Norton electra 400

Get US motorcycle insurance quotes. Picture credits - Norton. Submit more pictures. Discuss this bike Rate this motorbike This bike's rating Write a review Sell this motorcycle Such bikes for sale Insurance quotes Finance options Tip a friend List related bikes. Compare with any other motorcycle. Displacement :. Compression :. Bore x stroke :. Valves per cylinder:. The Electra continued the lovely British tradition of leaving little puddles of oil wherever it was parked.

It was not a resounding sales success, mainly due to the fact that the new riders, the ones who did not want to exert themselves unnecessarily by using a kickstarter, really liked the Japanese approach of building a unified motorcycle, not one put together out of spare parts in an effort to save money. Since Berliner was not buying the entire output as had been presupposed, the Electra soon became available on the British market as the ES It was way overpriced, costing more than some twins.

AMC was struggling with finances, desperately needing a bail-out. The Electra was cut from the list after —and 10 years later the Commando Mark III appeared with an electric starter, that same M3 unit, the second Norton model to have the battery-powered leg. This Retrospective article was published in the July issue of Rider magazine. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Northeast U. South Central U.

Southeast U. West U. Subscriber Login. Sign in. Forgot your password? Norton dropped the model two years later. The starter was never that good, but the things started very easy on the kickstarter. I tested the first one on March 8, I remember that, as I got married the next day! Slark worked for AMC from to These photos came from fellow tester Alan Jones, with whom Slark remains in contact.