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SPECS

ENGINE
Capacity 649.57cc
Type Parallel twin, DOHC, four
valves per cylinder
Bore & stroke 82 x 61.5mm
Compression ratio 11.5:1
Cooling Liquid
Fueling EFI, 2 x 48mm
Jenvey throttle bodies
Transmission Six-speed
Clutch Wet, multi-plate
Final drive Chain
PERFORMANCE
Power
63kW@11,000rpm (claimed)
Torque
64Nm@11,000rpm (claimed)
Top speed 215km/h (claimed)
Fuel consumption Not given
ELECTRONICS
Type Mechtronic ECU
Rider aides Continental ABS
Modes Not applicable
CHASSIS
Frame material Tubular steel
Frame type Perimeter
Rake 24.2 degrees
Trail 100mm (Ranger: 114mm)
Wheelbase 1442mm (Ranger:
1470)
SUSPENSION
Type Marzocchi
Front: 50mm USD fork,
fully adjustable, 150mm travel
(Ranger: 200mm travel)
Rear: Monoshock, electronically
adjustable preload and rebound,
150mm travel (Ranger: 200mm
travel)
WHEELS & BRAKES
Wheels Wire-spoked aluminium
Front: 18 x 2.5 Rear: 17 x 5.0 HERE’S HOPING WE’LL SEE OTHER VARIANTS
(Ranger F: 19 x 3.0 R: 17 x 5.0)
Tyres Avon Trailrider
(Ranger: Avon Trekrider) IN THE NOT-TOO DISTANT FUTURE
Front: 110/80R18
(Ranger: 120/70R19)
Rear: 180/55R17 easily. But the choice of ratios from the V4 is also brand, as long as it was a well-timed decision.
(Ranger: 170/60R17)
Brakes Brembo, ABS inspired – the top four in the six-speed gearbox Speaking of time, the new twin made a
Front: Twin 320mm discs, are quite close together, allowing you to really promising debut in the rain-hit 2019 Isle of Man
four-piston Monobloc caliper keep the engine in the boil if you’re revving it out. TT’s Lightweight race, when Peter Hickman took
Rear: Single 245mm disc, But down low it’s sufficiently flexible that you can a brand-new – like coming straight from the
dual-piston caliper pull away in sixth gear from as low as 2000rpm, Norton assembly line and never having turned a
DIMENSIONS or about 50kmh, without any real transmission wheel under its own power kind of new – street-
Weight 178kg (dry, claimed)
Seat height 824mm snatch, making this a flexible friend of a motor – legal Superlight version with a more powerful
(Ranger: 867mm) but with performance on tap when required. 102hp twin-injector motor and, within four laps,
Width Not given “We got a little bit of criticism for our gearbox had lapped just 16 seconds slower than the class
Height Not given in the Commando 961,” says Skinner. “So we’ve record. He went on to finish eighth in the race
Length Not given very much taken that on board, and worked hard after some minor problems, after lapping at over
Ground clearance Not given
Fuel capacity 15L to make that shift action really slick, both up and 120mph on a bike he’d never ridden before.
SERVICING & WARRANTY down the ‘box.” That’s how good a package Skinner and his
Servicing First: 1000km A combination of British design skills and team have masterminded in this new family of
Minor: Not given Chinese manufacturing expertise at the right price bikes, here’s hoping we’ll see other variants in
Major: Not given augurs well for the long-term future of the Norton the not too distant future.
Warranty Not applicable
BUSINESS END
Price £9,995 ride away ATLAS NOMAD & RANGER
(Ranger: £11,995 ride away) Class-leading power and torque. Pegs scrape too easily. Nomad is not
Colour options Black, white, grey Excellent brakes. Light weight, well- really off-road tough. Likely to be

blue or red built, British tradition pricey for a middleweight
Contact nortonmotorcycles.com

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