Norton
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Norton is a historic British motorcycle manufacturer renowned for its success in mid-20th-century road racing and the Isle of Man TT.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norton 16H | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
motorcycle manufacturer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British motorcycle culture
ⓘ
Isle of Man Mountain Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandName | Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
classic motorcycle manufacturer
ⓘ
vintage motorcycle brand ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designInnovation |
Roadholder telescopic forks
ⓘ
featherbed frame ⓘ |
| engineTypeUsed |
parallel-twin engine
ⓘ
single-cylinder four-stroke engine ⓘ |
| foundedBy | James Lansdowne Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | British motorcycle racing ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
engineering quality
ⓘ
iconic British marque ⓘ racing pedigree ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the most successful British racing motorcycle manufacturers ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| industry | motorcycle industry ⓘ |
| market |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Isle of Man TT victories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
featherbed frame ⓘ road racing success ⓘ single-cylinder racing motorcycles ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Norton Atlas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norton Commando NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton Dominator NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton ES2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton Featherbed Manx NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton International NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton Manx NERFINISHED ⓘ Norton Model 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRace |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Man TT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World Championship motorcycle racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakRacingEra | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| product |
motorcycles
ⓘ
racing motorcycles ⓘ road motorcycles ⓘ |
| style | classic British motorcycle ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Norton 16H