Looks pretty good. Mrs bought me a hoodie for Christmas. So I’ll be able to let you know in a couple of months. I think she needed to remortgage the house to buy it though! 😄
Alpacas did head out for IoM, but said eff it chancing upon some (is)land. Last heard they're setting up indy production @ Falkland Islands. PS: Don't tell Al Caponalpaca I told u, else they'll 'shearly' have me 'spittin' blood.
I am sorry, Norton. You are not bringing anything new to the market aimed at the future of motorcycling. The parallel twin design is set in the past. The V4 is based on an Aprilia. All are eye wateringly expensive, which strongly suggests you are aiming your market at 60 and 70 something die hard Norton fans. To younger motorcyclists, I dare say that some don't even know who or what Norton is! For the price you are asking, you are trying to compete with high-end Japanese and European makers with a really strong dealer network who also use Ohlins suspension and Brembo brakes. This is only my opinion, and quite honestly, I would love to see Norton be a household name and be top of the hit parade once more. What is happening now seems to be a rerun of Nortons beleaguered past from the late 60s and 70s.
I visited a Norton dealer last week, to see for myself.The 961 especially the engine was stunning to look at but I tend to agree. They don’t need big brembos, Ohlins and much of the bling because the performance isn’t strong. Like putting a Vauxhall viva engine in an old Jag. If they put on decent stuff rather than very high end and got the price down to a more sensible point, like a better quality RE Interceptor for example they’d sell all of them, I’d buy one, hands down. At £17k it’s too much for a 2nd bike and it’s not good enough as an only bike, not really. It’s too niche. Not a motorway bike, not a commuter, not practical. Tin hat on for the Norton fanboy backlash.
@jfro5867 Thanks for your reply. I was expecting to be tar and feathered for my comment. Your comment is equally justified, and we are in full agreement, it seems. What are TVS playing at? Royal Enfield has played the market well, I feel by producing a well priced bike for a specific type of market. Four of my friends have Interceptors, and they are great bikes.
@@martinhambleton5076 Yep. My riding buddy has one, the black n red, looks terrific and it’s ten grand less than a 961. I’ve ridden it and it’s a great bike, goes well, lovely motor, great vfm. I expect there’s 70 people in the UK with the means and desire to own a 961, and good luck to them (I do mean that btw I’m not being sarky) but selling 700……that’s a big ask in a very niche market. Not forgetting these SVA bikes can only be sold here. It’s a very small goldfish bowl.
@Peter-pi4zo That's one hell of a gamble on the future of a company a niche market in the USA. When Harley Davidson was struggling, the USA government stopped imports, in the 70s,. which was the main nail in the coffin of the British motorcycle industry, and also MV Agusta in Italy as they viewed the American market more important than the world market. A niche market is never a business. A fully functioning business can, in point, cater for a niche market when the said business is very established, but definitely not vice-versa.
Are we going to get that factory tour video up soon?
Waiting for Norton to send me the footage! I saw my contact at the NEC, hopefully I’ll get it in the next week.
You can keep the bikes thanks Norton, but that salesperson did a bang up job of giving relevant and consise descriptions of each model.
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What's the quality of their merch? £100/USD$125 is a ton for a hoodie unless it's coming from alpacas smuggled onto the Isle of Man.
Looks pretty good. Mrs bought me a hoodie for Christmas. So I’ll be able to let you know in a couple of months. I think she needed to remortgage the house to buy it though! 😄
Alpacas did head out for IoM, but said eff it chancing upon some (is)land. Last heard they're setting up indy production @ Falkland Islands. PS: Don't tell Al Caponalpaca I told u, else they'll 'shearly' have me 'spittin' blood.
I am sorry, Norton.
You are not bringing anything new to the market aimed at the future of motorcycling.
The parallel twin design is set in the past. The V4 is based on an Aprilia. All are eye wateringly expensive, which strongly suggests you are aiming your market at 60 and 70 something die hard Norton fans.
To younger motorcyclists, I dare say that some don't even know who or what Norton is!
For the price you are asking, you are trying to compete with high-end Japanese and European makers with a really strong dealer network who also use Ohlins suspension and Brembo brakes.
This is only my opinion, and quite honestly, I would love to see Norton be a household name and be top of the hit parade once more.
What is happening now seems to be a rerun of Nortons beleaguered past from the late 60s and 70s.
I visited a Norton dealer last week, to see for myself.The 961 especially the engine was stunning to look at but I tend to agree. They don’t need big brembos, Ohlins and much of the bling because the performance isn’t strong. Like putting a Vauxhall viva engine in an old Jag. If they put on decent stuff rather than very high end and got the price down to a more sensible point, like a better quality RE Interceptor for example they’d sell all of them, I’d buy one, hands down. At £17k it’s too much for a 2nd bike and it’s not good enough as an only bike, not really. It’s too niche. Not a motorway bike, not a commuter, not practical. Tin hat on for the Norton fanboy backlash.
@jfro5867 Thanks for your reply. I was expecting to be tar and feathered for my comment. Your comment is equally justified, and we are in full agreement, it seems.
What are TVS playing at?
Royal Enfield has played the market well, I feel by producing a well priced bike for a specific type of market. Four of my friends have Interceptors, and they are great bikes.
@@martinhambleton5076 Yep. My riding buddy has one, the black n red, looks terrific and it’s ten grand less than a 961. I’ve ridden it and it’s a great bike, goes well, lovely motor, great vfm. I expect there’s 70 people in the UK with the means and desire to own a 961, and good luck to them (I do mean that btw I’m not being sarky) but selling 700……that’s a big ask in a very niche market. Not forgetting these SVA bikes can only be sold here. It’s a very small goldfish bowl.
Despite the price, I believe the 961 would sell well in the U.S. there is a niche for em all. Triumph, Guzzi, Royal Enfield you see them all
@Peter-pi4zo That's one hell of a gamble on the future of a company a niche market in the USA.
When Harley Davidson was struggling, the USA government stopped imports, in the 70s,. which was the main nail in the coffin of the British motorcycle industry, and also MV Agusta in Italy as they viewed the American market more important than the world market.
A niche market is never a business. A fully functioning business can, in point, cater for a niche market when the said business is very established, but definitely not vice-versa.
Should've built the Atlas and the Nomad. Apart from the Commando, they are really ugly.
Yeah I would have had an Atlas, great looking bikes and they were going to be a good price too. Shame they never produced them.