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- November 29, 2003 at 8:32 pm #8442RadarModerator
There was a big sale yesterday (28/11/03) of all the remaining contents of the old Norton factory in Shenstone Staffs. So ends an era, very sad day for the British bike industry. I visited the factory around the time the F1 was on sale and there seemed to be real hope of a revival back then in 1990. I also saw the Rotary racers at Snetterton in the late 1980’s and were just awesome. So fast on the main straight that the RC30 and OWO1 were simply blown away. Perhaps the Norton brand can rise again with a visionary at the helm, much in the way Triumph has.
November 30, 2003 at 11:38 pm #17002cookeyeParticipantradar i remember them well those smokey oilyw**kel fast things later ones even had good looks on thier side shame they stoped them from raceing them.
November 30, 2003 at 11:40 pm #17003cookeyeParticipantDid you notice that the word w**kel has been censerd in my post do you think it is on enviromental grounds or gramer like mine[][]
cookeye
[]December 1, 2003 at 2:14 pm #17004imperialdataKeymasterGorgeous bike at the time but now looks a little “sports tourer” ish.
Swear filter is sitting in the background and occasionally picks up the odd ‘proper’ word with a rude word enveloped inside. No spelling mistakes, just me being over-cautious.
Although, that said, it’s for the same reasons the ‘powers that be’ on the Web don’t allow http://www.sc**thorpe.co.uk
December 1, 2003 at 8:34 pm #17005RadarModeratorIsn’t that where Kevin Keegan started his football career? Nuff said…
December 2, 2003 at 9:10 am #17006AnonymousInactiveWhat happened to the Nortonw**kel engine? Didn’t someone have the blueprints and want to produce it in a different frame?
December 2, 2003 at 9:11 am #17007AnonymousInactiveOh, and hi to all of you guys on this forum, I’m new to this game. Be gentle with me.
December 2, 2003 at 1:56 pm #17008cookeyeParticipantbeefstew
welcome we are gentle with everyone thanks for joining us
cookeye
tell us about yourself and your ridesDecember 28, 2003 at 9:43 pm #17009cookeyeParticipantHope you all had a nice Christmas
I found this on me mates website thought you might like to look at it, he is one of them real clever blokes that dont stop untill its perfect, this was the finish of one of them type bikes,oh yeh its a nortonDecember 29, 2003 at 7:57 pm #17010RadarModeratorHad a good Xmas Cheers. The Norton looks tasty, what is your mates website address?
December 30, 2003 at 12:15 am #17011cookeyeParticipanthttp://www.t8ts.co.ukRadar its the freind of mine that sells the triumph parts.
cookeye
[]December 31, 2004 at 1:39 am #17012VVankelParticipantHiya from newbie on here… just how many bike forums are there on the www[?] my bike is a Norton Interpol 2 Rotary. I cant figure out how to attach a piccy on here so heres a link (hopefully) to my homepage which has a pic of my bike outside the Ace Cafe…
https://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.nicol/December 31, 2004 at 2:14 am #17013VVankelParticipantLets try this…
December 31, 2004 at 11:19 am #17014GixParticipantVVankel…welcome mate!
To post a piccie, go to said piccie on site, right click on piccie, select properties, copy url, then use the image tags and paste piccie.
like this….
[img**]https://homepage.ntlworld.com/derek.nicol/index_files/MyPicAce.jpg[**/img]but without the stars gives you this…
Your piccie!
The image tags are in the row of boxes on the format line[]Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
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December 31, 2004 at 12:30 pm #17015imperialdataKeymasterAnd what a beauty it is, welcome to the forum VVankel. Did you restore it or buy it like that?
Can’t think of a better backdrop for a pic of that bike!
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