John Favill & The Commando Miracle

I was vaguely aware or heard that someone at Norton (commando days) became or was involved in Harley going rubbermount & evo engine ~ 84. Then today i ran across a name.​

The Commando Miracle - John Favill - Motorcycle Genius​

The Commando Miracle | The Vintagent

Norton's Commando was designed and prototyped in 11 months, and became an icon

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Norton 800cc dohc

Bob Currie tells of Plumstead's final project, the 800cc double-ohc Norton

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Norton Commando 750 - Classic Bike Guide

Dennis Poore watched with relish as Associated Motor Cycles began imploding under a mountain of debt. In 1960, AMC, the giant conglomerate that included Matchless, AJS, Norton, Francis-Barnett and James, had turned a profit of £219,000 but a year later the books revealed a massive £350,000 loss. ...

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The Harley-Davidson Evolution: The Bike that Saved the Motor Co.

Years in Production: 1984 - 99 Engine Size: 1340cc (80ci) Horse Power: 48hp – 56hp What's the Big Deal? Forget the fact that this was a brand new engine

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John E Favill

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1984 Harley-Davidson Softail/V2 Evolution​

The oil-tight engine that saved Harley-Davidson motorcycles

The late 1970s and early 1980s were tumultuous for Harley-Davidson. Harley-Davidson had been under AMF's ownership since 1969, but in 1981, the management team took the company independent. And after years of relying on the Shovelhead engine, which had its roots in the 1920s, Harley desperately needed an engine that could cope with modern noise reduction and emissions regulations.

John Favill was Harley-Davidson's manager of engine design at that time. He got his start in the motorcycle industry in 1959 with Villiers Engineering, eventually working for Norton where he was instrumental in the development of the Commando. From that experience, he ended up working for Harley-Davidson in the middle of 1979, tasked with the development of the new 1,340cc V2 Evolution engine."

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