What's happening at Norton? Sale to TVS, massive investment, new bikes...

The white/blue/red one, a CR to go with my black SP. But the starting price of the LE is far too high imo, which gives a huge final payment in 2 years. Perhaps best to wait to see the new Norton models..
 
This, on the Judd Racing website, clearly states the offer ends 31/03/25…

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Bevelheadmhr said:
I heard my local dealer has sold 51 961's since the pcp deal was announced, that's approx equal to the their 2024 sales. While the 'deal' may be open until March, I wonder if there will be enough bikes to meet the demand?
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Good numbers, and they don't have a choice it seems. If they don't deliver then they can always refund or tempt buyers with a 'holdover' for the new model.
 
Madnorton said:
Makes sense, clear the shelves of V4 parts. Better assembled into bikes and sold than sat on shelf taking up space and costing money.
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my complete guess is that they have sold so many 961s with the £69 offer that they can’t keep up, for whatever reasons, so are regrouping. At least it has got non- Norton people’s attention!
 
The £69 PCP deal offer was unbelievably good I thought.

Wasn’t enough to tempt me though. Trouble is, I liked the 125 year LE bikes, in particular the Transatlantic and the Manx.

So I was kinda put on the spot when they then announced a deal for the LE bikes. There is only 125 of them after all.

A CR is no good for me (known from previous experience) and there were no Manx SP bikes available anywhere.

I’m therefore quite looking forward to taking delivery of my new Transatlantic SP in a week or two !

Yeah I know… I’m as surprised as you are !
 
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Fast Eddie said:
The £69 PCP deal offer was unbelievably good I thought.

Wasn’t enough to tempt me though. Trouble is, I liked the LE bikes, in particular the Transatlantic and the Manx.

So I was kinda put on the spot when they then announced a deal for the LE bikes. There is only 125 of them after all.

A CR is no good for me (known from previous experience) and there were no Manx SP bikes available anywhere.

I’m therefore quite looking forward to taking delivery of my new Transatlantic SP in a week or two !

Yeah I know… I’m as surprised as you are !
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Hello FE , Good for you ! Let us know how this TVS version compares to your first 961 .
 
Good on yer FE - bit of a shock though; you were firmly in the ‘no camp’! Serious concerns that the primary was still too noisy for your liking - fare enough.

A great deal’s a great deal though!👍
 
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My concern with this offer especially the numbers that have apparently been sold is the dealers getting them serviced in a reasonable timeframe; I can foresee a bottleneck especially for the 1st service and thus frustrating owners. Owners won’t be permitted to service themselves and I also fear every blemish with be insisted upon a dealer repair at considerable cost.

The saying goes; if it seems to good to be true, it probably is. For some that are short of funds and think they will walk away with nothing to pay may be in for a bit of a surprise but I sure do hope not.

Good luck guys and enjoy you new rides.👍🏻
 
Café au Lait said:
My concern with this offer especially the numbers that have apparently been sold is the dealers getting them serviced in a reasonable timeframe; I can foresee a bottleneck especially for the 1st service and thus frustrating owners. Owners won’t be permitted to service themselves and I also fear every blemish with be insisted upon a dealer repair at considerable cost.

The saying goes; if it seems to good to be true, it probably is. For some that are short of funds and think they will walk away with nothing to pay may be in for a bit of a surprise but I sure do hope not.

Good luck guys and enjoy you new rides.👍🏻
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Apparently additional service staff are being hired, but it’s a legitimate concern. Some patience may be required - nothing new there for modern Norton enthusiasts.

The damage is also an issue. The return of the bike will have condition criteria attached no doubt - back to that small print. No way of avoiding stone chips and the ocassional rub. Remains to be seen how these are assessed.

My approach would be to invest £20 in a quality PPF. Well fitted it’s almost invisible. What will the penalty be for stone chips to the forks - who knows.

I’ve got a 15 year old 990 Adv with over 100K on it - still looks virtually new; all forward facing surfaces PPF’d. Long distance (incl off road) trips - add anywhere a strap or leg contact will occur. Expensive paint protected by plastic costing pennies. Overkill or common sense?
 
Some PPF is a good idea. Wonder if some black wrap would work on those freakin gold forks too?!
It’s a well known finance house that’s doing the PCP and I don’t see this deal being any worse than thousands of others regarding the return. They’ll be getting a 2 year old 4K miles bike back, and that has wear and tear expectations with it.
 
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