The Manx and the International. . brings back memories of my 500cc Dominator caf'e race trim ... Nottingham to Matlock Bath in the 60s... we where good lads... thanks for the video.
@500a62 жыл бұрын
I don't think I blinked watching that! I an in awe.
@Alexmaystudio6 жыл бұрын
How is this even possible!? Much respect for the rider.
@rotax636nut57 жыл бұрын
It's clear to see how/why these bikes were such World beaters in their day, fair play the Norton Manx!
@robleary33535 ай бұрын
Bril!. Love that these old bits of kit are 'let off the leash!'.. Great sounding bike!. Kudos to the rider, he wasn't holding back!. Nice one!. Nuff said!. 🙂
@Plentisaki7 жыл бұрын
A beautiful soundtrack.........just the sound of that Norton at full chat :-)
@pippiperade40308 жыл бұрын
Man, machine and circuit in perfect harmony..
@logotrikes5 жыл бұрын
And all this on a frame made in a blacksmiths shop and an engine with about 3 moving parts. No wonder the Manx Norton was so good. It was still good after the multi's came along. That Featherbed frame was a marvel, and the weight of the engine sat low in the frame, meant the Manx could still out-perform the Gilera's and Guzzi's of the day in the hands of Duke, McKintyre, and later Hailwood. But the writing was on the wall for everyone to see, except Norton. Whilever Nortons were winning races, the "Bracebridge Street bangers" were still being wheeled out the door, senior management seemingly, by 1960-61, oblivious to the storm clouds building on the horizon. Inept management, greed and lack of R&D spelled the doom of this once great marque...
@375GTB3 жыл бұрын
NOT A FULL LAP! DAMN!
@jumpfortyfour99653 жыл бұрын
very smooth riding and on the right line , laptime ??
@jochenwagner5170 Жыл бұрын
Molnar- Compliments!🍀
@derf94652 жыл бұрын
Looks so lovely a nice afternoon ride, taking in the scenary. Then along came the Honda 6.......... . Just a blur and wildlife terrified for generations.
@rover100bunson2 жыл бұрын
awesome with headphones on
@ExBRBuckeyemanCJB7 жыл бұрын
All on just 50 hp, wow.
@peterwiltshire41885 жыл бұрын
47 at the back wheel.
@northlandrider53962 жыл бұрын
@@peterwiltshire4188 Right now I'm feeling great about my 58 T Bird's alleged 34!👍
@nigeltomlinson33293 жыл бұрын
Got a piston for one a Manx I think we have it as a ornament 👍🇬🇧
@watchyMCFCwatchy3 жыл бұрын
A true thoroughbread. All Norton did was keep shortening the stroke, unusual for a Brit bike. They even tried offsetting the crank by moving it forward in relation to the small end, but they couldn't even measure the difference. I often wonder why Weslake didn't get involved in road racing at the TT. Their 500cc speedway engine puts out more power than the Norton. Maybe it came too late.
@VickersV3 жыл бұрын
The sound music
@mv4ago Жыл бұрын
8:26 Michael Rutter stopped on Cronk Y Voddy straight.
@eventcone3 жыл бұрын
Would you satisy my curiosity? 1. Was this running modern tyres, or slicks? 2. What would be the fastest lap for a 500 Manx these days? Thanks.
@mv4ago3 жыл бұрын
This was on Avon AM21 treaded tyres, basically a road tyre with soft compound rubber. Fastest lap for a Manx Norton (or any single-cylinder bike) is 110.057 mph by Jamie Coward in 2017.
@eventcone3 жыл бұрын
@@mv4ago Thanks. Interesting. About 10 mph quicker than the lap record for a fast Manx in 1961 (Mike Hailwood and Derek Minter). The better tyres (brakes too?) would help, but I would guess most of that 10% increase was down to 59 years of course improvements.
@stephenscholes47586 жыл бұрын
Are they required to run a muffler now? Seriously, what is a Manx without a megaphone?
@mv4ago6 жыл бұрын
No silencing required on the Isle of Man, the GoPro doesn't pick up the sound too clearly so I've added a remote microphone. First outing is next weekend at the Pre-TT Classic, I'll post the videos, hopefully with better sound quality.
@keithhall48837 жыл бұрын
Like that once you get that bike in you sights at 5:15 ;-)
@jonathanmoore18682 жыл бұрын
Scary!
@adrianjohnson86016 жыл бұрын
Well .... what can I say..watching this is mind boggling...why can’t they get a royal Enfield 500 to go like these!!!!
@roeng13686 жыл бұрын
Because the manx was designed and built from the ground up as a pure racing machine. The Enfields were ride to work plodders.
@tritonstu5 жыл бұрын
Check. Out Ollie Linsdale
@michaelparrish66574 жыл бұрын
Ollie Linsdell's Royal Enfield is now one of the fastest single cylinder machines ever around the TT course .
@Plentisaki3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelparrish6657 Yaaay! Royal Enfield! Whoop whoop! :-)
@mikefry67656 жыл бұрын
Who is riding ?
@ryabex4 жыл бұрын
Riders Name is Andy Lee (my dad)
@lagerx614 жыл бұрын
How fast is a Norton manx on the Isle of man( top Speed) ?
@murraymarshall58654 жыл бұрын
Frank x around 140 on Sulby I would think.
@johnduggan2183 жыл бұрын
Around 130 mph for the 500 and 115 mph for the 350cc. Mike Hailwood win in 1961 where he averaged over 100 mph for the race used a Manx Norton with specially built innards - crank, conrod etc and was timed at 138 mph only 2mph slower than Hocking’s MV 4.
@ENIGMAXII2112 Жыл бұрын
Me like, very nice..!
@pattoallen19813 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a couple more than 4 gears to me
@mv4ago3 жыл бұрын
Yes 6 speed gearbox, as per the regulations.
@MeaHeaR3 жыл бұрын
Wow thatt thing sounds like it just Idling
@Lee-70ish5 жыл бұрын
Name another bike that even had a famous frame
@kimhicks84433 жыл бұрын
Whats the peak safe RPM on Manx gearing on a molnar manx?
@mv4ago3 жыл бұрын
On a 90mm bore 500, which this is, max safe rpm is 8200, a 95mm bore 500 will safely rev to 9000 rpm. More info here :- www.manx.co.uk/products/manx/90bore.html
@kimhicks84433 жыл бұрын
@@mv4ago thanks very much.
@logotrikes4 жыл бұрын
To think they were doing this kind of speed 60 years ago on thin tyres and shit roads....