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Were the motorbikes bad?

• defrost 3d ago
  Epic. My aunt had a 1st gen Norton Model 77 Dominator in the later part of the 1950s as a wheatbelt paddock basher and offroad cross country beast. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Model_77_Dominator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Model_77_Dominator 500cc version of this reviewed 600cc variation: https://www.classicbikehub.uk/buying-guide/article/norton-model-77/ https://www.classicbikehub.uk/buying-guide/article/norton-mo... By all reports a sound bike, save for some quirk that might fire both cylinders on the first catch giving a starting kick from zero to rocket in under unprepared reaction time. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-twin_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-twin_engine They had a lot of models, some were famous for racing and hill climbs.
  • orbital-decay 3d ago
    Including the Norton uhh... Commander. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander_(motorcycle) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander_(motorcycle)
  • rzzzt 3d ago
    These twin arrangements look really interesting. Puch experimented with pairing up pistons inside a shared combustion chamber with a Y-shaped conrod: https://engineerine.com/the-forgotten-twingle-engine/ https://engineerine.com/the-forgotten-twingle-engine/