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supermono said:
What's the scoop? Is anyone getting one on here? Will you ever ride it? Are they going to be mega collectible and super valuable, kept in air conditioned garages?
I assume it'll be running in next year's TT again.
All opinions welcome
1. Its their new spangly bikeI assume it'll be running in next year's TT again.
All opinions welcome
2. I'm not, but others might
3. If I bought one I would, also its not really that high end anymore, its no more money than a decent Ducati SL1 / 2 or Pani FE, all of which are being ridden.
4. Probably not, sought after but not exactly 250 GTO's, bikes don't really work the same way, look as Desmocedici prices, oneof the most collectible bikes of the modern era and they still hover around original RRP.
I see these at IOM and Bike show
Amazing piece of kit but you can see they are still using the Aprilia RSV4 lump in there. I thought they were going to run their own engines at some point?
Im sure the bike brains and other bolt on parts are their own but the engine is definitely aprilia
Amazing piece of kit but you can see they are still using the Aprilia RSV4 lump in there. I thought they were going to run their own engines at some point?
Im sure the bike brains and other bolt on parts are their own but the engine is definitely aprilia
They were using the Aprillia but not now. Their 1200cc V4 is living and breathing -- this I know. The 2017 bike show bikes looked to be fitted with the Norton V4. The Aprillia was adapted to their chassis which was designed for the Norton lump all along.
Ricardo have have been working with Norton to design this thing.
1200cc V4. Sweet Mary mother of Jesus this this is going to sound ludicrous with that titanium exhaust, again at the show. Should be considerably over 210bhp with that exhaust.
Ricardo have have been working with Norton to design this thing.
1200cc V4. Sweet Mary mother of Jesus this this is going to sound ludicrous with that titanium exhaust, again at the show. Should be considerably over 210bhp with that exhaust.
If you get wired magazine last month they had a separate ‘desired’ section and the view from the saddle was the front cover. The detail and design is simply incredible, it actually looks like quite a bargain when you consider the hand made nature of the vehicle...and the way it looks. Definitely in the ‘desired’ category of transport.
The V4 SS will definitely have a Norton V4 developed by Ricardo. They were looking to have the first ten customer bikes delivered in November but this has slipped. The level of detail in these bike is fantastic as well as the engineering and welding. If you want a bike to ride buy the V4 RR, the SS is something for the collectors to polish.
I really hope that that they deliver on what looks to be a fantastic bit of kit. It may no longer put out the most BHP but it certainly looks great and I'm sure will sound fantastic. The key thing for Norton is being able to deliver in a decent timescale which is a major challenge.
I really hope that that they deliver on what looks to be a fantastic bit of kit. It may no longer put out the most BHP but it certainly looks great and I'm sure will sound fantastic. The key thing for Norton is being able to deliver in a decent timescale which is a major challenge.
Edited by GameOverMan! on Saturday 16th December 07:28
So I kinda knew about the SS all along...
After being unable to get one of the 200 SS models at launch and instead getting on the list for an RR, on Saturday I finally shook hands on a cancellation and am now the proud owner of #50 when it's built. It happens to be Simon Skinner's bike and will be made to his original spec, as he imagined it during design.
Learned so much about the bike from Simon himself on Saturday at the factory, it's clear the SS is a very special piece of gear indeed, even compared to the amazing RR. So much billet stuff in there and everything's been designed for a reason both functional and aesthetic, even the bits you can't see like the air tubes are beautiful.
Can't wait to get it. Also I think there's some pretty great Norton related news on its way, reading between the lines.
Wish I could afford my original RR too so I can actually experience the thing on the track, sadly I'm thinking the SS might just be too precious to risk damaging it.
Colour me excited
After being unable to get one of the 200 SS models at launch and instead getting on the list for an RR, on Saturday I finally shook hands on a cancellation and am now the proud owner of #50 when it's built. It happens to be Simon Skinner's bike and will be made to his original spec, as he imagined it during design.
Learned so much about the bike from Simon himself on Saturday at the factory, it's clear the SS is a very special piece of gear indeed, even compared to the amazing RR. So much billet stuff in there and everything's been designed for a reason both functional and aesthetic, even the bits you can't see like the air tubes are beautiful.
Can't wait to get it. Also I think there's some pretty great Norton related news on its way, reading between the lines.
Wish I could afford my original RR too so I can actually experience the thing on the track, sadly I'm thinking the SS might just be too precious to risk damaging it.
Colour me excited
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