Norton Villiers Performance Centre, Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire
Engine
745 cc (45.5 cu in) air-cooled OHV parallel-twin
Top speed
130 mph (210 km/h)
Power
66 bhp (49 kW) - 68 bhp (51 kW) @ 7,000 rpm
Transmission
4 or 5 speed, chain drive
Wheelbase
57 in (1,400 mm)
Seat height
29.5 in (750 mm)
Weight
406 lb (184 kg) (wet)
Fuel capacity
3.5 imp gal (16 L; 4.2 US gal)
The Norton Commando Production Racer was a hand built production racer produced by Norton-Villiers from 1970 - 1972. It was based on the road-going Norton Commando, and although fitted with lights it was never intended as a road bike. The model was commonly known as the Yellow Peril.[1]
The exact number of PR machines produced is unknown, but estimates range from 119[1] to nearly 200.[2]
^ abHenshaw 2010, p. 18.
^Branch 2018.
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