I rode a Norton commando back in the 80s and words fail to describe the feeling l had to be riding such a beautiful Iconic machine.

Nice review, hit the nail on the head, all the reasons i bought one, love it and feel special every time.

Norton is now owned by the Indian company TVS Motor and l thought this classic Norton would have been made in India and priced at 9k instead of 19k 😅

An extremely handsome bike that deserves to have a longer front mudguard to keep it looking as immaculate as possible for years to come.

Cracking review pal.. Don't live far away from the dealer in Nottingham will certainly call in and give it a look

Nice bike Simon sounds awesome

Back in the early 90’s when Triumph re-launched they put out bikes like the Trident 750 & 900 and built up the range steadily to become what it is today. The water cooled triple engine was modular and a damn good product that was universally praised, build quality was strong, prices keen. Now Triumph can ask £25k for their flagship Rocket and it will sell because people trust the brand. However, Norton have dived straight in the deep end with an expensive and confused bike that has zero reliability record and fundamental design flaws that can only be excused away as ‘quirks’ or ‘character’. Don’t want to sound mean but your video just came across as an advert for Judd to help shift some stock. Some Norton dealers have bailed already.

Having had a 1973 as my first "legal" road bike, (at 15.5 years old) I would want one despite the price. Everything about it is as close to the original look as you could hope for. It does sound great as you point out but not close to the 360 degree crank the original had. Its a Ducati sound, not a Norton sound. Not that there is anything wrong with that but if your going thru all the effort to make it look like the original the sound is just as important in my opinion. A proper balance shaft would fix the vibrations of the 360 degree design. Triumph has done the same thing and I think its a missing element of the "retro" theme. Having said all that they are both great modern "retro" bikes and I am happy they exist. Want them both.

Impressive

I do like the British made aspect but is that all the price tag is for? Seems expensive? 🏍️

For such a premium brand and price it still has halogen lights and indicators! Also the indicators look so cheap straight off a 1999 bandit, poor really

I love the Norton brand and the sound and feel is just amazing. I'd opt for the Domiracer if I chose just one Norton.

Is 5 gears and 77-bhp sufficient?

Is a 5 speed box enough ? no LED lights & i would change those indictors out straight away for some chrome looking numbers, other than that what a peach, ATB Wayne.....

You could have dropped round, Simon....I'm only down the road in Derby.

Hello, that is a very nice bike! Very good video, thank you!

Just noticed. The LHS handlebar grip has about a 1 inch gap between it and the indicator pod? What’s that about. Every bike seems to be thrown together, Freddie Dobbs pointed out build issues with his loan bike, Captain Rambunctious had a right mare with faults. Not convinced on this premium quality line they push out.

Over all a very smart looking machine I know it is going for the retro feel but I don’t think it would be letting the side down to have a fuel gauge and if you want to use it as an all rounder in towns as well as trips that turning circle has to be fixed, what were they thinking?

Hope its more reliable than the old model.

It's a shame that a beautiful bike vibrates so badly....I know Harley calls it character too. I pretty sure if you took ten people and let them ride this Norton and then let them ride a Thruxton R or RS eight of them would choose the Triumph. The other two would only go to a bike show or coffee shop. The looks of the Norton doesn't equal the ride or cost in my opinion. It doesn't mean I wouldn't own one but realistically it needs to be better.