The new new Nortons

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Re: The new new Nortons

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ZRX61 wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:19 am Did they get the pics mixed up
On their stand at the show, they displayed side-by-side pairs of inspiration and paint bikes.

There may be photos online somewhere to check.
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Re: The new new Nortons

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Isn't the Commando still based on the same bike that was originally a US owned design from about 20 years+ ago? And the V4 an expensive not as good copy of an Aprilia?
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Wouldn't impress me in a parking lot. I'd walk past them as at a glance i'd think the V4CR was a CB1000R and the V4SV was any generic jap sports bike. The 961s will be their bread and butter. Seems that style of bikes is a growth market with sales of traditional looking Triumph and the rise of Royal Enfields etc.
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Re: The new new Nortons

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Potter wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:50 am I'm not sure that I'd have the confidence to give them a deposit
Frankly, I’d put it more strongly than that!
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Taipan wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 10:11 am Wouldn't impress me in a parking lot. I'd walk past them as at a glance i'd think the V4CR was a CB1000R and the V4SV was any generic jap sports bike. The 961s will be their bread and butter. Seems that style of bikes is a growth market with sales of traditional looking Triumph and the rise of Royal Enfields etc.
Where's the pics?
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Yorick wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 11:18 am Where's the pics?
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Re: The new new Nortons

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Norton would be wise to heed the winds of change, already blowing from the East.

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All that on a bowl of rice a day, very impressive