WORLD CLASS MOTORCYCLES

‘British at Heart’

Welcome to the official Norton Motorcycles information brochure for the

Commando 961 SF,

Café Racer, Sport and Dominator motorcycles.

CONTENTS

Norton - The Brand

4

Commando 961 SF

6

Commando 961 Café Racer

10

Commando 961 Sport

14

Dominator

18

Commando 961 Accessories

22

Commando 961 Dual Seat

24

Norton - Racing

26

www.nortonmotorcycles.com

@norton_ceo

NortonMotorcycles

3

A journey through the history of Norton Motorcyles

The Norton company was founded in 1898 by James Pa

Landsdowne Norton

4

The Energette.

First ever Norton

Motorcycle produced

1907

Norton wins the first

TT with Rembrandt

Fowler riding

Pa Norton with the model which first retailed in Harrods

Norton Motorcycle tanks bear today’s famous logo

The Famous Norton

Model 18 “Flat tank” was born

Nearly 4,000 road bikes produced annually

78 out of 92 Grand Prix Victories

10 Isle of Man Senior TT Wins

Introducing the twin cylinder Dominator

Rex McCandless

Featherbed frame successfully developed for Norton and was used on the Dominator and other successful models

Geoff Duke, the legendary TT racer

Commando introduced at the Earls Court

Motor Show. Over

50,000 produced and sold over the next decade

Norton returns to racing in emphatic style. The all-black JPS bike wins the

1989

Steve Hislop’s all-white

ABUS Norton defeated Carl

Fogarty’s Yamaha to win the

Isle of Man Senior TT, the first victory there by a British bike in almost 30 years

Trevor Nation on a JPS Norton

Norton CEO Stuart Garner, sets the World Speed Record for a rotary powered motorcycle on the Norton NRV588.

Timed mile - 173mph

Top speed - 180+ mph

Norton Motorcycles return to production. Following the success of the Commando 961SE, the Café Racer and Sport models hit the production line

5

Norton return to the Isle of

Man to race the TT with SG4

5

6

COMMANDO

961 SF

MOTORCYCLE SPECIFICATION

POWER ASSEMBLY

Engine Type

Displacement

Cooling System

Valve Actuation

Bore x Stroke

Compression Ratio

Power

Torque

Exhaust

Ignition

In-house developed parallel twin with dry sump lubrication

961cc

Air/Oil

Push rod, hydraulic roller lifter, 2 valves per cylinder

88mm x 79mm

10.1:1

80PS @ 6500rpm

90Nm @ 5200rpm

Stainless Steel

Crank fired electronic fuel injection and multiple 2 way catalytic converters.

Euro 3 compliant.

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox

Final Drive

Clutch

5-Speed, Constant Mesh

525 O-ring chain

Wet multi-plate

HYDRAULICS & BRAKES

Front Brakes

Rear Brakes

Clutch

Full Brembo system, twin

Brembo 320mm fullyfloating high carbon stainless steel discs &

Brembo 4 piston “Mono bloc” radially mounted calipers. Brembo front brake master cylinder with integral reservoir

Full Brembo system, single Brembo 220mm disc

& Brembo 2 piston caliper.

Brembo rear brake master cylinder

Brembo hydraulic clutch master cylinder with integral reservoir and

Brembo slave cylinder

ELECTRONICS & CONTROLS

Charging System

Instrumentation

300 watt hi-output charging system

Norton electronic analogue speedo and tachometer

Starting System

Electric push button start

7

8

CHASSIS

Frame

Swingarm

Wheelbase

Rake

Trail

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Front Wheel

Rear Wheel

Front Tyre

Rear Tyre

Front wheel travel

Rear wheel travel

Hand welded seamless tubular steel with integral oil tank

Twin-sided steel construction

1420mm (55.9”)

24.5°

99mm (3.9”)

43mm Ohlins USD - adjustable preload, compression & rebound damping

Ohlins twin shocks with remote resevoir - adjustable ride height, preload, rebound & compression

36 spoke 3.5” x 17”

Black Rim

40 spoke 5.5” x 17”

Black Rim

120/70 x 17”

180/55 x 17”

115mm (4.53”)

100mm (3.94”)

MISCELLANEOUS

Fuel tank capacity

17 litres (4.5 US gallon)

Fuel consumption/

Range

Dry Weight

Seat Height

Steering

55mpg/160 miles

188kg (414.5 lbs)

813mm (23”)

Machined billet yokes

Handlebars

Tapered aluminium Black anodised bars

Bodywork

Carbon fibre fly-screen

Carbon fibre number plate hanger

Carbon fibre chain guard

AVAILABLE COLOURS

• Galactic Black with Gold Pinstripe

• Royal Red with Gold Pinstripe

• Manx Silver with Red/Black Pinstripe

• Titanium Grey with Black Pinstripe

• Steel Green with Black Pinstripe

• English White with Black Pinstripe

All Norton Motorcycles are hand-built at the Norton Factory at Donington Hall,

Great Britain

9

10

COMMANDO

961 CAFÉ RACER

MOTORCYCLE SPECIFICATION

POWER ASSEMBLY

Engine Type

Displacement

Cooling System

Valve Actuation

Bore x Stroke

Compression Ratio

Power

Torque

Exhaust

Ignition

In-house developed parallel twin with dry sump lubrication

961cc

Air/Oil

Push rod, hydraulic roller lifter, 2 valves per cylinder

88mm x 79mm

10.1:1

80PS @ 6500rpm

90Nm @ 5200rpm

Stainless Steel

Crank fired electronic fuel injection and multiple 2 way catalytic converters.

Euro 3 compliant.

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox

Final Drive

Clutch

5 Speed, Constant Mesh

525 O-ring chain

Wet multi-plate

HYDRAULICS & BRAKES

Front Brakes

Rear Brakes

Clutch

Full Brembo system, twin

Brembo 320mm fullyfloating high carbon stainless steel discs &

Brembo 4 piston “Mono bloc” radially mounted calipers. Brembo radial front brake master cylinder with remote reservoir

Full Brembo system, single Brembo 220mm disc

& Brembo 2 piston caliper.

Brembo rear brake master cylinder

Brembo radial hydraulic clutch master cylinder with remote reservoir and

Brembo slave cylinder

ELECTRONICS & CONTROLS

Charging System

Instrumentation

300 watt hi-output charging system

Norton electronic analogue speedo and tachometer

Starting System

Electric push button start

11

12

CHASSIS

Frame

Swingarm

Wheelbase

Rake

Trail

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Front Wheel

Rear Wheel

Front Tyre

Rear Tyre

Front Wheel Travel

Rear Wheel Travel

Hand welded seamless tubular steel with integral oil tank

Twin-sided steel construction

1420mm (55.9”)

24.5°

99mm (3.9”)

43mm Ohlins USD - adjustable preload, compression & rebound damping

Ohlins twin shocks with remote resevoir - adjustable ride height, preload, rebound & compression

36 spoke 3.5” x 17”

Polished Aluminium Rim

40 spoke 5.5” x 17”

Polished Aluminium Rim

120/70 x 17”

180/55 x 17”

115mm (4.53”)

100mm (3.94”)

MISCELLANEOUS

Fuel Tank Capacity

Fuel consumption/

Range

Dry weight

Seat height

Steering

Handlebars

Bodywork

17 litres (4.5 US gallon)

55mpg/160 miles

188kg (414.5 lbs)

813mm (23”)

Machined billet yokes

Hand welded high grade aluminium “clip-ons”

Carbon fibre fly-screen

AVAILABLE COLOURS

• Galactic Black with Gold Pinstripe

• Royal Red with Gold Pinstripe

• Manx Silver with Red/Black Pinstripe

• Titanium Grey with Black Pinstripe

• Steel Green with Black Pinstripe

• English White with Black Pinstripe

All Norton Motorcycles are hand-built at the Norton Factory at Donington Hall,

Great Britain

13

14

COMMANDO

961 SPORT

MOTORCYCLE SPECIFICATION

POWER ASSEMBLY

Engine Type

Displacement

Cooling System

Valve Actuation

Bore x Stroke

Compression Ratio

Power

Torque

Exhaust

Ignition

In-house developed parallel twin with dry sump lubrication

961cc

Air/Oil

Push rod, hydraulic roller lifter, 2 valves per cylinder

88mm x 79mm

10.1:1

80PS @ 6500rpm

90Nm @ 5200rpm

Stainless Steel

Crank fired electronic fuel injection and multiple 2 way catalytic converters.

Euro 3 compliant.

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox

Final drive

Clutch

5-Speed, Constant Mesh

525 O-ring chain

Wet multi-plate

HYDRAULICS & BRAKES

Front Brakes

Rear Brakes

Clutch

Full Brembo system, twin

Brembo 320mm fullyfloating high carbon stainless steel discs &

Brembo 4 piston axially mounted calipers. Brembo front brake master cylinder with integral reservoir

Full Brembo system, single Brembo 220mm disc

& Brembo 2 piston caliper.

Brembo rear brake master cylinder

Brembo hydraulic clutch master cylinder with integral reservoir and

Brembo slave cylinder

ELECTRONICS & CONTROLS

Charging System

Instrumentation

300 watt hi-output charging system

Norton electronic analogue speedo and tachometer

Starting System

Electric push button start

16

CHASSIS

Frame

Swingarm

Wheelbase

Rake

Trail

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Front wheel

Rear Wheel

Front Tyre

Rear Tyre

Front Wheel Travel

Rear Wheel Travel

Hand welded seamless tubular steel with integral oil tank

Twin-sided steel construction

1420mm (55.9”)

24.5°

99mm (3.9”)

43mm Ohlins RWU - adjustable preload, compression & rebound damping

Ohlins twin shocks with remote resevoir - adjustable ride height, preload, rebound & compression

36 spoke 3.5” x 17”

Polished Aluminium Rim

40 spoke 5.5” x 17”

Polished Aluminium Rim

120/70 x 17”

180/55 x 17”

115mm (4.53”)

100mm (3.94”)

MISCELLANEOUS

Fuel Tank Capacity

Fuel Consumption/

Range

Dry Weight

Seat Height

Steering

Handlebars

17 litres (4.5 US gallon)

55mpg/160 miles

188kg (414.5 lbs)

813mm (23”)

Machined billet yokes

Tapered aluminium black anodised bars

AVAILABLE COLOURS

• Galactic Black with Gold Pinstripe

• Royal Red with Gold Pinstripe

• Manx Silver with Red/Black Pinstripe

• Titanium Grey with Black Pinstripe

• Steel Green with Black Pinstripe

• English White with Black Pinstripe

All Norton Motorcycles are hand-built at the Norton Factory at Donington Hall,

Great Britain

17

18

DOMINATOR

MOTORCYCLE SPECIFICATION

POWER ASSEMBLY

Engine Type

Displacement

Cooling System

Valve Actuation

Bore x Stroke

Compression Ratio

Power

Torque

Exhaust

Ignition

In-house developed parallel twin with dry sump lubrication. Black with polished covers.

961cc

Air/Oil

Push rod, hydraulic roller lifter, 2 valves per cyclinder

88mm x 79mm

10.1:1

80PS @ 6500rpm

90Nm @ 5200rpm

Stainless Steel

Crank fired electronic fuel injection and multiple 2 way catalytic converters.

Euro 3 compliant.

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox

Final Drive

Clutch

5-Speed, Constant Mesh

525 O-ring chain

Wet multi-plate

HYDRAULICS & BRAKES

Front Brakes

Rear Brakes

Clutch

Full Brembo system, twin

Brembo 320mm fullyfloating high carbon stainless steel discs &

Brembo 4 piston “Mono bloc” radially mounted calipers. Brembo radial front brake master cylinder with remote reservoir

Full Brembo system, single Brembo 220mm disc

& Brembo 2 piston caliper.

Brembo rear brake master cylinder

Brembo radial hydraulic clutch master cylinder with remote reservoir and

Brembo slave cylinder

ELECTRONICS & CONTROLS

Charging System

Instrumentation

300 watt hi-output charging system

Norton electronic analogue speedo and tachometer

Starting System

Electric push button start

20

CHASSIS

Frame

Swingarm

Wheelbase

Rake

Trail

Front Suspension

Rear Suspension

Front Wheel

Rear Wheel

Front Tyre

Rear Tyre

Front Wheel Travel

Rear Wheel Travel

5

Hand welded Featherbed style tubular steel with integral oil tank

Twin-sided tubular steel trellis construction

1450mm (55.9”)

24.0°

99mm (3.9”)

43mm Black-line Ohlins

USD - adjustable preload, compression & rebound damping

Ohlins TTX 36 mono shock with remote resevoir - adjustable ride height, preload and compression

36 spoke 3.5” x 17”

Black Rim

40 spoke 5.5” x 17”

Black Rim

120/70 x 17”

180/55 x 17”

115mm (4.53”)

100mm (3.94”)

MISCELLANEOUS

Fuel Tank Capacity

17 litres (4.5 US gallon)

Fuel Consumption/

Range

Dry Weight

Seat Height

Steering

Handlebars

Bodywork

Exhaust

55mpg/160 miles

180kg (414.5 lbs)

813mm (23”)

Black anodised machined billet yokes

Hand welded high grade aluminium “clip-ons”

Carbon fibre fly-screen

Carbon fibre airbox

Carbon fibre seat unit

Carbon fibre hugger and mudguard

Brushed Aluminium oil cooler

Supplied with aftermarket short accessories

AVAILABLE COLOURS

• Titanium Grey with Black Pinstripe

All Norton Motorcycles are hand-built at the Norton Factory at Donington Hall,

Great Britain

21

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

All of our bikes are hand built to our customers specification. With a range of optional factory fit accessories it’s easy to make your Norton Motorcycle even more unique.

Here are just a few examples of our factory fit options.

Express some personal flair through or broad range of customisation options.

(1)

(3)

22

(5)

(6)

(7)

(2)

(4)

(8)

(12)

(15)

(9)

(11)

(13)

(10)

(14)

(16)

• Black Chassis Pack (5,6,7)

• Polished Chassis Pack (15)

• Black Wheel Rims (2)

• Polished Aluminium Wheel Rims

• Black Engine Barrel

• Carbon Fibre Wheels (8)

• USD Fork Upgrade (16)

• Carbon Fibre Fly Screen (9)

• Carbon Fibre Number Plate Hanger (4)

• Carbon Fibre Chain Guard (14)

• Carbon Fibre Rear Hugger (14)

• Chrome Plated Side Stand

• Chrome Plated Chain Guard (12)

• Polished Gearbox Filler (10)

• Aluminium Fuel Tank (13)

• Short Open Exhaust Silencers (1,2)

(off road use only)

• Long Open Exhaust Silencers

(off road use only)

• De-cat Exhaust System (3)

(off road use only)

• Aluminium Oil Cooler (16)

• Black Paddock Stand (2)

23

24

COMMANDO

961 DUAL SEAT

All Commando 961 models are available in a dual seat option and are available in all colours.

Our dual seat options provide the added benefits of a pilion seat.

The seat cowl allows the bike to be transformed back into its stylish and sporty single seat form.

THE FACTORY

Set in the heart of Donington Park, steeped in motorcycle racing history.

25

26

RACING

Following in its historic footsteps, Norton is once again developing racing motorcycles to compete in the Isle of Man TT races. Pictured here is Cameron Donald on board SG4