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Thanks for the correction - every day is a learning day!
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Is that the one with ‘60’ on its’ tail? Now I thought that had appeared in Norton advertising somewhere but I may be totally wrong?!
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Well spotted - I thought I’d seen it before....!
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What happened to investagive journalism.Sold to finance the escape private jet hire
A well known British motorcycle paper did not know what was happening till after the event...
A well known British motorcycle journalist and road tester with a deep knowledge of all things Norton was in the dark!
SG was either very clever at concealing the true facts or there was a lot of blind eyes been turned.
The people who designed the Street 961 did not notice anything wrong.
I a am truly baffled.
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The whole industry and the press knew some of it for years and I know one very scrupulous researcher who has presented the known facts to the various magazines again and again but they wanted nothing off it. I must laugh at MCN's recent promotional piece, something like "Read the Truth in MCN". They knew full well things were rotten in the State of Downington, but turned a blind eye because, they say, every time the "Norton" scroll appears on their title they sell a lot more mags than normal. They also allowed Garner- and he was the only one in the industry, not even the big Japanese manufacturers are allowed to do it- to read and censor all stories about Downington before they were published.
Add to it all publications are shy to publish the truth for fear of being taken to court for libel. If you want to hear the real story turn to industry insiders, not the press. The press want to sell adverts and copies, the truth is not a major concern. As "Terrible Terry" of MCN said to me about 30 years ago when I said: "But Terry, what you wrote is a lie and nothing to do with the truth!" about a big Norton feature in MCN his reply was "Yeah, but it makes good copy!"
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Really astonishing that SG survived another 7,5 years after I had read this. Fortunately I had already bought and received my Commando 961 from Fritz W. Egli just 3 months before following was published:
https://www.bikerglory.com/news/the-norton-saga/
With my brand new MK II engine I hope to have many miles to go...
https://www.bikerglory.com/news/the-norton-saga/
With my brand new MK II engine I hope to have many miles to go...
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SG. this is how it works.
You could of saved the brand, instead you ignored it and stole from people.
You could of saved the brand, instead you ignored it and stole from people.
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how could Steve Miller Of known?
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Maybe Steve Miller thought Garner was the space cowboy .
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Excellent....but Steve McQueen ends up being tangled up in barbed wire....!
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That sounds like a good punishment to start with.
SG obtained Doddington Hall because, as he said, "I've always wanted a big house" then out of the blue came the pension scandal, it begins to get darker and darker............. it might remind you of other people I've heard about.
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To quote the movie "Trading Places" with Eddie Murphy and Dan Akroyd:HA HAA.... Well there's one thing for certain.... i WON'T be gettin a Superlight now ......961 is STILL for sale....(at the moment)
"IN PHILADELPHIA ITS WORTH 50 BUCKS".
He is sat somewhere nice and warm laughing his arse off at this. Check out what Metro bank have as security (UKIPO) and you will see it is not that much. A UK trademark and a UK company owing lots of money, unless Norton Motorcycles UK own and have registered all the global TM's in Norton Motorcycles UK Ltd name, then it looks like even the bank has been had, unless the administrators can go after his global assets.
As for not spotting this, his track record in in 2008 said it all, even then.
As for not spotting this, his track record in in 2008 said it all, even then.
Let's hope the administrators see a benefit in continuing the operation rather than closing it down. Of course the operation will have to move into cheaper facilities.
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Even still, then have to negotiate distribution rights for each global area. Pointless, unless all TM's are owned by the manufacturer.
Or Zongshen just keep using the name. Best of luck challenging them on that front to stop them.
Problems all around it seems, what a mess, administrators and a bank that don't understand Norton are effectively bailing out a sinking ship slower than the water is coming in. They have one hell of job on their hands.
Problems all around it seems, what a mess, administrators and a bank that don't understand Norton are effectively bailing out a sinking ship slower than the water is coming in. They have one hell of job on their hands.
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