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Its like the Delorean of motorcycles.

I agree, but just without the coke.:p


Yeah, it has to be a redesign for the 961 to be viable in this market.

If the factory needs an indication of what success would mean, in numbers, they just need to look at Triumph and their modern classic twin line of machines. I believe it is their best selling category. Yes, Triumphs are priced to move, unlike Nortons, but I believe a well designed/manufactured, reliable Norton would sell quite well even at a "Norton" price point. Clearly, the bad press on the 961 killed sales. There are so many excellent, reliable motorcycles available today, people would have to be masochists to buy a motorcycle with the 961's reputation.

The good news is that there is really nothing cutting edge about the 961, it's all basic legacy, mid 20th century engineering stuff.

So a redesign should be quite easily do-able.


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