New Norton V4 revealed

[iwilson]

I'll have one in black please. MCN article

[Banditbandit]

I like the chrome one . the rest just look like a carbon-fibred Japper ..

[AllanB]

Where is the naked version?

[iwilson]

Where is the naked version?

From the designer Simon Skinner.

Ideally what we needed was a 90-degree V, so you can ditch the balancer shaft, but then you end up with really weird chassis geometry. So the 72-degree is a compromise between chassis geometry, weight distribution and engine performance. A slightly wider V, like ours, also gives a better looking engine, and that’s important further down the line so we can make a naked version. I wanted the engine to be beautiful in its own right.

[Hemi Makutu]

IMO, aesthetically, this 'new' bike looks like a wrapped chocolate Triumph T 955 that has partially melted/sagged..

[Navy Boy]

This looks gorgeous and a chrome one would definitely have a spot in my dream garage. Sadly the reality will probably be that the customers will act as the final quality control personnel, much as they did with the 961 Commando models.

I know, I owned one and Norton were spectacularly disinterested when it came to fixing it under warranty... A shame really