At the age of 12 Bruno Rossati began working eleven hour days.
"Now, approaching 91, I find myself reminiscing about my youth, still riding my motorcycle every day.
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Norvil motorcycles have been in production since 1989.
The name was first used by Norton-Villiers when they opened a shop to build special versions of the Commando and to sell racing and custom parts. Some years later the name was acquired by Les Emery who, after continuing to produce parts, commenced building complete machines in 1989 - all of Commando type but with refinements, improvements and performance parts.
Sources: Graces Guide