For the 1980s rotary-engined model, see Norton Commander (motorcycle).
Type of motorcycle
Norton Commando
1973 Commando 850
Manufacturer
Norton-Villiers
Also called
SS, Hi-Rider, 850 Roadster, 850 Interstate
Engine
745 and 828 cc (45.5 and 50.5 cu in) air-cooled OHV parallel-twin
Top speed
115 mph (185 km/h) (750)[1]
Power
58 bhp (43 kW) @ 6,800 rpm (750)[1]
Transmission
4-speed (chain)
Wheelbase
56.75 in (1,441 mm)
Dimensions
L: 87.5 in (2,220 mm) W: 26 in (660 mm)
Seat height
(nominal) 33 - 34 in (838.2 - 863.6 mm)
Weight
420 lb (190 kg)[1] (dry)
Fuel capacity
10 L (2.2 imp gal; 2.6 US gal)
The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal 750 cc displacement, actually 745 cc (45.5 cu in), in 1973 it became an 850 cc, actually 828 cc (50.5 cu in). It had a hemi-type head, similar to all OHV Norton engines since the early 1920s.
During its ten years of production, the Commando was popular all over the world. In the United Kingdom it won the Motor Cycle News "Machine of the Year" award for five successive years from 1968 to 1972.[2] Around 60,000 Commandos were made in total.[3]
^ abcBrown 2004, pp. 106–107
^Shaw, Alan. "Norton Commando, A Short History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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