Norton Dominator

Norton Dominator, Bert Hopwood for Norton
Steve Glover from Bolton, Lancs., England, CC BY 2.0

Norton’s twin, which with the Featherbed frame became one of the best road machines of its day.

Bert Hopwood designed the engine as an answer to the Triumph Speed Twin. The Dominator laid the foundations for the Atlas and the Commando.

Materials: Steel frame, parallel-twin engine

Manufacture: Made in Birmingham.

The Featherbed frame and the round headlamp.

The slim tank.