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PostPosted: Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:46 am    Post subject: Norton in administration Reply with quote

This news passed me by a couple of weeks ago

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/jan/29/norton-motorcycles-goes-into-administration

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Read this and weep .....

https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/norton-was-it-a-fraud-from-the-start
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a complete and utter disaster for a fantastic brand, assume the brand bpname is dead and buried now?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow that does make for a grim read.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Part 2

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

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now sold to an India business

https://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/story/bikes/norton-motorcycles-acquired-by-tvs-motor/

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