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

This is an engine bigger than has previously produced in India and there have been quality issues. There is absolutely no reason why a high standard of manufacturing could not taker place anywhere in the world. Look at what Triumph have achieved. If I buy a V4 Ducati I know there are years of experience building these type of engines but I can't help getting a feeling of deja-vu back to Donington when they were ironing out issues with their 'new' 961 engine.....
As always on these matters I really hope to be proven wrong. When TVS took over Norton they took 961s for extensive long distance test rides, which had just not been done before, and I do believe they intend to focus on reliability...
 
Clive said:
This is an engine bigger than has previously produced in India and there have been quality issues. There is absolutely no reason why a high standard of manufacturing could not taker place anywhere in the world. Look at what Triumph have achieved. If I buy a V4 Ducati I know there are years of experience building these type of engines but I can't help getting a feeling of deja-vu back to Donington when they were ironing out issues with their 'new' 961 engine.....
As always on these matters I really hope to be proven wrong. When TVS took over Norton they took 961s for extensive long distance test rides, which had just not been done before, and I do believe they intend to focus on reliability...
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I would think and hope this will be true. I can see myself wanting a V4 Manx (high bars) lowest spec for affordability. Does anyone know where the fuel tank is and what material it is made from ?
 
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