Agile minds
Anyone who has taken more than a passing interest in the Isle of Man TT road races has surely seen photos made late at night in the garages under the hotels favoured by the race teams. In one that struck me with particular force are the single-cylinder ‘Manx’ Norton factory bikes, being serviced after practice for the 1950 events. The rear suspension units clearly have external reservoirs – something that was hailed as ‘modern’ by re-inventors 20 and
