The dyno is the one at Dyno Don's I don't know what model it is but we always use the same dyno. We have had as high as 74hp on the Norton but the real trick is the fact that we have done a lot of work to keep the weight down so my power to weight is most likely better than many of the superbikes ou...
Racing the Norton 750 short stroke in Period 3 Middleweight at Mosport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1NzUZIiM9U&t=25s [youtube]I1NzUZIiM9U&t=25s[/youtube] Racing the Team Obsolete MV 500 four at the USCRA North American Vintage Invitational at New Jersey Motorsports Park https://www.youtu...
I agreed to run another Norton in P1 Open, as the schedule is now that would mean 3 races in a row for me, P1 Open, P2 Heavy and P3 Middle which would be perhaps a bit much, I have not signed up officially for P1 Open we will see if it gets moved, that would work. Hard enough to run P2H and P3M on t...
Barber went well, I won the BEARS races both days, I caught some footage of fellow Norton racer Kenny Cummings having a crash after the F750 start and put some of that footage in there near the end. Big thanks to Walridge Motors and Herb Becker
Hey Fran; Bike is Herb Becker built '72 Norton, stock Commando frame with a few fancy mods to make it handle. I blew my stock stroke motor up really good at Mid-Ohio last year so we decided to do something interesting and Herb built a short stroke 750 with 78 X 80.4mm dimensions. The crank Herb carv...
My Herb Becker built Norton 750 Commando short stroke on the 'Stay Tuned' dyno last month; as always, because Herb doesn't use rubber valve oil seals there is always a a tiny bit of smoke at high revs but the motor worked great; a big thanks to Fullauto in Australia for supplying me with one of thei...
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Racing my '72 Norton 750 Commando at Mosport in August- watch for Dave Lloyds kamikaze pass on Len Fitch's bike at 2:13- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqkR4Os0tgA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUrdIsqkpsY5bR1-LDwMVDSg Racing Mid-Ohio in July- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhR5TWviMXU&featur...