More sad News. Norton Motorcycles in Administration - Page 3

dattrike · 30th January 2020, 14:31

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

here's my biggest regret:-

Sold it for £55 with the sidecar! It was a lovely bike to ride, with smooth engine and gearing, plus very comfortable. It's been to the States since and that pic was taken by its owner living about 50 miles away from my current location in Norfolk!
Always fancied a Norton but have also had BSA Royal Star, Honda CB750 Ten Year Anniversary Limited Edition, Honda CB 250, CB 500, Suzuki GT 380, GSX600, GSF600, etc., etc.

No doubt Norton prices will go up even more now!

Lovely comet, worth about £20000 now.

bsafly · 30th January 2020, 18:12

Still enjoying my 1938 BSA Empire star, owned it for around 20 years, still use it for work almost every day in the summer, all country lanes out to Finchingfield, popular today with 'modern ' bikers. Some days just have to take the long, indirect route home! Great bike just to jump on and dissappear for a few hours or so on the weekend.

bendrick · 31st January 2020, 09:38

I see the owners statement almost inevitably blaming Brexit on the news last night despite Norton failing to supply orders already paid for by customers.

Rather bizarre, failing to fulfil existing orders then presumably blaming an event for not getting enough orders to be viable.

roverbarmy · 31st January 2020, 09:55

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Originally Posted by bsafly

Still enjoying my 1938 BSA Empire star, owned it for around 20 years, still use it for work almost every day in the summer, all country lanes out to Finchingfield, popular today with 'modern ' bikers. Some days just have to take the long, indirect route home! Great bike just to jump on and dissappear for a few hours or so on the weekend.

This was my Royal Star 500

Maybe we should start an old bikes thread?

Or old bikers!

trikey · 31st January 2020, 10:18

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

Maybe we should start an old bikes thread?

Or old bikers!

Plenty of both on here 🤣

bikerdude666 · 31st January 2020, 10:34

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Originally Posted by bendrick

I see the owners statement almost inevitably blaming Brexit on the news last night despite Norton failing to supply orders already paid for by customers.

Rather bizarre, failing to fulfil existing orders then presumably blaming an event for not getting enough orders to be viable.

They had problems fulfilling orders right from the start. Someone on a bike forum I used to be on ordered 1 in around 2010, and put down a deposit. By 2013 the bike still hadn’t been delivered or even built. From what I can remember, he took them to court to get his money back.

dattrike · 31st January 2020, 13:33

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Originally Posted by roverbarmy

This was my Royal Star 500

Maybe we should start an old bikes thread?

Or old bikers!

Join the VMCC like me 😄

Phil th Barrow · 2nd February 2020, 09:14

https://goo.gl/maps/1RS241hkFrdHkGQ57

Finchfield on a "modern" day..:-)

Lancpudn · 2nd February 2020, 10:10

Oh Dear! the saga gets worse.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...ny-and-scandal

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bsafly Just going about! Rover 75 CDTi Connie SE Tourer starlight silver and serpents. MG ZT-T 190+ in Raven Black. Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Great Leighs Posts: 468 Thanks: 626 Thanked 167 Times in 110 Posts	Still enjoying my 1938 BSA Empire star, owned it for around 20 years, still use it for work almost every day in the summer, all country lanes out to Finchingfield, popular today with 'modern ' bikers. Some days just have to take the long, indirect route home! Great bike just to jump on and dissappear for a few hours or so on the weekend.

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bendrick Gets stuck in Ex CDT Auto Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Barry Posts: 655 Thanks: 76 Thanked 266 Times in 155 Posts	I see the owners statement almost inevitably blaming Brexit on the news last night despite Norton failing to supply orders already paid for by customers. Rather bizarre, failing to fulfil existing orders then presumably blaming an event for not getting enough orders to be viable.