The profile that launched a thousand dreams...

74ok · Mar 7, 2018

The Norton Roadster is burned into the world's motorcyclists' brains and hearts.

https://www.cycleworld.com/daily-life-on-norton-commando-motorcycle

oldmikew · Mar 7, 2018

well in the UK the outline that launched the dreams was the Fastback.. There was even one in the window of the Design Centre on thr Haymarket in London.

XTINCT · Mar 7, 2018

Sho is purdy uh-huh uh-huh

74ok · Mar 7, 2018

never heard.. checked it out

http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095712887

https://vads.ac.uk/learning/dcsc/centre.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Council

The Design Council, formerly the Council of Industrial Design, is a United Kingdom charity incorporated by Royal Charter.[5] Its stated mission is "to champion great design that improves lives and makes things better".[6] It was instrumental in the promoting of the concept of inclusive design.[7]

robs ss · Mar 7, 2018

ugh - 84ok, I must be having one of my thick moments...
How do those 3 links you posted relate to the wonderful profile of the 60s/70s Commando? (other than it was designed)
Cheers
Rob

oldmikew · Mar 8, 2018

XTINCT said:
Sho is purdy uh-huh uh-huh

84ok said:
never heard.. checked it out

http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095712887

https://vads.ac.uk/learning/dcsc/centre.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Council

Well it was inthe window at 28 Haymarket , in fact , it helped me persuade my then wife -a designer - it was just what 'we' needed

The profile that launched a thousand dreams...

74ok

oldmikew

XTINCT

74ok

robs ss

oldmikew

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