September 2012 – NYC Norton

A G50 Premier

After an outing on stunning Minnovation Racing Works Seeley G50 at Cadwell Park, a deal was struck for NYC Norton to provide complete Seeley G50 racing bikes here in the states. Minnovation and NYC Norton immediately began collaborating, building up the sister bike to the Minnovation Works G50 to showcase and campaign here in the US. The bike was completed and track-ready by early September, 2012, in time for AHRMA/Barber festival, and a shakedown run at Summit Point beforehand. Weighing in at under 240lbs it is an incredibly tidy package with an phenomenal power-to-weight ratio Minnovation short-stroke G50 motor. NRP stainless exhaust. Absolutely top spec for the 500 Premier class. The detail work is second to none. Replica Fontana 210mm Front Brake. Cosentino Internals in Roadholder forks Replica Fontana 180mm magnesium rear brake with cush-drive sprockets We may be biased, but this is our pick [...]

Racing Update

After playing around over in the UK, and now having missed 3 AHRMA National rounds (Roebling, Talladga, and Willow Springs) it was time to get busy here at home. The Road America/Grattan back-to-back weekends are favorites on the NYC Norton calendar, and a fitting first outing in the US. Plus, master NYC Norton spannerman Jon Thorndike was making his racing debut at Road America on his properly maintained Norton Atlas. So we loaded up the Teutonic transporter and set the controls for the center of cheese country. The weekend was predicted to be Hot and Hazy, Fast and Crazy. And it was. As we arrived and set up our pit, someone had the foresight to snap a nice shot of the bikes before they got all race weary. #17 Seeley Commando sporting new livery with silver and gold pinstripes. Thorny's bike with a new fairing, but yet to have its [...]