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They all look a bit shit IMO. Last few Chinese bikes I've seen seem more inspiring styling wise.



https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... new-bikes/

They don't look much different to anything else in each of the market-segments.

(Adventure, big naked, super-sports and Adventure by the looks of it)

They look shite

Yorick wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 1:06 pmThey look shite

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They don't say "Norton" to me. But I see Norton as an upmarket version of Triumph and Royal Enfield, playing on the name heritage. At some point they have to move forward I guess.

If the design remit was to make the eyes glaze over,that's a resounding success. Uninspiring.

MCN now want paid to reject cookies? They can fuck off too.

Plenty prettier than that lot, the adventure being the worst. But that's only my opinion. Someone will like.

tricol wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 1:55 pm

Yorick wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 1:06 pmThey look shite

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Accurate though.

Just more identikit bikes with a Norton badge.

Would you be brave enough to put a deposit down?
Even if you liked them!

I don't the sporty one is terrible.

I think it's a better looker than the current model Panigale (which looks terrible compared to the previous model).

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 3:42 pm

More interesting than the Norton

A very large 'Meh!' from me.

Dull, bland looky likeys

Its an impossibly bad time to introduce a mass market range of bikes with no unique selling points other than a brand name which will mean nothing to the target market. To old codgers like me the last Norton was the Commando which I bought in the early 1970s and the best thing about it was the sound of the engine. I doubt whether there is a single member of this forum who would seriously consider buying one.

I know a bloke who was on TRC (and maybe here) who bought one of the original V4SVs

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Nov 04, 2025 7:12 pm I don't the sporty one is terrible.

I think it's a better looker than the current model Panigale (which looks terrible compared to the previous model).

Remove the badging and I can't tell the difference.