Norton singles are comprehensively covered in Roy Bacon's very good book named- you guessed it- "Norton Singles". As its sister work "Norton Twins", this book is now back in print, and available from Andover Norton (Part# RB001, £22.50).

Bacon covers all models, including- at great length- the camshaft models, road and racing, which fill nearly half the book, if one includes the "Racing and Records" chapter.

As I have said in my critizism of the Walker "Norton Manx" book, the information given in Bacon's book, in conjunction with the usual first-class Appendix that gives technical specifications and carburettor settings for the various years, is far more concentrated and, at the same time, far more enlightening than the Walker book.

The other OHV and SV road and dirt bikes are also covered, in text and pictures, and, even though one might be led to think they get but little attention, it is sufficient, as the road models tended to remain unchanged for as many years as possible, whilst not a single year went by without the racing models getting the latest improvements.

Again, these standart models are covered in the Appendix, which is helpful in many ways and is my most-used reference when answering customers questions.

If you are into Norton singles, get a copy!