Norton Interpol 2

The Norton Interpol 2 was a Norton motorcycle produced from 1984 to 1989, powered by an air-cooled twin-rotor 588 cc Wankel engine. Its name refers to the Norton Interpol, a 1970s police version of the Commando, but that machine had a piston engine and is mechanically unrelated. Norton did not sell the Interpol 2 to the general public: sales were restricted to fleet customers, namely civilian police forces, military police forces, especially the Royal Air Force Police, and the RAC. Towards the end of the run one machine was built for development with a new water-cooled version of the twin-rotor engine, and it was designated the Interpol 2A. When production of the Interpol 2 ended it was succeeded by the P52 version of the Norton Commander, which used the liquid-cooled engine.