Electric Cosworth Norton ?
- Thread starter hybridracer
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This thread is supposed to be about the new, but now postponed, electric bike plans but what the hell, I’ll accept the old Cosworth Challenge.
Roy Bacon’s book “Norton Twins” has a good section with pictures on the Challenge and quotes 65 bhp at the gb output for the road bike and 95 bhp for the racer.
Derek Magrath’s book “Norton The Complete Story “ also mentions the Bob Graves/ Quantel effort and shows the steeply angled intakes and quoting 120 bhp.
Roy Bacon’s book “Norton Twins” has a good section with pictures on the Challenge and quotes 65 bhp at the gb output for the road bike and 95 bhp for the racer.
Derek Magrath’s book “Norton The Complete Story “ also mentions the Bob Graves/ Quantel effort and shows the steeply angled intakes and quoting 120 bhp.
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The only reason Norton (and Triumph) built an electric prototype, was because the UK government were handing out grants to all and sundry to push their EV agenda. It's clear there's no demand currently for such bikes. No surprise the idea is being dropped.
