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.
@500a6
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I blinked watching that! I an in awe.
@robleary3353
6 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!. 🙂
@rotax636nut5
7 жыл бұрын
It's clear to see how/why these bikes were such World beaters in their day, fair play the Norton Manx!
@Alexmaystudio
6 жыл бұрын
How is this even possible!? Much respect for the rider.
@Plentisaki
7 жыл бұрын
A beautiful soundtrack.........just the sound of that Norton at full chat :-)
@pippiperade4030
8 жыл бұрын
Man, machine and circuit in perfect harmony..
@logotrikes
5 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...
@derf9465
2 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.
@jochenwagner5170
Жыл бұрын
Molnar- Compliments!🍀
@375GTB
3 жыл бұрын
NOT A FULL LAP! DAMN!
@ExBRBuckeyemanCJB
7 жыл бұрын
All on just 50 hp, wow.
@peterwiltshire4188
5 жыл бұрын
47 at the back wheel.
@northlandrider5396
2 жыл бұрын
@@peterwiltshire4188 Right now I'm feeling great about my 58 T Bird's alleged 34!👍
@rover100bunson
2 жыл бұрын
awesome with headphones on
@watchyMCFCwatchy
3 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.
@mv4ago
Жыл бұрын
8:26 Michael Rutter stopped on Cronk Y Voddy straight.
@nigeltomlinson3329
3 жыл бұрын
Got a piston for one a Manx I think we have it as a ornament 👍🇬🇧
@jumpfortyfour9965
3 жыл бұрын
very smooth riding and on the right line , laptime ??
@adrianjohnson8601
6 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!!!!
@roeng1368
6 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.
@tritonstu
5 жыл бұрын
Check. Out Ollie Linsdale
@michaelparrish6657
4 жыл бұрын
Ollie Linsdell's Royal Enfield is now one of the fastest single cylinder machines ever around the TT course .
@Plentisaki
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelparrish6657 Yaaay! Royal Enfield! Whoop whoop! :-)
@stephenscholes4758
6 жыл бұрын
Are they required to run a muffler now? Seriously, what is a Manx without a megaphone?
@mv4ago
6 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.
@VickersV
4 жыл бұрын
The sound music
@pattoallen1981
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a couple more than 4 gears to me
@mv4ago
3 жыл бұрын
Yes 6 speed gearbox, as per the regulations.
@eventcone
3 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.
@mv4ago
3 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.
@eventcone
3 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.
@jonathanmoore1868
2 жыл бұрын
Scary!
@ENIGMAXII2112
Жыл бұрын
Me like, very nice..!
@MeaHeaR
3 жыл бұрын
Wow thatt thing sounds like it just Idling
@logotrikes
4 жыл бұрын
To think they were doing this kind of speed 60 years ago on thin tyres and shit roads....
@mikefry6765
7 жыл бұрын
Who is riding ?
@ryabex
4 жыл бұрын
Riders Name is Andy Lee (my dad)
@Lee-70ish
5 жыл бұрын
Name another bike that even had a famous frame
@alexandermathar7780
11 ай бұрын
FARTZ !!!!
@lagerx61
4 жыл бұрын
How fast is a Norton manx on the Isle of man( top Speed) ?
@murraymarshall5865
4 жыл бұрын
Frank x around 140 on Sulby I would think.
@johnduggan218
3 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.
@kimhicks8443
3 жыл бұрын
Whats the peak safe RPM on Manx gearing on a molnar manx?
@mv4ago
3 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
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