It’s an interesting counterfactual to consider, but what if John Bloor, in the late 1980s, had set his sights on buying the Norton marque rather than Triumph? We might now be seeing a slew of big-bore parallel twins powering a range of adventure bikes, with a British-built 850cc twin running in Moto2, and a V4 superbike winning at the Isle of Man, WSBK and BSB – all with the Norton badge on the tank. Meanwhile, fans of the old Meriden Triumph brand would be gnashing their teeth and wailing at yet another …
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