Norton returns to the Isle of Man TT
"The bike itself is a Spondon chassis with Ohlins front and back, BST carbon wheels are shod with Dunlop’s. The engine is an RSV V4"
http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/news/?p=2337
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Not really a Norton is it?
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Not really a Norton is it?
by speirmoor » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:06 am
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Re: Not really a Norton is it?
by Matt Spencer » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:14 am
Aprilia .
Sounds like theyve got in touch with someone who knows what theyre doing , maybe if they give the ball to them . . . theyll not loose everyones money . . . Er . . .
Abarth Fiat twin engine available ??
Could open a few doors . . .
Ah So , . . . TURBO . . .
available from youre local wrecking yard ?? though . . . ?
Sounds like theyve got in touch with someone who knows what theyre doing , maybe if they give the ball to them . . . theyll not loose everyones money . . . Er . . .
Abarth Fiat twin engine available ??
Could open a few doors . . .
Ah So , . . . TURBO . . .
available from youre local wrecking yard ?? though . . . ?
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Re: Not really a Norton is it?
by grandpaul » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:51 am
speirmoor wrote:Norton returns to the Isle of Man TT "The bike itself is a Spondon chassis with Ohlins front and back, BST carbon wheels are shod with Dunlop’s. The engine is an RSV V4"
http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/news/?p=2337
Norton? Yeah, see the sticker?!
That's worse than Mike Seate's "Triton". At least he has stupidity as an excuse.
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Re: Not really a Norton is it?
by Rohan » Sat Apr 21, 2012 3:27 pm
If you read the blurb, it was race prepped in the workshops at Donnington.
At no cost to the consumer = all funded by race sponsors.
Maybe not what Norton fans had in mind, but they are going racing with a V4.
And the frame is british....
At no cost to the consumer = all funded by race sponsors.
Maybe not what Norton fans had in mind, but they are going racing with a V4.
And the frame is british....
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Re: Not really a Norton is it?
by hobot » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:52 am
Yep its a Spandon Aprilla V4 with some engine and swingarm adjustabilites to make it a real Norton. Here's another interview of insights
http://www.visordown.com/interviews/int ... 20507.html
http://www.visordown.com/interviews/int ... 20507.html
Throw yourself at the ground and miss!
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Re: Not really a Norton is it?
by grandpaul » Wed Apr 25, 2012 7:50 pm
Garner: "...we've got all of our focus on road bikes to make a profitable and sustainable business as opposed to the bottomless pit of racing."
And, yet, here they are spending money racing. I'm sure that money has nothing whatsoever to do with U.S. waiting customers' deposits...
And, yet, here they are spending money racing. I'm sure that money has nothing whatsoever to do with U.S. waiting customers' deposits...
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