What's happening at Norton? Sale to TVS, massive investment, new bikes...

NorTriDuc said:
Show me dominator parts. Are you going to tell me when TVS bought Norton, that they didn’t have any Domi parts? I know for a fact they did, they told me they did. Instead they threw them out.
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Not gonna tell you anything Voodooo - none of my business - sounds like ancient history though.

Domi 961 specific parts? Not a Solihull Norton concern you would think. Then, or now.
 
comet said:
Interesting misspelling of his first name in the announcement.

https://www.accessnorton.com/Norton...assive-investment-new-bikes.37964/post-698262
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Spotted that! Very apt!🤣

What's happening at Norton? Sale to TVS, massive investment, new bikes...
 
74ok said:


Norton’s “Electra” Trademark In India Might Spark a Small Bike Renaissance​

Born in 1898, Norton was a racing legend, winning the Isle of Man TT a jaw-dropping 94 times and building icons like the Commando and the Manx. For decades, the brand stood for speed, style, and British engineering at its finest.
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Triumph's 400cc offerings have proven that retro works perfectly well with small displacement engines.

What it does suggest is that Norton and TVS are gearing up to play in the booming small-displacement segment. Bikes like the Triumph Speed 400, KTM 390 Duke, CFMoto 450NK, and Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 have proven there's a big appetite for lightweight, high-quality bikes that are fun, affordable, and global in appeal.

Norton Electra Nameplate Revived: Possibly For New 400cc Bike

Trademark filings from India have revealed the British brand is set to announce a model called the Norton Electra.
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New TVS 450cc Twin Confirmed: Set to Power BMW F450 GS and Future Norton Models

Word of TVS’ new 450 engine has broken, and it’ll likely find its way into the new BMW 450 GS, and future Norton models
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norton 450 electra

BMW F 450 GS
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Again, this is a repeat of what's been said before. TVS is going to use existing platforms for Norton. They haven't produced anything "new" yet. Also, I'm sure BMW will have a say if they use the 450 engine, as it competes with the UK market that Norton intends to target, so that will be interesting if they opt for it or downsize to a 400. I think 600cc is still a nice spot

The KTM390 has been a disaster in the USA. Its a service nightmare, and the engines are junk. Bikes are made by Bajaj Auto

If CF Moto were to upgrade some of the crappy OEM parts they use, they would be a formidable brand.

Royal Enfield has 150 dealers in the USA with minimal inventory, so you don't see many here same as Ural

The other thing that also drives a lot of smaller entry-level bike purchases is the low APR offers or cash-off offers, which you see when products don't sell, or the manufacturer wants to inflate the sales numbers
 
74ok said:
no idea what this never is about, here's a multibrand dealer

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I’m trying to decide who’s more annoying, you or SS.

Do you own a 961?
Do you have experience with a 961 dealer?
Ever try ordering parts from a USA Norton dealer?
Good luck.

I’m aware of multi brand dealers. I bought each of my 961 from multi brand dealers. Guess what?
They both dropped Norton.
 
NorTriDuc said:
I’m trying to decide who’s more annoying, you or SS.

Do you own a 961?
Do you have experience with a 961 dealer?
Ever try ordering parts from a USA Norton dealer?
Good luck.

I’m aware of multi brand dealers. I bought each of my 961 from multi brand dealers. Guess what?
They both dropped Norton.
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I’m trying really hard not to laugh at this. Come on Pot you can be just as annoying as kettle over there!!😂

But I’m scratching my head at the multi dealer post??? Me no understand …
 
Stephen_Spencer said:
Doesn’t matter how many times you mention my name in random posts Voodooo, I still ain’t interested 🤣!

Keep going though, no doubt someone will take your bait!👍
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You call him Voodoo - I remember there was a member with that name but he doesn't come up in searches.
What happened? Banned?
 
City Garage said:
Please don’t come over to this forum and add to it. Not enough going on over on the commando forum?
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none of ur biz, who may be interested in the topic
robs ss said:
You call him Voodoo - I remember there was a member with that name but he doesn't come up in searches.
What happened? Banned?
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Stephen_Spencer

Post in thread '961 is back !'

Seems to be quite a lot of movement ref Birmingham 961 sales across on FB and elsewhere, which is great news. Difficult to tell of course.

Wonder if sales are where Norton expected them to be at this juncture. Would love to be a ‘fly on the wall‘ in one of their production/sales meetings.

961 is back !
 
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