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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: androo on November 03, 2006, 11:33:20 PM

Title: Ooohh! New nortons!
Post by: androo on November 03, 2006, 11:33:20 PM

Hmmmm...

Not really a Manx is it??!!

http://www.nortonvilliers.com/motorcycles.htm

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Title: Re: Ooohh! New nortons!
Post by: Bruce on November 03, 2006, 05:02:08 PM

Hmm not my idea of a Norton

Title: Re: Ooohh! New nortons! ...yeh but......
Post by: Steve Lake on November 03, 2006, 05:29:27 PM

Have you seen what Brian Crighton's up to?  an updated rotary norton racer......and Steve Spray's gonna be riding it.....
I thought those Roraries were fanatastic, I watched them at snetterton with Hislop and Spray just demolishing the opposition, and those bikes were  set up and developed by Crighton.....really hope he does well with this new venture....I know it's non-thumper....but it is british.....and he is the editor of classic bike (or was, not sure what his position is now?)

Title: Re: Ooohh! New nortons!
Post by: guest27 on November 03, 2006, 06:00:01 PM

Still have my Norton RCW588 "nipstuffer' T-shirt from the IoM, complete with "Come on Norton Stuff the Nips" across the back.  We had a banner with the same on it and sat on Laurel banks for one of the races and did they sound sooo eeeeeeeeee spine on fire when they came flying through.  WHYat surprised us was seeing Trevor Nation in the paddock a couple of days later - he spotted the t-shirt and asked if we were the guys on the bank.  Aparently he had spotted us as he was racing through - said that this banner just jumped out of the greenery at him.  Signed the t-shirt too (OK I am a boring sad git).  Yes they sound wonderful and really really fly.  Though I suppose if they do start racing again - in what class? - we will have the previous argument about capacity.
Wonder if the fuel injectors make them less thirsty?

Oh and who wants to buy a slightly used wife and two young boys - if I am to have one I need some serious funds.

R

Title: Re: Ooohh! New nortons!
Post by: J Hop on November 03, 2006, 07:48:48 PM

The marketing men's waffle after the description of each bike is brilliant, I was laughing so hard a bit of wee came out. "witchcraft" lol.

Title: How do they say that in Mandarin?
Post by: GB500nz on November 04, 2006, 08:43:53 AM

Those are all Chinese. Nothing wrong with that, but you can buy Chinese bikes for less from other companies. How many firms are making "Nortons" this year anyway?

Title: Re: Ooohh! New nortons!
Post by: steffan on November 04, 2006, 05:17:15 PM

Now that's sad!!

Title: Re: Ooohh! New nortons! ...yeh but......
Post by: androo on November 06, 2006, 11:07:02 AM

Quote from: SteveL on November 03, 2006, 05:29:27 PM

Have you seen what Brian Crighton's up to?  an updated rotary norton racer......and Steve Spray's gonna be riding it.....
and he is the editor of classic bike (or was, not sure what his position is now?)

Hiya steve-

Got any web info on an updated "Roton"??

And I think the CB editor is a different brian crighton isn't it??  Maybe I'm wrong, but he looks pretty different now!!!

Cheers for now

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