The One and Only: 1000cc Norvin by Millet Racing

Norton frame x Vincent engine = Norvin… In 1950, Norton introduced the now-legendary Featherbed frame, which quickly earned a reputation as the best handling chassis money could buy. Before long, intrepid builders had began to create hybrid-style motorcycle specials that combined the best engine with the best frame, resulting in machines like the Triton (Triumph-Norton), Norbsa (Norton-BSA), and Tribsa (Triumph-BSA).“In general, a Triton is a combination of a hearty Triumph twin engine and a sweet-steering Norton featherbed frame… but the term has also become a kind of short-hand for a certain style of classic motorcycle. Talk about Tritons and you expect to see a stripped-back cafe racer come scratching into view, equipped with clip-ons, rear-sets, single seat and racing tank, the kind of bike which would have looked right at home on the Isle of Man fifty years ago.” —Classic Bike HubOne of the rarest, most legendary of such fusions was the Norvin, which involved shoehorning a mighty...