Iconic Café Racer Back in December 2021, The legendary British motorcycle manufacturer, Norton Motorcycles officially revealed the appearance of the Norton V4 Café Racer. Although still in the prototype stage, it was then shown at the Motorcycle Live 2021.
Norton have unveiled their first entirely new machine since TVS took the reigns with the Norton V4 Café Racer at the Motorcycle Live 2021. (Picture from: AmericanMotorcyclist)
As quoted from MotorcyclesNews, the Norton V4 Café Racer or V4CR was designed, engineered and built at Norton Motorcycles' global headquarters which recently opened in Solihull, England, after being taken over by India's TVS Motor Company.
The Norton V4 Café Racer is a naked café racer that builds based on the recently launched V4SV superbike, and shares the same engineering DNA and design philosophy as its sibling.(Picture from: MotorcyclesNews)
As quoted from Visordown, the Norton V4CR is a naked café racer that builds based on the recently launched V4SV superbike, and shares the same engineering DNA and design philosophy as its sibling.
The Norton V4 Café Racer was built on a foundation that uses the V4 platform lasted for 16 months where the entire construction work process was carried out in house by a team consisted of 30 crew members. (Picture from: MotorcyclesNews)
This Norton V4CR prototype is equipped with a carbon fiber fuel tank, as well as body panels, swing arms and a polished billet aluminum frame with a compact frame and a shorter rear frame. As the name suggests, the V4CR uses the 1,200cc 72-degree V4 engine taken from the V4SV, which produces a whopping 185bhp @ 12,500rpm. Torque is impressive too with 92.5ftlb @ 9000rpm.
The V4CR motorcycle project was built on a foundation that uses the V4 platform lasted for 16 months where the entire construction work process was carried out in house by Norton Motorcycles's team consisted of 30 crew members.
The Norton V4 Café Racer is powered by a
1,200cc 72-degree V4 engine taken from the V4SV, which produces a
whopping 185bhp @ 12,500rpm with impressive torque of 92.5ftlb @
9000rpm. (Picture from: MotorcyclesNews)
The V4CR prototype is said to have gone through tens of thousands of miles of road and track testing as Norton's "relentless development process" attempts to realize the vision of the V4CR motorbike project, namely to reintroduce Norton's iconic café racer heritage.
Until now there is no certainty whether the Norton V4CR motorcycle will be went into the company's production lines, as well as its price, but considering that the Norton-made motorcycles by hand is a premium items, so that the price would not be cheap.
This Norton V4CR prototype is equipped with a carbon fiber fuel tank, as well as body panels, swing arms and a polished billet aluminum frame with a compact frame and a shorter rear frame. As the name suggests, the V4CR uses the 1,200cc 72-degree V4 engine taken from the V4SV, which produces a whopping 185bhp @ 12,500rpm. Torque is impressive too with 92.5ftlb @ 9000rpm.
Until now there is no certainty whether the Norton V4CR motorcycle will be went into the company's production lines, as well as its price, but considering that the Norton-made motorcycles by hand is a premium items, so that the price would not be cheap.
