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Norton motorcycles coming back
may have heard the news that someone has bought up the rights to the Norton name and all that goes with it - including the tooling - prototypes etc for production to start.
What are everyone elses thoughts? CAn he make a go of it?
I think that there is room for them definately alongside Triumph in the UK market . but Im not sure if his "keep it small" approach is the right one and would have thought using Triumphs reemergance as a good model to be the way to go. - maybe the current economic market wouldnt allow this
Although I am a little annoyed that the media seemed to have jumped onto this news item but dont recall the same fever around Triumph when John Bloor got them going again in the late 80's early 90's. Plus the media "most famous name in British Motorcycling" gets on my wick too - as they have given no credit to Triumph at all despite them now have the UK's largest vehicle production by number of units being produced per year. over 30,000 and still climbing.
Not that I have anything against Norton and the people who are perpared to take it on. just a bit of credit if they want to blow the British trumpet would be nice.
What are everyone elses thoughts? CAn he make a go of it?
I think that there is room for them definately alongside Triumph in the UK market . but Im not sure if his "keep it small" approach is the right one and would have thought using Triumphs reemergance as a good model to be the way to go. - maybe the current economic market wouldnt allow this
Although I am a little annoyed that the media seemed to have jumped onto this news item but dont recall the same fever around Triumph when John Bloor got them going again in the late 80's early 90's. Plus the media "most famous name in British Motorcycling" gets on my wick too - as they have given no credit to Triumph at all despite them now have the UK's largest vehicle production by number of units being produced per year. over 30,000 and still climbing.
Not that I have anything against Norton and the people who are perpared to take it on. just a bit of credit if they want to blow the British trumpet would be nice.
Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig
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The Norton Commando was always a dream bike of mine, so I'd love to see the company come back. But I certainly don't think that they are the most famous British bike company. Triumph and BSA are probably more famous. Another British bike manufacturer has to be a good thing.0
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A guy from rochdale did this a few years back, with Norton - even produced a prototype. It didn't go anywhere though, in any sense.0
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