Excuse me for diverting the topic of conversation back to the thread topic for a moment...
So if I’m hearing John correctly, first bikes out of the new factory are likely to be the 961 final run and the 1200 SS. Then at end ‘21 / early ‘22 the Atlas range will start to be manufactured (which goes to show how ridiculous Garners timeframes were).
The Superlight isn’t dead, but he did say it’s got to deliver on its promises, so I suspect further development will cause a further delay with that. As the market, and legislation requirements, will have moved on in the intervening 4 years, so will the development requirements! The Superlight has got to be special to justify its existence after all.
I’m thinking they could make more out of these existing engine platforms, as has already been suggested by folk on here. Maybe be 750 twins, maybe this could lead to a Commando replacement? Maybe 1000 V4s for racing and spin off sports bikes? An Ariel Ace style naked 1200? Maybe even a V4 touring, or even Multi Strada style bike?
Of course, one of the challenges of diversifying into some of the genres mentioned above is that they are already occupied by some extremely good motorcycles.
Lets hope Norton are up to the challenges.