One of the pioneers of the British motorcycle industry , he died in 1925 .
James Lansdowne Norton ( 1869 -- 21 April 1925 ) was a British was a motorcycle designer , inventor and manufacturer of the Norton motorcycles .
One of the pioneers of the British motorcycle industry , James Lansdowne Norton died in 1925 .
James Lansdowne Norton ( 1869 -- 21 April 1925 ) was a British was a motorcycle designer , inventor and manufacturer of the Norton motorcycles .