The featherbed frame was a motorcycle frame developed by the British Norton motorcycle company to improve the performance of their racing motorcycles around the twisting and demanding Isle of Man TT course in 1950. It was considered revolutionary at the time, and the best handling frame that a racer could have. Later adopted for Norton production motorcycles, it was also widely used by motorcyclists on custom built hybrids and cafe racers such as the Triton, became legendary and remains influential to this day. The Featherbed was replaced with the Norton Isolastic frame for the Norton Commando in September 1967 but continues to be produced by specialist companies.
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