The profile that launched a thousand dreams...

[74ok]

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

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

 

[oldmikew]

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]

Sho is purdy uh-huh uh-huh

 

[74ok]

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]

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]

Sho is purdy uh-huh uh-huh

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