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The Norton announcement is there on the Norton web page...so it's legit. To my untrained eye there is a great deal of similarity between the 650 and our 250 lump...cylinders canted fwd, water pump in the same position, etc. That exposed oil filter might bother some but I like the accessibility and the fact that it's probably available at my local auto parts store. The deep sump might be an issue, too early to tell.
Jumping from 250 to 650, without a 450 in between, sounds like too much for a company whose bread and butter is small engines. Thus, I'd expect them to test the waters with the 450 for the world market and later bring out the 650 for Europe and North America.
Peter Y.
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