[Whatscooking]

Just saw this.

 

[Troll31]

Just saw this.

No, a company in India bought it. TSV

 

[Kaz]

Indian TVS Motorcycle Company from India as @Troll31 mentioned.

 

[Whatscooking]

Yep, now i see that

 

[gibbo99]

Just as well unfortunately their debt is toxic and will get investigated by the British authorities and fraud squad

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[.3578]

Goodness there are so many bikes out there that I love, Norton being one of them, if only I was 25 years younger and 35 pounds lighter...

 

[LightninST]

Some great bikes are made in India .

That also used to be a English brand .

 

[Max Kool]

The Royal Enfield 500 is an old pig btw.

No power, weird steering -falls into slow turns-, weird riding position ... did my motorcycle safety training on one (a brand new one) a few years ago. Didn’t like it.

So many better bikes for that money, especially when you consider second hand too.

 

[LightninST]

The Royal Enfield 500 is an old pig btw.

No power, weird steering -falls into slow turns-, weird riding position ... did my motorcycle safety training on one (a brand new one) a few years ago. Didn’t like it.

So many better bikes for that money, especially when you consider second hand too.

You need to try the new 650 twin 👌🏻

 

[Max Kool]

That is an interesting bike yes!

 

[Roadmasternut]

 

[EssEll]

Yep, now i see that

Maybe change the thread title, then?

 

[HINK]

Done! Glad to see somebody stepped up for Norton — although the prognosis looks dubious....

 

[Hatt]

You need to try the new 650 twin 👌🏻 View attachment 585790

Great bike. Especially for the money.. obviously has some short cuts taken but in all the right areas. There is none that were a bad compromise.
The ONLY bag I have on them is they hit the rev limiter extremely early...

 

[Ironbutt70]

A Norton knock off made in India. What could go wrong?

 

[Max Kool]

You need to try the new 650 twin 👌🏻 View attachment 585790

Tnx for posting this. I just told a friend of mine she should give this bike a look.👍🏻

 

[Hatt]

A Norton knock off made in India. What could go wrong?

It comes out more reliable than a Norton?
People actually buy these?
They don't embezzle from you as you ride down the street?
They stick around long enough to honor warranty claims?

Joke's aside,, Norton didn't style the gas tank, or look.
Paul Dunstall of Dunstall Racing did. Paul brought his design with him when went to work with them and they made a factory racer based off Paul's now popular and common design.
The design and look was old news when Norton got Paul to design their bike for them.
This tank was already on BSAs, triumphs and other popular bikes used for racing at the time.
Long before Norton had it, It and other body parts was a ready to buy custom part that racers bought because it pioneered a design with cut outs for knees when in a tuck and aerodynamics
Paul Dunstall also designed a fairing that everyone used including Norton And also the "cut gas tank" rear seat cowling.
Norton simply used what was common custom parts at the time.
So when you see a Norton, or classic themed cafe racers,,,Think Dunstall Racing, not Norton.