Category CBE Works Racing

A collision, damaged parts, shifting problems, and paddock repairs could not stop Griffin Smith and the CBE Race Works team from taking Pooh Bear, their Norton Commando, to a Euro Cup victory at Canaan Motor Club.

CBE Race Works heads to the Canaan TT August 8–9, with Griffin Smith racing “Pooh Bear,” the CBE Norton Commando, alongside Peter Booth and the Team Skippy Suzuki T500.

This film was built the same way the project itself came together: incrementally, collaboratively, and with room for discovery. Interviews captured at the shop provided the narrative spine, especially Jack’s and Peter’s reflections, which framed both intention and momentum. Those…

The Community Behind the Machines No race team comes together in isolation. What makes this effort distinctive is not only the motorcycles being built, but the web of relationships, shared expertise, and mutual trust that supports every decision along the…

NOTE: This was our first “go public” announcement of what we were conjuring up. It was submitted for publication in the New England Norton Owners Association (NONA) November, 2025 newsletter. Many of you who have been to our shop have…