Norton are back

[DUNSTALL]

I am sure you have read about nortons come back, once again our hopes are raised. will thy make it this time or is the norton name jinxed

what bike should norton make to reform themselves
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[LeeR]

I didn't know Norton were coming back as a viable concern, there's a couple of chaps in Oregon who bought the rights to Norton Motorcycles. looks like a super bike but I've heard nowt to say they're making them in quantity or shipping to the UK. But I think Norman White will build a "Norton" or restore an old one if you have one. You can also pick up a fully reburbished bike from Norvil.

Me I'd just like to see a few more back on the roads, I saw one last week on the M5 doing 80mph in the inside lane, I waved as I went past but the trailer driver wasn't interested.
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[Itchy]

Rotary as its whats the word very different and not the usual run of the mill tech , I know a guy who has a norton rotary , said race organisers hated it as it was hard to define the capacity.

I reckon more up to date tech would be able to resolve its problems , ie it was deadly noisy , and sticking a silencer on the end made it run far too hot, even bubbling through water made it run hot.
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[DUNSTALL]

Norton have been bought by a british company and have now aquired all the rights from the many little companies who owned a piece, the oregon company is now british owned, well its their 920 commando and rights hes bought with the rotary rights a is understand it, not sure about al mellings part tho.

Norton is now British again
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[hellkat]

Commando.
I'm not capable of technical justification.
I just like the way they looked.

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[skiberd123]

a new norton streetfighter wouldn't go amiss....

[Kal]

That new Commando has been giving me the horn since they released the pre-production run...
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[TheDonUK]

Im too young and uninterested in classic bikes to know much,

But i know this my dad said he had a shot on an old Norton Commando 500 when at the time he was riding some twin 250 jobbie as a lad.... and it blew him away,

So i vote for the commando
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

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Hi

Now seems to have made the BBC News page

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7697380.stm

All the best

Keith
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[Flip]

[LordShaftesbu...]

Anyone heard anything new about this bike? There's a cool-looking website with some very nice pics but no real details like price etc.

https://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/

https://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/images/961/961_01.jpg
https://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/images/961/961_03.jpg

[LordShaftesbu...]

I got a Norton brochure through the door this morning.

OTR price for the Commando SE is £15,995

So that's another dream shattered

[Flip]

https://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/bikes/norton-commando-961.php

It's nice. Very nice but not 16k nice.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Good luck to young Dunlop at this years TT. He said him and Norton would be happy if it just finished. Bit pessimistic i thought.

Pat
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[Clanger]

I'd need pictures of each of the choices above, before I decide. Sorry, just don't know what you are talking about otherwise.
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[Flip]

I've started to think if I had 16k to waste, I'd waste on the Commando. Although it's taller than my XJR.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Don't know how many of you saw this, but Norton failed to qualify for the Senior TT in the end.

Micheal Dunlop had to race his R1 instead of the Norton.
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