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Originally Posted by Trev B
Well, we are on the final countdown to the TT,I'm just like a kid at Christmas!!!!,one question,can any one tell me how Norton are allowed to race a NORTON that uses an Aprillia engine in the big bike and a KAWASAKI engine in is Lightweight bike,Years ago if you put a different engine in a different manufacturers frame you got a hybrid thing called a Tribsa or Triton etc while I wish them all the best but to me it's not a Norton,!!!
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Bimota ran for years, even competing in WSB with bikes using other manufacturer's engines. Frankly given the horrific cost of engine development (bimota's v-due was not a financial success), this makes a lot of sense. Rotax make engines for BMW, amongst others which BMW are quite happy to stick their name on. The decision to call it a Triton or Tribsa was the decision of the people who built them (generally not one of the factories) in the same way people still make a Kawasuki or similar in their shed.
I suspect Norton have considered their chances of using their limited budget to build a better motor than Aprilia / Kawasaki and sensibly decided they can field an under-powered & unreliable motor or just get one bought in.
Jambo