1973-75
|
| Commando Combat
|
1972
|
came with "double S" steep cam, made in both Roadster and Interstate form
|
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
|
|
|
Sources[]
Holliday, Bob (1976). Norton Story. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 0-85059-246-1
See also[]
