Featherbed

[tosh]

Heard lots of talk over the years about Norton and a featherbed frame. What’s that all about?
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Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I’m not listening – Homer Simpson

[Radar]

Not an expert on this, but I think it was because the engine was rubber mounted. Another great “Nortonism” – “Roadholder” forks

[cookeye]

radar if it was they must of put rubber in the engine cases them metalastic jobs.

[cookeye]

Fetherbed was a nick name that stuck!
It came from one of the riders in the norton works team who first used the frame in testing,when asked wot was it like,he replyed it was like riding on a bed of fethers.
now that comes from a mate that erns his living selling and raceing british bikes.
cookeye
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[tosh]

Good job he didn’t say it was rough as arseholes cause arsebed just ain’t the same.

Just because I don’t care doesn’t mean I’m not listening – Homer Simpson

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