It Seems That Some Motorcycle Marques,

are making a come back, 

only last week I mentioned that a new B.S.A.Gold Star was about to be made available, and now I have seen two other motorcycle names almost rise from the ashes, photographs MCM, firstly DOT, the two Kawasaki-powered retro 650 twins are named the Reed Racer and scrambler-styled Dot Demon, both are built to order in Greater Manchester and were developed in conjunction with Guy Martin,

both use the liquid-cooled 649cc four-stroke parallel twin motor from Kawasaki’s Euro5-compliant Z650 and produce a claimed 67.3bhp at 8000rpm and 47.2lb.ft at 6700rpm. Housed in TIG-welded steel trellis frames, they share the same claimed 169kg kerb weight and a tiny 10-litre tank,

"We’ve got CNC machines, we’ve got autoclaves, so we can make all the parts in house," Dot’s Dr Anthony Keating told MCN. "Customers can have whatever colours they want." both bikes feature dual 300mm front discs with four-piston Brembo calipers, plus a single disc Brembo at the rear. Bosch ABS is standard, in case you are wondering about the name, DOT, it stands for Devoid Of Trouble,

the second company making a new motorcycle is Norton Motorcycles, photographs from the company web site, the motorcycles featured are the V4SV and V4CR, 

the Norton V4 Café Racer packs a 1200cc 72-degree V4 motor that is rated at 185 HP, crikey that is more than our sports version Jaguar! When this Norton is out on the streets, it will be a feisty competitor against the likes of Aprilia Tuono V4 1100, KTM 1290 Super Duke R, and the new Triumph Speed Triple 1200, 

being a hand-built offering, don't expect value-for-money from Norton. With the almost-ready nature of this prototype, it is expect to see it on sale by mid-2022, would I like one? you bet!