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Old 04-18-2006, 10:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am very sorry to read that the new NORTON'S will not be. It is very difficult for a start up company to be successful. This is too bad. The Marque is packed full of mortorcycling history with a multitude of world championships for more than four decades starting before WWII. This includes the coveted Isle of Man TT with the Manx singles and Atlas chasis of feather bed fame. Historically the Norton's, along with Triumph's, AJS's, Moto Guzzi's, BMW's, and many other Marques led the racing world into the frenzy of fast. The AJS supercharged porqupine 4 cylinder, the Moto Guzzi V-8, and all of the great manufactures/builders of the great history, I salute all of the great bikes/builders/manufactures/riders. Mike-the bike-Hailwood comes to mind. Won his last Isle of man TT on a bevel gear Ducaci in the 1970's, in his early forty's! Unfortunatly, He died in an car crash, I think in New Zealand. Gentalmen and Ladies, I salute the Bikes and Riders or yore, and salute the NEW Triumphs of the twenty first century.
:-D :-D :-D My Spell Check in in a non-operational mode at this moment, so please do not condem me for the mess I have written. Respectively Yours, Steve Du Bose.
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Old 04-19-2006, 02:45 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Uh, okay...
Thanks for the eulogy, wheredya read this?
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Old 04-19-2006, 08:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Yes - sad to say the sun is sinking lower and lower for the Norton empire. They need a lot of cash to move forward and investors are shying away. JCW
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Old 04-19-2006, 08:54 AM   #4 (permalink)
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While it looks that way, its not like the factory is being liquidated. Hopefully they will get a last minute saviour.
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Old 04-19-2006, 11:41 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Are you guys really suprised? Todays modern world just doesn't have room for a marque like this. Nostalgia is great but you need money to make money.

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Old 04-19-2006, 04:51 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I'm probably in the minority but I'm glad they are not coming back. I much rather have an OG Norton than something that only shares a name with a benchmark in motorcycling.


Same thing with Indians....leave the past in the past and move forward.
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Old 04-19-2006, 05:28 PM   #7 (permalink)
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With all due respect these had way more in common with the old Nortons than the Gilroy Indians had with Springfield.
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Old 04-19-2006, 10:49 PM   #8 (permalink)
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With all due respect these had way more in common with the old Nortons than the Gilroy Indians had with Springfield.
You said it all. :-D
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Old 04-22-2006, 06:23 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Im not the kind of guy to say "I told you so"....

Screw that, I AM that kind of guy.

I TOLD YOU SO!!!!
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Old 04-22-2006, 06:31 PM   #10 (permalink)
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At least I got the free poster before the Dreer House of Cards blew into the four winds!! Better than untold hundreds/thousands?? of down payment reciept holders.
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