Norton 961 Commando - A Legend Reborn. The history of a modern classic British motorcycle

This video tells the story of how the Norton 961 Commando was brought back to life. We start with a very brief overview of the classic 750 Commando, walk through how the American motorcycle restorer Kenny Dreer designed and built prototypes, and then how the bike made it back to England and into production. Finally, we go through all the variants of the Castle Donington era 961s.

00:14 - The Kenny Dreer era (Oregon, USA)
00:59 - Back to the UK - Garner, and Castle Donington
01:38 - SE
02:04 - Cafe Racer
02:29 - Sport
02:56 - SF
03:25 - Mk II
04:01 - California
04:39 - Street
05:19 - Breitling
05:57 - End of the Garner/Castle Donington era
06:10 - UK sales statistics
06:25 - TVS Motors/Solihull era begins

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