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Archive 2020

Roadholder 397 (January 2021) is now available on-line

All issues since Issue 1 (1959) are now available online!

Roadholder is the printed magazine of the Norton Owners Club, comprising 48 full colour pages monthly and is distributed by post to members of the NOC in the UK and Overseas. Members can advertise machines and spares For Sale or Wanted free of charge. The Club also accepts trade advertisements, rates for which are available on application. Roadholder is now also available on-line.  Each issue will be posted here at the start of each month.

There is an index here,  which lists key subjects and the issue they're in.

Non-Members - Take a look at a few sample pages from Roadholder magazine

Members - see this year's Roadholders on-line below or look at archive issues


 

 

 

Rh396 Cover

 

 

 

Rh 396 - December 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

 

The Eric Cox Trophy Progress

 

Stan Dibben Memories

 

Caveat Emptor

 

NOC Accounts 2019

 

 

Electric Start Dommie

 

Alton Starter with Belt Drive

  

 

 

 

 

Rh395 Cover

 

 

Rh 395 - November 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

A Brand-New 43 Year Old Commando

 

The New 650cc Twins

 

Manx Super Tourer

 

The First Czech Rally

 

 

Short-Stroke Engines

 

ES2 Transformation

 

 

 

Rh394

 

 

 

 

 

Rh 394 - October 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

Big Four Workhorse

 

Bucket List

 

Safety-Critical Thinking

 

Unobtainable Parts

 

 

Mk.III Rewire

 

Short Version Of A Long Job

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rh393 Cover

 

 

Rh 393 - September 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

 The Rickman Commando

 

Sidecars - A Seat Of Learning?

 

My First Norton (Pt.1)

 

The TT That Never Was

 

 

 

Model 50 Performance Upgrade

 

Negative Earth?

 

 

 

 

Rh392 Cover

 

Rh 392 - August 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

 The 'Rem Fowler' Replica

 

Club Racing in the '60s

 

The Story Of A 650SS

 

Norton In Spain (Pt.1)

 

 

 

Easing The Electrical Load

 

Commando Oil Pumps

 

 

 

Rh391 Cover

 

Rh 391 - July 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

 Norton - Positive Views

 

The Tuners - D. O'Donovan

 

Owning a Norton Again

 

The Indian Maharaja and Norton

 

 

 

Commando Wiring Diagrams

 

Digital Speedometers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rh390 Cover

 

Rh 390 - June 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

A Day In A Motorcycle Factory

 

History Maker - Mick Woollett

 

Manx Norton Supertourer

 

French Rally Weekend

 

 

Additional Filtration

 

AMC Gearbox Guidance

 

 

 

 

Rh389 Cover

 

 

Rh 389 - May 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

The Right Way to Travel

 

The Latest Debacle

 

A Different Book

 

Pot Hole Repairs

 

Camshaft Oiling Problems

 

Wet Sumping - Or Is It?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rh388 Cover

 

 

Rh 388 - April 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

NOC Operations

 

Nortons Changed My Life (Pt.1)

 

961 ECU Issues

 

Sicily On My Mind

 

 

 

Rh387 Cover

 

 

Rh 387 - March 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

50 Years with a Norton Outfit

 

Web Archive

 

Italian Rally

 

Colin Seeley Tribute

 

 

 

 

 

Rh386 Cover

 

Rh 386 - Feb. 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

A Dommie Trike Idea

Paid To Have Fun

The Manx GP - The Beginnings

Eric Cox Trophy Progress

 

 

LEDs And Six Volts

A Neat Oil Tap

 

 

 

 

Rh385 Cover

 

 

Rh 385 - Jan. 2020

 

Feature Articles:

 

Larking on a Lightweight

Inanimate Objects

2020 AGM

Eric Cox Trophy Progress

 

Alternative Engines

 

 

 


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