Revived British bike brand Norton is tooling up for a load of new bikes, from what we hear – and its Indian owner TVS is headhunting top staff, too. The firm has just signed up Brian Gillen, who was the R&D director at MV Agusta for 15 years and also managed the firm’s race efforts. We’ve met Gillen on a few Agusta launches, and he’s a man who knows what makes a good motorbike. This should be very good news for the Solihull-based factory.
Norton has also added a new dealer to its network down in Hampshire. South Downs Motorcycles in Petersfield will have the full range of bikes and accessories on sale.