Norton

[Don the Don]

Got lots of wonga burning a hole in your pocket? New for 2021 Norton Atlas 650
Norton Atlas 650 Confirmed For 2021; Bookings Open (carandbike.com)

 

[Public Enemy]

It'll be interesting to see the final price when they come to market. Originally it was going to start from £9995.

 

[Scrappy]

Norton are said to be TT racing again...

https://www.visordown.com/features/...-plots-isle-man-tt-return-‘soon’-cap-recovery

 

[Tallpaul]

Norton are said to be TT racing again...

https://www.visordown.com/features/general/exclusive-norton-plots-isle-man-tt-return-‘soon’-cap-recovery

If only the IOM was too.................................

 

[Flynnt20]

I thought they had gone tits up !!

 

[Don the Don]

Bought out, money from a company out east the tosser who owned them went bump they are preparing to open up soon

 

[Flynnt20]

Bought out, money from a company out east the tosser who owned them went bump they are preparing to open up soon

Cheered me up a bit that has , cheers

 

[GaleForceEight]

Bought out, money from a company out east the tosser who owned them went bump they are preparing to open up soon

The new owners are even honouring all the warranty and most of the backorders from Stuart Garner's shower of shit mess where bikes had deposits laid down but were never delivered. Good on them if they follow through on that.

 

[Stalker43]

In 2019 when visiting a few motorcycles stores with a buddy looking for a bike (Not a Norton) we saw several virtually new Norton’s on sale as used models.
One shop in Yorkshire had 2 in the window.
Stalker.

 

[Sarky B’stard]

I suspect they were a ‘must have’ for a few people but ownership reality - niggles and uncertainty and the fact their premium price looked extortionate against a Thruxton - made them that much less attractive to hang on to. I hope the re-re-re-rebirth works out.

 

[Scrappy]

In 2019 when visiting a few motorcycles stores with a buddy looking for a bike (Not a Norton) we saw several virtually new Norton’s on sale as used models.
One shop in Yorkshire had 2 in the window.
Stalker.

They still have a new Commando at Krazy Horse in Oxford, it was there when I went in the summer.

https://krazyhorse.co.uk/collection...products/norton-commando-961-cafe-racer-mk-ii

 

[Public Enemy]

Back in the summer of 2019 I was at a stunt show at CMC Motorcycles, just down the road from me. Got chatting to a bloke who was on a Commando just like the one pictured above.
He'd never paid that much money for a bike before, but decided to treat himself on his retirement.
He was so pissed off I could hardly believe it. Oil leaks, gearbox intermittently not selecting, and corrosion. This guy seemed fanatical about cleaning and polishing his bike too.
He said he'd been in touch with Norton many times, and was constantly fobbed off. It had completely robbed him of the joy of owning his dream bike.
One can only hope that things will be better in post Garner times.

 

[Tallpaul]

The Commando hurts my eyes. It could have been beautiful, but looks like the Hesketh's little brother.

 

[Scrappy]

The Commando hurts my eyes. It could have been beautiful, but looks like the Hesketh's little brother.

I like it apart from the cylinder heads, which are fugly and do have a Hesketh look to them.

 

[Scrappy]

New factory is scheduled to be up and running during March https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/norton-motorcycles-return/

 

[Holy Shit]

I’ve been told the seat’s uncomfortable but not for me,strangely I like the look of the 650 Atlas.

 

[Holy Shit]

 

[chas]

I’ve been told the seat’s uncomfortable but not for me,strangely I like the look of the 650 Atlas.

I've a very narrow idea of what a 'motorbike' looks like, likely based on what they looked like when they first fired my imagination and I became a lifelong addict. I can see what you like in the Atlas. Wheels, engine and some shit to connect the two.

 

[Holy Shit]

It’s a bit in yer face but my simple criteria,spoked wheels,no more than two cylinders.....that’s it.

 

[chas]

It’s a bit in yer face but my simple criteria,spoked wheels,no more than two cylinders.....that’s it.

I'm more flexible on cylinders .
But the ENGINE is the heart.
I've never tried an electric bike. I'll try to have an open mind but I don't like conventional bikes where I can't see the engine. And being an 'old dog' electric bikes have a power source. Not. An engine.