Is this true?

grandpaul said:
BritTwit said:
That prototype definitely needs lots more development work.
It beats the pants off the star wars non-running mockup mules I've seen lately. And I'd have 8 of them before I'd have a modern "Brough Superior".

Its a racing engine, that (as far as I can make out) is no longer available. And even if it was, it would be practically unfeasable to get it through euro 4. So I wouldn't hold your breath !
 
The forward slanted cylinders do give the impression of a race motor.
Right side photo of head area looks like the motor is DOHC.
With Euro 4 and future regs, it would probably need liquid cooling as well.
Maybe a parameter frame and downdraft intake ports breathing from overhead like a modern sport bike.
That would make a monoshock feasible as well.
 
BritTwit said:
The forward slanted cylinders do give the impression of a race motor.
Right side photo of head area looks like the motor is DOHC.
With Euro 4 and future regs, it would probably need liquid cooling as well.
Maybe a parameter frame and downdraft intake ports breathing from overhead like a modern sport bike.
That would make a monoshock feasible as well.

Yes it's DOHC. If I recall correctly, its a 1000cc, 4 valves per cylinder and quite potent. It was built for sidecar motor cross and was a noisy, beast of an engine!
 
Fast Eddie said:
Yes it's DOHC. If I recall correctly, its a 1000cc, 4 valves per cylinder and quite potent. It was built for sidecar motor cross and was a noisy, beast of an engine!

Really?
That sounds like a lump worthy of additional development/refinement costs to turn it into a marketable machine.
I wonder if has balancer shafts, or if it shakes like a paint mixer.
 
BritTwit said:
Fast Eddie said:
Yes it's DOHC. If I recall correctly, its a 1000cc, 4 valves per cylinder and quite potent. It was built for sidecar motor cross and was a noisy, beast of an engine!

Really?
That sounds like a lump worthy of additional development/refinement costs to turn it into a marketable machine.
I wonder if has balancer shafts, or if it shakes like a paint mixer.

It was a bone shaker and a noisy beast!

But as I mentioned previously, its no longer made. You'd have to start from the ground up...
 
Oddly enough, this statement was very recently posted on the NOC website.
Its states there they got it from the Access Norton website !!!
But when you search for it here, it replies its pointing to an unsafe URL.
WTF ??
So where is it ?
hth

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This was posted by Stuart this afternoon on the AccessNorton website:

Dear all,
Just to clear up a few points on here recently;
I am NOT selling Norton to anyone, Mahindra or otherwise!
The Norton team are doing an exceptional job, it's taken years of hard work from all of us to get Norton back on it's feet. We are entering an exciting time for Norton with a really nice refined Commando MK II and Dominator motorcycle, BOTH WILL be Euro 4 compliant in coming months. We are finally getting on top of dealers, service, warranty and I hope all the 961 owners can see we are here to stay and putting a much greater effort into ensuring our after sales service and technical help is up to the mark. I'd like to thank everyone that's stayed with us and also offer my apologies for any inconvenience caused with dealer/part delays.
We are about to launch the all new Norton V4 motorcycle, the bike looks amazing in the factory and the whole team are excited for the public reveal at the UK bike show 19th Nov 2016.
I do read all your comments on here and pleased that Simon is able to answer all technical issues for owners and help out where necessary as a direct link to the factory.
It's a pleasure and privilege to work at Norton and bring the brand back, although nothing is easy, particularly in engineering and manufacturing a motorcycle!
Myself and all at the factory really do appreciate your support and love for the brand which has given us all the opportunity to see Norton back in motorcycle production once more.
Best Regards
Stuart Garner
Norton Motorcycles
 
Well, like most of us, I also hope Mr Garner means it, and succeeds.

Actually, IMHO, Norton is well placed, physically and strategically, to succeed.

Garner has repeatedly made it clear he has no ambition to become a Triumph story of size and scale, he wants to remain low volume and high end. The market is more ready for this than ever before, everywhere around the globe people want to be different, stand out, make a statement, etc. And they're happy to pay to do so. In fact, they enjoy doing so as it is a 'right of entry' into exclusivity.

Being UK based, Norton are incredibly well located, there is a super strong and highly capable engineering base in the UK, represented well by Ricardo. This could be a fabulous supply base for the construction of an exotic, low volume motorcycle brand, giving Norton access to access to deign and engineering horsepower without having to invest in huge up front set up costs themselves.

So, provided Norton get the basic designs right (which they have so far) and provided they treat such strategically important suppliers well and pay promptly etc (some early stories of issues here). And provided they get the core manufacturing and assembly under control to ensure high build quality and rapid response to design / build issues (lots of highly public issues here), they should indeed to well. And do so without Foreign investment or having to sell to one of the big boys.

I hope they do get it right. Despite my recent decision not to do so this time, I would still love to buy a new Norton one day!
 
Likewise, a nice 650 twin that I can ride all day nice and comfy, get off and feel no different to when I got on it 8 hours earlier would be nice.
 
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