speirmoor
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TT 2016: Johnson clocks fastest-ever lap for Norton
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt- ... or-norton/
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/tt- ... or-norton/
J. M. Leadbeater said:Remind me as to the enginemanufacturer please2
kommando said:Norton's TT racer has an Aprilia RSV4 engine, of course its not the first time Norton have bought outside engines in to race with, they won their first TT for twin cylinders with a Peugeot engine so any criticism is sour grapes IMHO and I am no fan of Garner.
Word is its Aprilia cases but most of the insides are custom.
We’ve worked with Aprilia, we’ve worked with Paul Bird Motorsport on how those lads have been able to make that bike work at MotoGP level and what they’ve done to that bike in terms of engine mods, airbox, air intakes etc.
kommando said:Word is its Aprilia cases but most of the insides are custom.
We’ve worked with Aprilia, we’ve worked with Paul Bird Motorsport on how those lads have been able to make that bike work at MotoGP level and what they’ve done to that bike in terms of engine mods, airbox, air intakes etc.
http://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/ne ... of-man-tt/
So they are working woth Aprilia and the Aprilia supported team racing the same engine in MotoGp. So it is different internals but still Aprilia in the same way a Honda engine is modified for MotoGP.
Smelling Garners BS again.
Surely it would be better for them if they were selling a bike that at least RESEMBLED the bike they are racing.wakeup said:I can't believe the amount of dribbling about the Norton racing effort.
Surely it's better for them to be there and competing, rather than standing on the sidelines whining??
Its not a requirement.grandpaul said:Surely it would be better for them if they were selling a bike that at least RESEMBLED the bike they are racing.wakeup said:I can't believe the amount of dribbling about the Norton racing effort.
Surely it's better for them to be there and competing, rather than standing on the sidelines whining??
...and why AREN'T they?
Wasn't referring to racing requirements, but rather publicity for the only bikes they are currently selling.speirmoor said:Its not a requirement.
grandpaul said:Wasn't referring to racing requirements, but rather publicity for the only bikes they are currently selling.speirmoor said:Its not a requirement.
Refer to a previous reply: Why isn't Norton offering another new model, replica of the TT race bike? Don't they have everything they need, including a RACE-PROVEN basis machine? Seems like a no-brainer.wakeup said:Maybe they worked out that the 961 Commando isn't suitable for racing?? Imagine the publicity they would get with a 961 rumbling around in last place.............