July 25th

July 25th, 1954

Denis Lashmar dies during the 1954 German Motorcycle Grand Prix at Solitudering near Stuttgart while riding a BSA A7.
Denis Lashmar

July 25th, 1972

Norton licenses the Wankel design.

After many years of development the Norton P42 entered production in 1984 as the Interpol II. Some 350 were built.
Norton Rotary

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