The Norton International was designed by us as a Limited Edition commemorating the 100th Anniversary of James Lansdowne Norton´s founding of the Company in 1898. The aim was to create a motorcycle possessing what was always best in the Norton tradition: an excellent chassis, lightness, nimble handling,  and impeccable roadholding; combined with looks citing Norton's models of old. The motorcycles were numbered from 1898 through 1997. The chassis was developed by Tigcraft, the leading chassis builder in the SOS racing scene.

For the engine BMW agreed to supply us exclusively with the F650 engine, the dominating engine in single cylinder racing. To prove this motorcycle was what we claimed it was, two customers raced a Norton International each in 1999, ending up 2nd and 3rd in the British Championship, and 3rd and 4th in the SOS Eurocup.