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Britain's Norton has officially announced final specs and pricing for its centerpiece comeback model, the Manx R. Starting at £20,250 for the base model with four grades offered, it's a full-fledged superbike powered by a 72-degree 1200cc V4 producing 206 horsepower.
Having watched this stuff trackside for years, a 1200cc V4 making 206 horsepower is the real deal. The real question is how it's been sorted on track. Adding semi-active suspension starting from the Apex grade is the right call — electronics are a lifeline for controlling over 200 horsepower on the street. Marzocchi suspension is a trustworthy brand too, and Brembo's cornering ABS is precise. Speaking as someone who still has throttle feel in his fingertips, I want to find out this bike's real capability on a track.
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The old Manx was an air-cooled single - this is basically a different bike just borrowing the name.
Didn't know the Manx used to be a single-cylinder originally.
For that kind of money you could just get a Panigale V4.
The Panigale V4 already makes 214hp, so honestly it can't help but feel derivative of that.
A V4 superbike carrying the Manx name is genuinely exciting.
£20,250 is roughly 4 million yen, and that's just the base price.
And with Norton, there's no guarantee you'll actually get the bike delivered... they've got a track record on that.
206hp from a 72-degree V4 - modest for 1200cc... or actually plenty, come to think of it.
How many times has Norton "come back" now? Will it actually arrive this time?
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