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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: pyoungbl on August 06, 2015, 03:38:09 PM
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For those of us who also harbor a love for Nortons:
http://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2012/2015/august/new-norton-v4-pictures/#.VcPE5Lcj8Z0
Pretty firm rumors of future Norton development...it must be serious because the British government has given them a substantial loan to get the project rolling.
Peter Y.
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It's not a Norton if you can't see the engine.
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They may be pictures but they are not photographs and it is not a motorcycle.
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The bike will probably not look anything like the pic. That is a design drawing, they probably have plenty of them, all different. They were careful not to say it was THE design so its just one of probably hundreds of different designs.
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Leafman should wait for the Norton!!
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That is going to be one sweet V4 ride!
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It's not a Norton if you can't see the engine.
1989 F1 JPS Norton.
(https://rotarypowercrew.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/norton-wankel-1.jpg)
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1992? JP Norton.
(https://rotarypowercrew.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/norton-wankel-1.jpg)
oooooh. Wankel. That's sweet!
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I was just talking to a salesperson at a local dealership the other day about this. He showed me an article stating Norton is currently using an Aprilia V-4 engine as a test bed to get the frame geometry and suspension sorted out. Should be an interesting ride.
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I would much rather get the Aprilia RSV4.. have you seen how compact that beast is?
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Leafman should wait for the Norton!!
Lol
Well, I haven't decided to get anything yet!
With a possible exception for the Motus, I am not partial to 4-cylinder bikes, though. No disrespect to Norton or the folks who like the drawings of the V-4 but I would 10-times prefer the 961 Norton twin over the V-4. The V-4 shown looks too japanesey to me, nothing special, all plastic.