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Douglas MacRae
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Firing up Double Norton Supercharged Drag bike 'Double H' built by Herb Becker
Firing up Herb Becker's 'Double H' supercharged double 765cc Norton Commando drag bike; it runs a M90 blower from a 3.8L Pontiac and burns methanol with 7.1:1 compression. Herb made the chassis with welding from Forest and Forest racing. Fuel delivery is by home made Hillborn fuel injection. Motors are balanced at 100% with custom made flywheels and engines phased one up while the other is down. Engines run Atlas cases with alloy barrels. Running 15 lbs of boost, the bike should produce 240hp on methanol on the dyno. Herb built this not just as a running tribute to the fabled 'Hogslayer' Norton drag racer but as also as a rough test bed for a future land speed bike, should he get the funding to do this properly. Look for the photo feature I did up on BikeEXIF.com and look me up on my site at douglasmacrae.com
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Wildebeest Migration in Kenya
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Short video of the great wildebeest migration using some of the footage I shot on my last trip to the Maasai Mara of southern Kenya. Big thanks to Nikon Canada for the excellent 200-400 f4 lens and Richards River Camp for the great stay. -Douglas MacRae
Brain Cancer Radiation Treatment Machine at Princess Margaret
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Being an artist to the end, I brought my camera in to do time lapse recordings of my brain cancer radiation treatments which help to slow the spread of the terminal Glioblastoma brain cancer I have. This treatment, done at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, went on for 5 days a week for six weeks and was done in conjunction with chemotherapy drugs. If it seems like I am breathing fast, that...
A tough few days
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I made a little video to describe to everyone what is going on with my sudden brain cancer diagnosis. Thanks, Douglas MacRae
Norton 750 Commando Racing Superbike Class at VRRA Mosport 2018
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My 2018 racing budget consisted of just this weekend, the VRRA Vintage Festival at Mosport (now Canadian Tire Motorsports Park). My Herb Becker built 1972 short stroke 750 Norton Commando was going very well and I put in some of my fastest laps ever, getting a close 2nd in Period 2 Heavy and a 3rd here in the Period 3 Superbike Middleweight. Between the P2 and P3 races I was busy repairing my b...
Racing the MV Agusta 500 four at NJMP
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I was invited by Team Obsolete to race the 1974 spec MV Agusta 500 four at the USCRA North American Vintage Invitational race during the Moto America race weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park. TO rider Dave Roper rode the Dick Mann BSA triple. The MV has an absolutely amazing motor and great handling- this bike had not been raced before, only paraded so it had some ergonomic things to work ou...
1972 Norton 750 Short Stroke Racing Superbike class at CTMP
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Racing my Herb Becker built 1972 Norton 750 short stroke in the Period 3 Superbike Middleweight class at the 2017 VRRA race weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport). In the heat race on the Saturday, my engine pulley came loose on the start grid and I had to pull off and start the final race here from the back. Still photo in the video by Dreamcatcher Imaging. Big thanks to Herb Beck...
Norton 750 Short Stroke Racing Barber Motorsports Park
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(Watch to the end for bonus crash footage including Kenny breaks a leg) Racing my Herb Becker built short stroke 1972 Norton 750 Commando race bike to a win in BEARS at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, October 2016. My rear tire had started to go away and was sliding a bit but Daniel May on the BMW kept me honest out there. Big thanks to Herb Becker, Fullauto Technologies for their wonderful...
Robot Restaurant Tokyo DouglasMacRae
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A little video of the craziness from my visit to the Robot Restaurant in Tokyo ©Douglas MacRae
Vintage Norton Racing Barber Motorsports Park
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Thanks to Fullauto Technologies, JS Motorsport, Walridge Motors and Herb Becker. Racing my Herb Becker built 1972 Norton 750 Commando short stroke in the BEARS race at Barber Motorsports Park, Oct. 2015. I led the good part of the race but blew my primary belt on the last lap... On both days! I have now switched to a stronger belt. Tranny was acting up a bit on downshifts but seems better this ...
Vintage Racer- 750 Norton Short Stroke Racing Mosport '15
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On board my Herb Becker built 1972 Norton 750 short stroke race bike at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport) in 2015 racing with the VRRA in the Period 3 Middleweight class- actually a class above me which allows bikes to 1982, this was my bump up class. I was having a few problems downshifting as usual and a bit of trouble getting it rev here, our jetting was off and it would not rev past ...
Norton 750 Short Stroke Racing at Mid-Ohio
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This is Douglas MacRae racing my 1972 Norton 750cc short stroke racebike at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days weekend at Mid-Ohio in July 2015. This is a Herb Becker built motor using one of the new Fullauto Technologies heads and JS Motorsport long rods and lightweight pistons. I won both races Saturday and then we got rained out on the Sunday. Big thanks to Fullauto Technologies, JS Motorsport ...
Becker Race Norton on Dyno
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My 1972 short stroke Norton Commando 750 race bike built by Herb Becker on the 'Stay Tuned' dyno in Burlington with Don Morris. The new "Fullauto Technologies' head with Herb's big valve mod worked excellent with some good power and big torque numbers. JS Motorsport rods and pistons working great as well. The bit of smoke is exactly as his Norton motors always run as he leaves out the rubber va...
'72 Norton Commando Racing Mosport
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Racing to my first win in Period 2 Heavyweight at Mosport (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park) on my '72 Norton Commando, this time with the 850 motor fitted. The gearbox was giving me shifting troubles again but Herb's motor was awesome. Big thanks to Herb Becker, Fullauto Technologies and JS Motorsport.
'72 Norton Commando Racing Mid-Ohio
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Racing my 1972 Norton 750 Commando during the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days weekend at Mid-Ohio, July 2014. It was a short and not sweet weekend when I put a rod through the cases while doing 100 mph up the front straight during practice Saturday morning. I left a long skid when the rear wheel locked solid but kept it upright. Big thanks to Herb Becker and Fullauto Technologies.
1972 750 Norton Racebike at Mosport '13
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1972 750 Norton Racebike at Mosport '13
Live Painting Performance time lapse; End of the World Party
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Live Painting Performance time lapse; End of the World Party
Vintage Racer at Mosport -750 Norton
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Vintage Racer at Mosport -750 Norton
Racing Mid-Ohio 750 Norton AMA Vintage Days 2012
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Racing Mid-Ohio 750 Norton AMA Vintage Days 2012
750 Norton Racing & Crashing Mid-Ohio
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750 Norton Racing & Crashing Mid-Ohio
Massive Daytona Vintage Racing Crash
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Massive Daytona Vintage Racing Crash
Norton 750 Commando Racing Mid-Ohio 2010
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Norton 750 Commando Racing Mid-Ohio 2010
Norton 750 Commando Racebike Doug MacRae at Barber Motorsports Park AHRMA 2009
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Norton 750 Commando Racebike Doug MacRae at Barber Motorsports Park AHRMA 2009
Norton 750 Commando Racing at Roebling Road
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Norton 750 Commando Racing at Roebling Road
Herb Becker Fires up the Norton in the pits Daytona 2009
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Herb Becker Fires up the Norton in the pits Daytona 2009
Wow. Thanks mate
Norton produced a 750cc short stroke commando road bike ! As far as I know of the 200 that were made I only know of one in existence. All the others had the engines removed and replaced with standard 850cc engines. The short stroke was an 850 fitted with a short throw crank, steel connecting rods, domed pistons and a much modified head that had a more severe hemi combustion chamber !
Great footage, what a KICK to be able to do that, thanks so much for sharing. (old timer here, got my first Norton in 1970 when I was released from the Navy)
What did it run in 1/8 , 1/4 ?
Holly shit...
Love this video, great on behalf and footage of the racing Norton 😊
I opened up an abandoned storage space the other day and found 2 Norton 850 commandos. Both had been crashed.. but there are lots of parts. One says Johnny Player special on it.. I hope I can get them back together.
Awesome…!
What horse power does this thing have?
IIRC, there was a triple engine Norton at the bike drag nationals in Bowling Green, Kentucky in the late ‘70s. Sounded and looked awesome. Still got stomped by the Japanese bikes.
I'm interested on what the top end (speed) of your bike is. I had a 1968 P11A that I bought used as a teen ager and was surprised how much faster it was than my friends' motorcycles. I believe the motor was stock although it had Dunstall mufflers installed. If the speedometer read correctly, it was still pulling at 105 mph and that was with a friend on the seat behind me. I grew up in West Vancouver, British Columbia and we would race from there to Squamish at night. If you're familiar with the 'Sea to Sky' highway you know how twisty it was but my Norton with the featherbed frame left everyone else in my dust.
I love Nortons. That's a wild one! 👍
Can remember in early 70`s `Team Pegasus` used 2 Nortons think ran a 8.3 at 170 mph!! Halcyon days...
Be nice to tell more about maybe!?
could it kick start ?
What a crapper
Junk it!
Never really could hear the exhaust note, just a bunch of rattling noise❗👋👳♂️👊
Have you got Quaife?
I Hope your ass will save go home!🍀
Lion King wildebeest stampede instantly comes to my mind The Hyenas chasing the wildebeest causing them to stampede into the gorge Along with extreme dust cloud
wiring is a bit of a rat's nest😚 exhaust leak too.😗
Can u tell us the details of your motor build😢?
Looks like fun. What were the rules for the motor? Must be original? I saw Ronnie Peterson and Mario Andretti race there in 77 I think and also the 6 wheeled Elf Tyrells.
Total work of art!!! That thing is a symphony!!!
In 1968 my Norton P11A was leaving every other street legal motorcycle in my rear view mirror. Back in high school my school chums and I would rat-race from West Vancouver to Squamish, B.C. , one of the windiest highways in the world back then. I'd be finishing my beer by the time the first of them pulled up.
Nothing is hoter as a MV Agusta
What does it mean by short stroke racing ?
The sound of that motor combined with the wind and a little road noise takes me back to my youth. It was 1970 and I had just bough a 1968 P11A. Several of my friends owned motorcycles and we would rat race from West Vancouver to Squamish, B.C. along the Sea to Sky Highway. It was 50 miles of the twistiest, nastiest, cliff on one side, mountain on the other narrow, dangerous, fun highway built for motorcycles in the world back then. As the Japanese multis became popular some of them could beat me in an out and out drag race but I'd leave them in the dust in the corners with my Norton!
When visiting the museum a couple times around 15 years ago, I imagined ripping around that track on one of my old Nortons, this video will have to suffice... I did get to rip through the Colorado Rockies, back 25 to over 50 years ago when the traffic was MUCH less...Loved the Beemer, too, have an old R90S... What a hell of a way and time to get a leg broken...Thank you for all your effort in filming and sharing, it's a real treat for us "older gentlemen" who "can't".
It was 1971, I was 17 years old and I had just bought a used 1968 Norton P11A Ranger. I kept it completely stock except to add velocity stacks to the carbs, Dunstall pipes, and Avon Roadmaster tires. Man! I was King of the Highway where I lived, situated in the middle of several twisty mountain highways. The first CB750 and H1 were starting to show up and although they gave me a run for the money in the straights I left them in the dust in the corners. The Featherbed frame was a delight to ride with no vices and I soon found out why they put folding foot-pegs on the Norton as I had no problem rubbing them in the corners.
I miss my 1968 Ranger. Badly.
She's beauty
Immer wieder! Der schönste Ton- der Nor- Ton.🥂🦠🎼🚀
I would love to own that bike.
imprecionante
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Come in number 2 your times up 😅,
is that the sound pf a 4-4 exhaust on an inline engine?
Wow! Words are poor things indeed to use for this incredible machine.
Great run! Twins Rule! Thank you for sharing this great footage!
Hey Doug thanks for the vid , did this have the 3 bearing crank in it and what other mods did Herb do? .Would love to see what went into this motor(s)
Cool
What would rock my boat is seeing what went into the build for the end result..Doug hope you are doing well since your health issue.
Now that is somethin :) sounds like thunder. Great Job Herb
Lap 6 is genious, Soundgarden music. Lap 10 reminds me on Moto GP. I Love those short stroke NORTONß, could drove a 500. Best regards to Canada?
Boy, what a great job that microphone did. An excellent recording for headphone listening.
Very good driving and Norton gos whell and fast!
Now that's an oh shit moment !!!
Behold, the nards crusher if you hit a bump.