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Originally Posted by Threewheelbonnie
Norton has been viewed as weird stuff for old men, an ongoing disaster or simply didn't make bikes for my entire riding career. Blokes (and they are inevitably male) who were teenagers when the rotaries won a couple of races must have at most 20 years of bike purchases in their future while todays 17 year old scooterist have no problem with Korean or even some Chinese brands.
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True. I do now accept that I am old but I still hanker after a Mark III Commando - no denying that it may not be a sensible choice for everyday transport, certainly not a round the world bike. However as a name it has to be said that Atlas Nomad and Atlas Ranger are cracking for an adventure bike - if they do go the higher end than RE route then 84hp plus light weight (<190kg) could be an attractive combination and allow Norton to steal some market share off BMW / KTM / H-D / Honda.
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