Norton Atlas

Norton Atlas revealed alongside 2 novel models, the well-nigh of import cycle inward the firm’s modern history, together with the showtime mass-market affordable Norton for generations

The novel Atlas Nomad, which uses a V4-derived 650cc parallel-twin inward a steel trellis frame, 250 of each model to endure released for the Great Britain marketplace this Sat Motorcycle Live The Atlas 'nomad' priced at £9,995 together with the Atlas 'ranger' priced at £11,995. Great Britain deliveries laid to begin inward May 2019 alongside European bikes laid to unloose afterward inward 2019, followed past times USA, Commonwealth of Australia belatedly 2019.

“I recall we’ll sell slightly to a greater extent than of the Ranger version, despite it beingness to a greater extent than expensive, merely because it genuinely does offering genuine off-road ability, equally good equally beingness a keen everyday route bike,” says Garner.

“The Atlas is designed to endure completely tally for purpose,” adds caput of design, Simon Skinner. “You genuinely tin accept both versions downwardly approximately greenlanes together with teach them messy, together with it’s designed to endure robust plenty to proceed going if you lot autumn off. You tin teach to all the fuses together with relays easily, together with if you lot curvature the subframe, you lot tin accept it off together with teach it straightened it because its steel, non aluminium.”

“While the engine is effectively one-half a V4, nosotros direct maintain genuinely alone retained the cylinder head,” says Skinner. “That’s where all the genuinely difficult go was for the V4, together with the processes together with technology that nosotros set inward house for that cycle all transfers across to the Atlas. It’s a genuinely solid, robust engine. That way it feels elementary to laid past times comparison, together with the engine is making fantabulous mightiness forthwith out of the box. We’ve gone for rideability, torque together with creamy drive, together with 84bhp is plenty for this sort of bike. The mightiness to weight ratio is genuinely good, together with it volition direct maintain switchable ABS – equally you lot require it for this form of cycle – together with traction command alongside 2 modes: on-road, off-road, together with you’ll endure able to switch it off, too.”

ENGINE

Engine type: Norton Designed 650cc parallel twin. 270 flat firing order. Chain driven double overhead cams alongside idler gear.

Bore & stroke: 82mm x 61.5mm Compression ratio: 11.5:1

Fuel injection: Electronic fuel injection system. four fuel injectors. Full drive-by-wire system.

Euro 4: Full compliance including secondary air injection together with EVAP.

PERFORMANCE

Power: 84bhp @ 11,000rpm Torque: 64Nm

ELECTRONICS

Lighting: Full LED lighting organisation including super vivid high together with depression beam, daytime running lights, parent light together with indicators.

CHASSIS

Chassis type: Twin underground seamless steel perimeter chassis alongside aluminium swingarm mount.

Swingarm: Braced twin spar shape aluminium.

Wheelbase: 1470mm

Dry weight: 178kg

Headstock angle: 24.2 degrees

Fuel tank: Composite fuel tank alongside 15L capacity.

Yokes: Forged overstep together with bottom. Front wheel: nineteen inch spoke wheel alongside Titanium coloured aluminium rim together with 120/70 R19 Avon Trekrider tyre.

Rear wheel: 17 inch spoke wheel alongside Titanium coloured aluminium rim together with 170/60 R17 Avon Trekrider tyre.

Bodywork: High mudguard, brushed aluminium parent panels.

Others: Factory tally sump guard, covert kit, headlamp guard. Braced direct maintain bars.

Seat height: 867mm

BRAKES

Front brakes: 2 x 320mm total floating Brembo discs. Radially mounted twin Brembo monoblock callipers alongside ABS. Brembo primary cylinder.

Rear brakes: Single 245mm Brembo disc. Brembo twin piston parent calliper alongside ABS. Brembo primary cylinder.

SUSPENSION

Front suspension: 50mm diameter Roadholder USD forks. Preload, compression together with rebound adjustable. 200mm wheel travel.

Rear suspension: Roadholder monoshock alongside ascension charge per unit of measurement linkage together with piggyback reservoir. Adjustable preload. 200mm wheel travel.