This article is about 1970's Formula 750 Norton factory racers. For the 1988 to 1994 rotary-engine Norton racers, see Norton RCW588.
Type of motorcycle
John Player Norton
1974 Norton F750 'Space frame'
Manufacturer
Norton Motorcycle Company
Also called
JPN, JPS Norton
Parent company
Norton-Villiers/Norton Villiers Triumph
Production
1972-1974
Assembly
Norton Villiers Performance Centre, Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire
Class
F750 racing motorcycle
Engine
air-cooled OHV parallel-twin
Power
69 bhp (51 kW) - 78 bhp (58 kW)
Transmission
5 speed, chain drive
Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4][5]
The John Player Norton, also referred to as JPN and JPS Norton, were a series of Formula 750 racers manufactured by Norton Motorcycle Company from 1972 to 1974 and sponsored by cigarette manufacturer John Player. The engine for these machines was derived from the unit used in the Norton Commando, which was a development of the 1948 Bert Hopwood designed 500 cc Dominator.[6] The lack of power from the engine, compared with other manufacturers, led designer and rider Peter Williams to a adopt a radical approach to chassis design. Riders of the bikes included Williams, Phil Read, Tony Rutter, Mick Grant, John Cooper, Dave Aldana and Dave Croxford.
To celebrate the success of the racers, Norton produced a limited edition version of the Commando, the Norton Commando John Player Special, styled on the racers.[7]
^Cathcart 1996, p. 38.
^Harmon 2018.
^Hewitt 2016.
^Aynsley 2018.
^Cathcart 2008.
^Bacon 1989, pp. 6–7.
^Scaysbrook 2020.
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