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Spyder94 · 04-18-2006

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.
The Norton's Shall Rise Again.

UncleBlue · 04-19-2006

Uh, okay...
Thanks for the eulogy, wheredya read this?

Thrux-ton-up · 04-19-2006

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

TBSstunta · 04-19-2006

While it looks that way, its not like the factory is being liquidated. Hopefully they will get a last minute saviour.

customcafe · 04-19-2006

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.

cheers, jason

PolockJoe · 04-19-2006

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.

TBSstunta · 04-19-2006

With all due respect these had way more in common with the old Nortons than the Gilroy Indians had with Springfield.

Spyder94 · 04-19-2006

Quote:

On 2006-04-19 15:28, TBSstunta wrote:
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

Tarmac · 04-22-2006

Im not the kind of guy to say "I told you so"....

Screw that, I AM that kind of guy.

I TOLD YOU SO!!!!

6449 · 04-22-2006

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.