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Last Updated 3/25/2010

Contents

Norton-specific

• Norton Colorado Member Sites
• Norton Enthusiast Web Sites
• Norton Organizations
• Norton Motorcycles
• Norton Service and Spares

General

• Clubs & Organizations
• Events
• Technical, Riding & Racing
• Accessories, Components, Service
  • Bags
  • Batteries
  • Bodywork
  • Camping
  • Carburetors, Air filters
  • Catalog Sales
  • Clothing, Riding Gear
  • Chassis, Wheels, Brakes
  • Electrical
  • Engine
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Gearbox, Clutch
  • Ignition Systems
  • Lubricants, Chemicals
  • Miscellaneous
  • Plating, Powder Coating, Paint, Buffing
  • Tires
  • Tools and Supplies
• Publications
• Destinations
• Buying, Selling, and Shipping Motorcycles
• Miscellaneous

Norton Colorado Member Sites

• Eric Bergman's site
• Nick Bries' site (Manx Motorcycles)
• Jim Colt's site
• Bob Herman's site (Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Tours)
• Debby Johnson's site (actually it's a blog on the rebuild of her Commando)
• David Sheesley's site

Norton Enthusiast Web Sites

• A New York City Norton
• Books about Nortons
• Building a Norton Commando Racer
• Captain Norton
• NOC-L Mailing List
• Norton 828 (all about 850s, by Alan Shaw)
• Norton Commando Linkpage (Nice!)
• Norton ES2 Project
• Norton History
• Norton Place (Garnet Minogue)
• Norton Road Racing
• Norton rotary racers
• Ron's Commandos (maybe a source for service? Nice custom bikes, anyway)
• Ronnie Cramer's Norton Links Page
• TC Christenson - The Hogslayer
• Vintage Norton Motorcycles

Norton Organizations

• International Norton Owner's Association - INOA
  • INOA Chapters
• Norton Owners Club - NOC (UK)
• Norton Owners Club of New South Wales
• Norton Club of France (in English)
• Norton Club of the Netherlands (see link for English summary)
• Classic British Bike Club of Germany (English summary)
• Norton Owners Club of New Zealand

Norton Motorcycles

• Norton Motorcycles (UK) Ltd. (Stuart Garner)
  • Southbay Norton (U.S. Distributor)
• Norton Motors GmbH (Jo Seifert)
• Colorado Norton Works (Matt Rambow)

Norton Service and Spares

• Colorado
  • Acme Machine Inc (Fort Collins)
  • Brit Bikes & Bits (Lakewood)
  • Colorado Norton Works (Matt Rambow)
  • Isles Motorcycle Specialties
  • Manx Motorcycles (Nick Bries)
• North America
  • Baxter Cycle (Randy Baxter)
  • British Bike Connection (Jim Noll)
  • Clubman Racing Accesories (Frank Cornwall)
  • Domiracer
  • Fair Spares America (Phil Radford)
  • Old Britts (Fred Eaton)
  • Dave Quinn Motorcycles (Hagon shocks)
  • Rabers
  • Rask Cycles
  • Rocky Point Cycles (Stan Smith)
  • Sterling Motorworks
  • Walridge Motors
• International
  • Andover Norton International
  • Burton Bike Bits
  • George Cohen, Norton Singles Specialist
  • Steve Maney Norton Commando Performance Parts
  • Norman Hyde
  • Norman White
  • Norvil
  • RGM Motors

Clubs & Organizations

• AHRMA Rocky Mountain Region
• Bottle Rocket Scooter Club (Denver)
• British Biker Cooperative
• British Motorcycle Association of Colorado - BMAC
• Colorado Free Wheelers
• The Denver Scooter Club
• Dunstall Owners Club
• Four Stroke Singles National Owners Club - FSSNOC
• Harry's Roamers (Colorado)
• Iron Butt Association - IBA
• McMod (Motorcycle Modifiers Register)
• Motorcycle Racing Association - MRA (Colorado-based)
• Rusted Nuts (Denver)
• Scarab Scooter Squad (Denver)
• US Classic Racing Association - USCRA

Events

• 1000 in 24 (Endurance ride around Colorado)
• Bandimere
• Bonneville Salt Flats
• Colorado Conclave
• Colorado Hill Climb Association
• Daytona Bike Week
• First Thursday Vintage Motorcycle Meet-Up
• Ice Races at Rainbow Falls (Harry's Roamers)
• Isle of Man TT Races (June) and here's another guide
• Isle of Man Manx Grand Prix (August)
• Moto Giro d'California (October 3-5, 2010)
• Moto Giro d'Italia (look for Dave, Robin, Eric, and Susie!)
• MotorcycleEvents.com
• Pueblo Motorsports Park
• Rocky Mountain Tractor Pullers Association
• Rodeos in Colorado
• The Stockton Mile (October 16-17, 2010)
• Wild Colorado (Rodeos, Festivals, Concerts)

Technical, Riding & Racing

• DIY Heated Grips (Droll!)
• How to Read Spark Plugs (Gordon Jennings)
• Dirt Riding Techniques by Doc Wong (Good for street riders too)
• Jim Bush's Amal Carb Tuning Guide
• Smith's Speedometer Dissection
• Rider Training
  • Motorcycle Rider Training Center
  • ABATE of Colorado
  • Motorcycle Training Academy (Colorado Springs/Fort Carson)

Accessories, Components, Service

• Bags
  • Chase Harper
  • Eclipse
  • Moto-Sport Panniers (in Evergreen)
  • RKA
  • Wolfman Eric Hougen, in Longmont
• Batteries
  • Odyssey (dry cell batteries)
  • Yuasa
• Bodywork
  • Classic Motorcycle Fiberglass
  • Corbin
  • Evan Wilcox Hand Formed Metal
  • Glass From The Past
  • Ross Thompson Metal Finishing (repairs and fabrication)
• Camping
  • Cabela's
  • Camping tips
  • REI
  • Outersports.com
• Carburetors, Air filters
  • Alternative Motorcycle Repair (Amal Re-sleeving)
  • K&N
  • Sudco (Mikuni)
  • Uni Filter
• Catalog Sales
  • Chapparal Motorsports
  • Dennis Kirk
  • Flanders
  • J.C. Whitney
  • Rider Wearhouse (Aerostich)
• Clothing, Riding Gear
  • Aerostich
  • British Motorcycle Gear (Belstaff)
  • Big Black Boots
  • Hein Gericke
  • Johnson Leathers
  • Kevco-Stubbs kidney support belt (these are great!)
  • Metro Racing (motorcycle logos on t-shirts, hats, etc)
  • MotoGear Outlet (in Arvada)
  • MotorcycleCloseouts (great prices!)
  • Motorcycle Leather Exchange
  • New Enough Motorcycle Leathers (all kinds of clothing)
  • Vanson Leathers
  • vk79 (for unusual leather gear)
  • Wicked Weasel Bikinis
• Chassis, Wheels, Brakes
  • American Industrial Brake & Supply (303) 412-1377 (Drum brakes - Westminster)
  • Buchanan Spoke & Rim
  • Forking by Frank
  • Hagon shock absorbers
  • Maxton Koni-esque shock absorbers
  • NJB shock absorbers
  • Progressive Suspension
  • Sprocket Specialists
  • Vintage Brake (Michael Morse)
  • The Wheel FAQ
  • Woody's Wheel Works (Denver)
  • Works Performance
  • YSS USA Racing Suspension
• Electrical
  • Basic Wiring
  • British Wiring
  • Catmando Services
  • Eastern Beaver (wiring components and kits)
  • K&S Technologies, switch clusters (PeakMoto carries many of them)
  • PIAA (lighting systems)
  • Polly Heaters (heated grips)
  • Scitsu Racing Tachs (A subsidiary of AJS Motorcycles!)
  • Sparx charging systems for classic motorcycles
  • Tympanium
  • Wire Plus
  • Wiringproducts.com
• Engine
  • Carrillo Industries (connecting rods)
  • Crane Cams
  • JP Engineering (Pistons)
  • Megacycle Cams
  • Web Cams
  • Wiseco Piston
• Exhaust Systems
  • Supertrapp
• Gearbox, Clutch
  • Barnett Clutches (also cables)
  • Nova Racing Transmissions
  • Quaife America
• Ignition Systems
  • Boyer-Bransden
  • BT-H Magnetos
  • Joe Hunt Magnetos
  • Powerdynamo GMBH (Dynamo and ignition systems for classic motorcycles)
  • NGK Spark Plugs
  • Pazon
  • Sparx
• Lubricants, Chemicals
  • AMSOIL
  • Bel-Ray
  • Castrol
  • Golden Spectro
  • Kal-Gard
  • Red Line Oil (Denver distributor: 3R Racing/Automotive)
  • Royal Purple
  • Silkolene
  • WD-40 Fan Club
• Miscellaneous
  • Alaska Leather (real sheepskin buttpads)
  • CRG (High-quality bar-end mirrors, levers)
  • Flanders cable-making supplies
  • Loobman chain oiler
  • RideSafer (lights, horns, reflective, first aid, etc)
  • Scottoiler
  • TGA (Vintage racing supplies)
  • Venhill Cables
• Plating, Powder Coating, Paint, Buffing
  • ACE Automotive Cleaning Equipment (sandblasting equipment)
  • Blast-Tech (303) 806-9992 (Sand and other media blasting - Englewood)
  • Caswell Plating
  • Plating Specialties
  • POR15 Rust Preventative Paint
  • Powder Coating Specialties (Golden)
  • Quality Plating
  • Rocky Mountain Custom Motorcycles (Chuck Shortt)
• Tires
  • Avon
  • Dunlop
  • Metzeler
  • Michelin
  • Pirelli
• Tools and Supplies
  • General
    • AAA Metric Supply (in Denver)
    • Bolt Depot
    • British Tool Company
    • British Tools and Fasteners and a great section on all the weirdo thread sizes
    • Earl's Performance Products (stainless braided lines and fittings, the best)
    • Eastwood (automotive restoration products)
    • Frost Restorer's Equipment
    • Griot's Garage (pretty yuppified)
    • Harbor Freight
    • History of Whitworth
    • Micro-Mark (small tool specialist)
    • Penn Tool Company
    • Samstag Sales (Importer of fine German-made tools, even Whitworth sizes)
    • Snap-on
    • Tracy Tools (Whitworth, British Cycle, etc)
  • Motorcycle Specific
    • CruzTOOLS
    • K&L Supply (Wholesale only, you'll have to find a dealer)
    • Motion Pro
    • Park Tool
    • Tools and Tool Replacement FAQ (Oriented towards BMW, but still usefull)

Publications

• Books
  • Motorbooks.com
  • Whitehorse Press
• Magazines
  • Classic Bike Guide
  • The Classic Motorcycle
  • Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
  • Classic Racer
  • Motorcycle Classics
  • Motorcycle Consumer News
  • Motorcycle Reports (collections of articles)
  • Roadracing World and Motorcycle Technology
  • VMX: Vintage Motocross and Dirtbike Quarterly (very high quality)
• Web Sites
  • Cycle News Online
  • Dropbears Motorcycle Links Page
  • Euro Spares (excellent e-mail lists, racing technology, photo archives)
  • The Phantom Oiler (vintage photos)
  • RealClassic.co.uk
  • Superbike News
  • The Thumper Page
  • WebBikeWorld

Destinations

• Colorado
  • Pubs, Brew Pubs, Distilleries
    • Irish and Celtic Pubs of Colorado
    • Pubs in Denver
    • Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey Distillery Tours (Denver)
  • Museums
    • Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave (Golden)
    • Colorado Railroad Museum (Golden)
    • Cussler Museum (Arvada)
    • The Dougherty Museum (Longmont)
    • Forney Museum of Transportation (Denver)
    • Historical Museum Guide for Colorado
    • The Mathews Collection (Arvada)
    • National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (Leadville)
    • Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum (Colorado Springs)
    • Shelby American Collection (Boulder)
    • Vintage Motos Museum (Denver - Jim Dillard)
  • Other
    • Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers of Colorado
    • Bent's Old Fort (La Junta)
    • Bishop's Castle (Wetmore)
    • The Colorado Directory
    • Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps
    • Ghost Towns of Colorado
    • Great Rides of Colorado
• US
  • Allen Vintage Motorcycle Museum (Boston, MA)
  • Barber Museum (Birmingham, AL)
  • Burning Man
  • Carhenge (Alliance, NE)
  • National Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame (Anamosa, IA)
  • North American Speedway Tracks
  • Roadside America (Your Guide to Offbeat Attractions)
  • Solvang Motorcycle Museum (Solvang, CA)
  • US Campgrounds and RV Parks
• International
  • Ace Cafe London
  • British National Motorcycle Museum
• Tour Companies
  • Edelweiss Bike Travel
  • Freedom Motorcycle Tours (Longmont)
  • Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Tours (Bob Herman)
• Travel Tools
  • MapQuest
  • Weather.com

Buying, Selling, and Shipping Motorcycles

• Craig's List Denver Motorcycles
• eBay Motors
• Forward Air
• Hemmings Motor News
• Motorcycle Shopper.com
• Old Bike Mart
• Van Dam Trucking
• Walneck's Cycle Trader On-line

Miscellaneous

• BBC News
• Britten Motorcycle Company (The Coolest Modern Motorcycle)
• Cafe Racer Photo Album
• Choppy Homebuilt Helicopter
• Drysdale Motorcycle Company (V8!)
• eCycle Hybrid Motorcycle (actually kind of neat)
• Facts on Farts
• Hurley-Pugh Owners & Enthusiasts Club
• Most Powerful Diesel Engine
• Sounds of vintage racing motorcycles
• TruthorFiction.com (Check out those rumors before you send them to me!)

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