VOL. 55 ISSUE 12 MARCH 27, 2018 P89
We ride Norton's new Limited Edition
Commando 961 California
T
his year commemorates the original Norton Commando's decade of
production being kick-started 50 years ago in April 1968, after this
iconic twin-cylinder model's debut in 750cc guise at London's Earls
Court Show the previous year—although it's also the 40th anniversary of
the end of production, in 1978. To mark the earlier, more festive occasion,
today's reborn Norton Motorcycles Co. has introduced a trio of limited
edition 50-off birthday bikes based on the existing Commando 961 Sport
and Café Racer, as well as adding a third new variant named the Califor-
nia, which represents an alternative take on bringing yesterday once more
but in a modern context, to Norton dealer showrooms around the world.
HAPPY
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEL EDGE
