lc4
2016-11-18 06:03:00 UTC
Not sure about the chrome version http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-new ... -and-v4-rr
Kotari
2016-11-18 08:46:00 UTC
I personally don't like that Chrome in details is fine, whole chrome is something i wouldn't never consider..
jmann
2016-11-19 00:37:00 UTC
Comrades: Good specs. I wonder how long it will take for the buyers to receive delivery?
bic_bicknell
2016-11-19 07:08:00 UTC
I like the carbon version!
Thing is, this isn't a Norton really is it? It's an Aprilia engine wrapped up with a host of top branded bits from suspension, wheels, and everything else. The frame might be the only custom made bit and so does that element give any manufacturer the right to call a whole bike by their name?
Not saying it isn't a good bike or that they shouldn't be doing it, just that this is a growing question in the market right now. What constitutes a 'branded' bike and when is a bike just a 'badged' pretender?
Myself - I feel that you really need a bespoke engine and frame combination but then again - does that make the Aprilia RS250 a pretender because it has a Suzuki engine?
Thing is, this isn't a Norton really is it? It's an Aprilia engine wrapped up with a host of top branded bits from suspension, wheels, and everything else. The frame might be the only custom made bit and so does that element give any manufacturer the right to call a whole bike by their name?
Not saying it isn't a good bike or that they shouldn't be doing it, just that this is a growing question in the market right now. What constitutes a 'branded' bike and when is a bike just a 'badged' pretender?
Myself - I feel that you really need a bespoke engine and frame combination but then again - does that make the Aprilia RS250 a pretender because it has a Suzuki engine?
shadowman
2016-11-21 17:14:00 UTC
Carbon version is niceeeeeee
As for it being a bits and pieces special are you sure the engine is Aprillia? You may have read it more carefully than me but it's quoted as a 1200 and the ape is a 1000 isn't it?
As for it being a bits and pieces special are you sure the engine is Aprillia? You may have read it more carefully than me but it's quoted as a 1200 and the ape is a 1000 isn't it?
bic_bicknell
2016-11-21 17:54:00 UTC
I think it's just a heavily worked on Aprilia V four.
I'll stand corrected if someone knows better.
I'll stand corrected if someone knows better.
bic_bicknell
2016-11-21 17:57:00 UTC
I stand corrected!
Here's some blurb from the net:
"There were many that questioned what on earth Norton was doing competing at the TT in recent years, especially as it was doing so with an Aprilia engine. Most assumed it was a publicity stunt, and that Norton was there simply to make up the numbers.
Well here is the real answer - the brand new Norton V4 SS. And no, it doesn't have an Aprilia motor, it has a 1,200cc V4 designed and built by Norton (with a little help from Ricardo) that boasts cutting edge electronics and is housed in a TT-proven chassis. Interested now? Thought so. Oh yes, and it's about the size of a supersport bike!
More than 200hp and a TT-proven chassis you say?More than 200hp and a TT-proven chassis you say?"We wanted to create a bike that's not a lesser spec than the competition, with a V4 is at least where the cream of the market is at today - and then go past that," says Norton CEO Stuart Garner. "We're confident we can go past it with some performance and we can go past it with some handling and the electronics too. But then you get the exclusivity of a British Norton, a V4 that delivers everything with a little bit more swagger than the mass market superbikes out there today, with a hand built finish and exclusive numbers." And by exclusive he means the highest specification model, the SS, will be limited to 200 units and costs £44,000 while the lower(ish) spec RR is limited to 250 and costs £28,000. The bad news is that all SS bikes have already sold out; in fact, they did so before the machine was even officially announced. If you are interested in an RR you had better move fast...
So what's the deal with the V4? The engine has been designed by Norton's Head of Design Simon Skinner (he used to work at Triumph, the 675 triple among his achievements) with help from Ricardo. Yes, that Ricardo. It is a 72-degree 1,200cc V4 (the Aprilia is 65-degree) that makes, according to Norton, over 200hp and 95lb ft of torque, which is more than the RSV4 RF. The inlet valves are titanium and it has a neat idler gear system that turns the cams to keep the engine very compact, which again is different to Aprilia's system. Add to this a full ride-by-wire throttle system and that gives you access to the latest cutting edge technology such as traction control, launch control, cruise control, variable length intakes, wheelie-control and variable fuel modes. And this is all thanks to the SG TT-racer.
SS is sold out, so move quick for an RRSS is sold out, so move quick for an RRNorton has been quite clever and because it knew a V4 was being developed, it has been using the race bike as a rolling development chassis. The reason it had an Aprilia engine boiled down to the fact it was a match for the format they were designing and was reliable - the more miles covered, the better the chassis data gathered. Last year the TT bike lapped at a very impressive 130.8mph average speed and finished seventh overall in the Superbike TT with Dave Johnson riding; now all this data is in the new road bike chassis."
Here's some blurb from the net:
"There were many that questioned what on earth Norton was doing competing at the TT in recent years, especially as it was doing so with an Aprilia engine. Most assumed it was a publicity stunt, and that Norton was there simply to make up the numbers.
Well here is the real answer - the brand new Norton V4 SS. And no, it doesn't have an Aprilia motor, it has a 1,200cc V4 designed and built by Norton (with a little help from Ricardo) that boasts cutting edge electronics and is housed in a TT-proven chassis. Interested now? Thought so. Oh yes, and it's about the size of a supersport bike!
More than 200hp and a TT-proven chassis you say?More than 200hp and a TT-proven chassis you say?"We wanted to create a bike that's not a lesser spec than the competition, with a V4 is at least where the cream of the market is at today - and then go past that," says Norton CEO Stuart Garner. "We're confident we can go past it with some performance and we can go past it with some handling and the electronics too. But then you get the exclusivity of a British Norton, a V4 that delivers everything with a little bit more swagger than the mass market superbikes out there today, with a hand built finish and exclusive numbers." And by exclusive he means the highest specification model, the SS, will be limited to 200 units and costs £44,000 while the lower(ish) spec RR is limited to 250 and costs £28,000. The bad news is that all SS bikes have already sold out; in fact, they did so before the machine was even officially announced. If you are interested in an RR you had better move fast...
So what's the deal with the V4? The engine has been designed by Norton's Head of Design Simon Skinner (he used to work at Triumph, the 675 triple among his achievements) with help from Ricardo. Yes, that Ricardo. It is a 72-degree 1,200cc V4 (the Aprilia is 65-degree) that makes, according to Norton, over 200hp and 95lb ft of torque, which is more than the RSV4 RF. The inlet valves are titanium and it has a neat idler gear system that turns the cams to keep the engine very compact, which again is different to Aprilia's system. Add to this a full ride-by-wire throttle system and that gives you access to the latest cutting edge technology such as traction control, launch control, cruise control, variable length intakes, wheelie-control and variable fuel modes. And this is all thanks to the SG TT-racer.
SS is sold out, so move quick for an RRSS is sold out, so move quick for an RRNorton has been quite clever and because it knew a V4 was being developed, it has been using the race bike as a rolling development chassis. The reason it had an Aprilia engine boiled down to the fact it was a match for the format they were designing and was reliable - the more miles covered, the better the chassis data gathered. Last year the TT bike lapped at a very impressive 130.8mph average speed and finished seventh overall in the Superbike TT with Dave Johnson riding; now all this data is in the new road bike chassis."