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TLPower
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Bike: ThunderBastard (KTM 1190 ADV)
Location: Doncaster
New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 17:18:30 »
I'm sure you've all seen this but I hadn't.
https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2018/norton-scrambler-650/
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Ridaz
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 2476
Bike: Africa Twin 2017, TTR 250 2004, VF 750F-D Interceptor 1983
Location: York
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 18:53:00 »
I do like the look of this style of bike. The Ducati Scrambler stands out for me but this looks good too.
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Rusty Nuts
Manufacturer of iron oxide
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 8026
Bike: KTM 1090 in orange, of course.
Location: Traitors Corner & West Yorkshire
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 19:16:42 »
Scalloped tank looks nice. Shame the footpegs put the knees in the wrong place.
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tallpaul
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Tastier than the Barrow-in-Furness bus depot...
Bike: 2016 Yamaha XT1200ZE
Location: Whitworth, Lancashire
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 19:38:08 »
Sub ten grand...but only just! Looks nice but guaranteed not to fit me.
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old git
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 354
Bike: DL1000 L6, BMW R1250RT
Location: Aberdeenshire
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 19:58:52 »
Hideous!
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wurzel
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2534
Bike: DL1000 L4
Location: Maldon, Essex
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 20:56:03 »
It looks like what it is, something made to look like something it isn't.
Roadholder badge on the forks harking back to the old days is out of place on a mechano set bike imo.
Elements of it are appealing, but in isolation imo.
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Brockett
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 8854
Bike: 2022 Moto Guzzi 850 V7 special in blue, 2022 850 V7 Stone in darkest black, 1998 XJ600n in red. 2021 Royal Enfield 500 Classic stealth.
Location: Tendring in the Far North East (of Essex)
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 14, 2018, 20:57:33 »
Looks like it's got a lot of ground clearance with all the weight too high above the wheel spindles.
I don't hate it though it is almost fugly, USD forks look good, 178 KG dry is a good weight and those Brembo brakes look very nice.
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This doesn't last forever, so do it while you can. Nothing travels faster than the speed of time.
Mark Shelley
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Posts: 564
Bike: GW250 SV650N
Location: Cambridgeshire
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 17, 2018, 08:57:57 »
Clearly not actually intended to go near anything other than tarmac, but aimed at bearded hipsters for riding around London or to cafes at the weekend.
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TLPower
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Bike: ThunderBastard (KTM 1190 ADV)
Location: Doncaster
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 17, 2018, 10:01:06 »
They had me falling around and splitting my sides with "it's a bike you can ride through winter in all weathers" blah, blah, blah.
You are spot on with the hipster thing or brown seat brigade as Earthcore refers to them.
You could take it off road, it depends on how damage you'd want to do. This pair were quite happy with press bikes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwtWRc5ikMs&t=0s&index=29&list=PLoIkhe-bQcoDnY_loydW1KjCR9QgnV1Mn
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Walter Rohrl.
Brockett
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Bike: 2022 Moto Guzzi 850 V7 special in blue, 2022 850 V7 Stone in darkest black, 1998 XJ600n in red. 2021 Royal Enfield 500 Classic stealth.
Location: Tendring in the Far North East (of Essex)
Re: New Norton 650.
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November 17, 2018, 12:05:25 »
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