The Norton Racing headsteady, called "Norvil" after the Norton Race Department at the time (short for "Nor"ton "Vil"liers), was a third isolastic bolted to the cylinderhead. It replaced the flimsy two triangular sheet metal pieces , that connect, by means of a sheet metal structure and two wobbly silent blocs, the cylinder head to the top frame tube, thus making the assembly far more rigid. Whilst this means an increase in vibration against the standart arrangement, it gives a far more rigid connection in the plane rear wheel/top frame tube, thus giving the rider more control under hard cornering or in bends with an uneven road surface.

For 25 years we reluctantly purchased so-called "Norvil Headsteadies" in England. 

The headsteadies we received were, plainly speaking, crap.In the last three years we had a final fling in purchasing these headsteadies from different British sources. Without naming well-known suppliers names, the following observations were made:

1. The supplier of longest standing in the industry has yet to supply a headsteady that can be bolted down without having to tilt the engine over to one side under the main frame tube before fitting his headsteady;
2. Most suppliers gladly "forget" the third bolt that has to go into the cylinder head, thus giving the whole assembly its basic stability, as fitting it would call for some though as well as some dimensional accuracy of the head steady.
3. One supplier actually has to, as the structure he supplies is far from plain where it should be bolted to the cylinder head; it is rather elegantly waved...... and therefore can´t be bolted on.
4. Ingeniously, a further supplier has long ovals as holes for the bolts, following the wisdom "this way it will fit somehow!"
5. Of the headsteadies we received not a single one was propperly adjustable.

After our last desastrous purchase we decided enough was enough.  We are no longer prepared to pay good money for bad goods that have to be rectified before fitting them to a Norton Commando. We have now, therefore, made our very own Genuine Norton Motors Racing Headsteady.  The main structure is CNC-machined from aircraft specification aluminium; so are the side plates and the clamp for the frame tube.  The Genuine Racing Headsteady comes with special allen bolts and fits straight onto any Commando without modifications.

Quality Made in Germany can not compete pricewise with the so-called "Norvil"-headsteadies. Structures shakily welded together by some granddad with no qualifications -bar the fact he is cheap and writes no invoices- in his chickenshed at the back of his garden.  But as opposed to those lamentable scrap metal things that fit nothing we sell you a Norton headsteady that can be fitted and is actually of use on the bike! Our price isEuro 249,80 including German V.A.T. (at 16%), our export price into non-EC-countries is Euro 215,34.