| Manufacturer |  Norton Motorcycles |
|---|---|
| Also called | Model 30 & Model 40 |
| Production | 1931–1939 (Model 30) 1955 (Model 40) |
| Engine | 490cc / 349cc overhead cam air-cooled parallel single |
| Top speed | 93mph |
| Power | 29bhp |
| Transmission | four-speed, chain final drive |
| Brakes | drum brakes |
| Wheelbase | 54.75 inches (139.1 cm) |
The Norton International was a British motorcycle made by Norton Motorcycles between 1931 and 1939. A TT replica sports roadster, production of the Model 30 International ended on the outbreak of World War II.
Development:
The name International was first used by Norton for its TT replica sports roadster in 1932. Designed by Joe Craig, Arthur Carroll designed an overhead-camshaft engine for the works racers and although it retained the 79 x 100mm bore and stroke of the Norton CS1 the Model 30 was new. The racing heritage led to quickly detachable wheels and hairpin type valve springs that could be changed rapidly when racing. In 1933 the forks and gearbox were redesigned and in 1935 the Sturmey-Archer gearbox was replaced, as Sturmey-Archer had stopped making gearboxes, so Norton bought the rights to the design and commissioned Burman’s to produce them. These gearbox’s proved so good they remained unchanged for the next 30 years.
In 1936 the engine was upgraded with an alloy head and barrel with a bronze liner. In 1938 suspension was upgraded to plunger type Production of the Model 30 ended on the outbreak of World War II. After the war production of the International Model 40 (350cc) restarted with an iron head and barrel, as fitted to the pre-war CS1 and CJ Nortons. The suspension was upgraded to Norton Roadholder telescopic forks instead of girders and "Clubmans" versions were produced without silencers and lights for racing use. Close ratios gearboxes were supplied as standard from 1947 and the alloy engine made a comeback in 1953 with a new version of the Featherbed frame. Volume production of the International ended in 1955 although small numbers were built to special order for two or three years after.
World record:
Jimmy Guthrie
In 1935 works Norton team rider Jimmie Guthrie set a number of world speed records on a Norton International at the concrete bowl track in Montlhery, France. As well as setting a new one-hour world record at a speed of 114.09 mph, he also broke the 50 km, 50 mile, 100 km and 100 mile records.
George Formby
George Formby's Norton International
A Norton International owned by comedian George Formby sold for £30,582 at an auction on December 3 2007. The 1947 Norton International was one of several motorcycles owned by Formby, who starred in the film No Limits, a spoof of the 1935 Isle of Man TT race. The International was presented to Formby during a visit to Norton’s Bracebridge Street factory in July 1947
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(2006)
The Norton M30 International 498 cc ohc single 1936
rightside: Fraaie Brooklands can, olietank, koningsas
leftside: grote tank & "volle" spatborden
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Stanley Woods (1903 - 28 July 1993 Dublin,
an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins
and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career.
an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins
and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career.
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