G'DAY
IF THERE are two common threads to my lifelong obsession with motorcycles, they are Nortons and Ducatis. Ever since 1978 when I upgraded to my first Commando, and 1982 when I bought my first 900SS, there’s almost always been one or the other in the shed with my name on it. Sometimes I get lucky and own both at the same time. So you can imagine my reaction when Darren Hill emailed me a photo of his just-completed ‘Norcati’ — comprising a 1983 Ducati Pantah engine in a 1964 Norton Dominator featherbed frame — along with a query, would Retrobike like to feature it? You betcha! My two favourite marques in the one bike! What’s not to like? There was a time when I might not have been so sure.…