The Commando first rolled out from the Norton factory from 1967 to 1977 and has won the UK Motorcycle of the year 5 times in a row. Over 500.000 Commando motorcycles were produced in that decade.

Norton Villiers Triumph may have been phased out in 1978, but as fate would have it, both Triumph and Norton are still with us today. The lesser known of the two manufacturers struck gold in the late ...