Norton goes into administration

[Marc A]

Real shame for the brand.... hope it’s saved

 

[Flyingscotsman]

Real shame for the brand.... hope it’s saved

That’s bad news. Hopefully someone will buy it.

 

[alex]

Had to happen, ceo is a crook. Stole out of pension funds he was managing to fund it.

- Alex

 

[Zak]

Heard the top boy was a bit shady...

 

[Rednine]

Are BDO reliable administrators. I thought they had a difficult South African history.............I maybe wrong?

 

[bmwbadboy]

whats so special about Norton ?

 

[soofsayer]

whats so special about Norton ?

Quite a lot

http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/company/history/

 

[stuartb]

They produced some nice bikes, that Superlight and the V4 were crackers...

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[alex]

whats so special about Norton ?

Historic British brand. However the latest iteration of the company wasn't a shade on its past incarnations.




- Alex

 

[bmwbadboy]

Quite a lot

http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/company/history/

They clearly lack in the design space comparing to Ducatis or MV Agustas. It looks like a copy-paste of Triumph.

 

[bmwbadboy]

 

[Rednine]

whats so special about Norton ?

What sort of daft comment is that - try some history for starters

 

[bmwbadboy]

What sort of daft comment is that - try some history for starters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_World_Champions_by_year

Nothing interesting in its history

 

[alex]

Vlad, honestly, don't piss people off who've an attachment to the brand.

Numbers don't tell everything in life.

- Alex

 

[bmwbadboy]

Vlad, honestly, don't piss people off who've an attachment to the brand.

Numbers don't tell everything in life.

- Alex

Okay!

 

[alex]

The juice. Part 1. A gamekeeper?!

https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/norton-was-it-a-fraud-from-the-start?

 

[soofsayer]

The juice. Part 1. A gamekeeper?!

https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/norton-was-it-a-fraud-from-the-start?

Thanks for posting. Interesting read...

 

[roadrunner]

Hmm! Very interesting read

 

[alex]

@JaimeMac - deleted your new thread as this one existed already.

 

[JamieMac]

As above.....