What's happening at Norton? Sale to TVS, massive investment, new bikes...
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Can you post the rest of the article ? Please
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I think, that's all they said, on the 961 in this issue
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The four banger gets gushed on.
(If I had the disposable income, THIS would be the one!
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2023 wrap up vid from Norton.
Let’s hope that next years vid shows some bangin’ new bikes!
Let’s hope that next years vid shows some bangin’ new bikes!
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An absolute bitch to line up....and mark so easily. Aluminium, made by Racebolt UK.
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Interesting vid - as you say Stu, looks like all of the work is in the setting up. The rest is by the magic of laser etching. FB post only - not on YouTube it seems.
Really nice added detail IMO.
Really nice added detail IMO.
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Nothing really new here but with further reference to forthcoming Norton ICE motorcycles, water cooled, Euro 5 compliant for export.
First reference I‘ve heard to smaller capacity (commuter?) EV’s before premium/sports models? Not sure how well that will go down
; depending on which market they are aiming for?
Not exporting to the US currently (for reasons understood) but taking orders? For what?
www.topspeed.com
First reference I‘ve heard to smaller capacity (commuter?) EV’s before premium/sports models? Not sure how well that will go down
; depending on which market they are aiming for?Not exporting to the US currently (for reasons understood) but taking orders? For what?
Norton Motorcycles Not Fit For America
But the company will soon have a new lineup for international markets
www.topspeed.com
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About the worst press article I have seen, how did Norton allow the publication of that. I gave up at the 'soaring electric sales' clearly not correct - ask livewire and other top electric bike manufacturers.
I suspect Garner broke a rib laughing so much when he read it.
I suspect Garner broke a rib laughing so much when he read it.
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Nothing really new here but with further reference to forthcoming Norton ICE motorcycles, water cooled, Euro 5 compliant for export.
First reference I‘ve heard to smaller capacity (commuter?) EV’s before premium/sports models? Not sure how well that will go down
Not exporting to the US currently (for reasons understood) but taking orders? For what?
Norton Motorcycles Not Fit For America
But the company will soon have a new lineup for international markets
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OMG I'm riding a twin-cylinder powerhouse and I didn't know it!!!!!
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Not the best ever written of course, but each adds a little to the conversation - if it’s only derision
!Not sure we can measure the future success (or otherwise) of EV bikes by Hardly Drivable’s failed, early attempt. None of us are keen (or willing) to give up our ICE bikes and nor will we need to in our lifetime, but Norton needs to get onboard as virtually all motorcycle manufacturers have.
Project Triumph TE-1 | Phase 4
Triumph’s TE-1 electric prototype, developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering, Integral Powertrain Ltd, and WMG at the University of Warwick, has now completed its fourth and final phase – the live testing.<br/>
www.triumphmotorcycles.com.au
No EV = no (TVS/UK Gov) money = no Norton. Not a coinkidink that India is the world’s second largest EV bike market, behind Chiiiiiiiina!
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The TE-1 was developed in the same site a that being used by Norton, expect similarities. Speaking to electric bike manufacturers as I would use one for commuting, sadly they all say the same thing, to get the performance and range I need the technology is around 10 years away. Slow and long range and Fast and little range are not a problem at the moment the middle ground is the challenge.