VOL. 53 ISSUE 24 JUNE 21, 2016 P83
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KYOICHI NAKAMURA
N
orton Motorcycles owner Stu-
art Garner, 47, is the man who
bet big-time on being able to
revive Britain's most sporting motorcy-
cle brand as a series production entity,
and he now looks set for the bet to pay
off. During the past eight years since
he acquired the rights to the historic
British marque in October 2008 from
its previous American owner, Boston
financier Olly Curme, obtaining with
them the prototype Commando 961
street bike, which Curme had com-
missioned from the USA's number-one
twin-cylinder Norton guru, Oregon-
based Kenny Dreer, Garner has invest-
ed long hours in putting the born-again
Norton Motorcycles firm back on the
map. So far, 2 000 motorcycles have
been built and delivered to customers
around the world.
BUT SURE
BACK ON THE MAP
