Watch It: Norton Dominator Naked by Goblin Works Garage
Reality TV shows about custom bike building have a really bad rep. But when we heard that Anthony Partridge would soon be gracing screens, our interest was piqued in a big way.
The ebullient Mr. Partridge knows a thing or two about swinging spanners. He co-founded Matt Black Custom Designs?a Spanish-based custom shop known for producing head turners?and has now branched out on his own, as Partridge Design.
He’s also one third of the team at Goblin Works Garage?the titular shop of a new Discovery series airing next month. (It?ll be in the UK at first, then spreading to other countries). His partners are mechanical engineering whizz Jimmy de Ville, and the designer and custom car builder Helen Stanley.
Filming the first season meant building six cars and four bikes in just six months. The trio worked on the cars together, with Anthony handling the bikes solo. This alluring Norton Dominator Naked cafe racer is one of them.
The commission for the build couldn’t have come from a higher source. When Anthony popped into Norton’s HQ to pick up a Dominator as his daily rider, CEO Stuart Garner pulled him aside and pitched the idea.
?The build was a café racer concept bike for Stuart and Norton,? Anthony explains. ?My task was simple: ‘build me the best Brit cafe, bar none, based on the 2017 Dominator Naked edition platform’.”
The Dominator is the sort of bike most people wouldn’t dare touch. It’s gorgeous out the box, loaded w...
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