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Norton's back!

  1. 10-17-08, 06:07 PM #1
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    Norton's back!

    Good news for Britbike fans: the Norton brand, trademarks, and intellectual property (including the bike developed by Kenny Dreer) have been bought by Norton Racing Ltd, and they plan to revive it in the same way Triumph was brought back from the abyss.
    Norton Press Release

    I want me a new Manx Norton, but I'll be very happy with one of these too:


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    Re: Norton's back!

    Quote Originally Posted by markbvt View Post
    Good news for Britbike fans: the Norton brand, trademarks, and intellectual property (including the bike developed by Kenny Dreer) have been bought by Norton Racing Ltd, and they plan to revive it in the same way Triumph was brought back from the abyss.
    Norton Press Release

    I want me a new Manx Norton, but I'll be very happy with one of these too:


    --mark
    I want one too!

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    Re: Norton's back!

    That would get the job done!

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    Re: Norton's back!

    For a naked bike that's pretty freakin' sweet!

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  5. 10-17-08, 06:34 PM #5
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    Re: Norton's back!

    A road going version of their rotary racer wouldn't be bad either....

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    Re: Norton's back!

    Wow!

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  9. 10-18-08, 08:59 AM #9
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    Re: Norton's back!

    Quote Originally Posted by jeffsv View Post
    A road going version of their rotary racer wouldn't be bad either....

    Ask and you shall receive...

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    Re: Norton's back!

    I really like it. Hopefully all the issues they used to have were fixed.

    Anyone know what the pricing will be like on the naked?

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  11. 10-18-08, 09:34 AM #11
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    Re: Norton's back!

    sweeeeet... I heard rumors about this back a few years ago & first saw that black naked... I think it's fucking beautiful.

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    Re: Norton's back!

    I am in LUST !

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    Re: Norton's back!

    Quote Originally Posted by GixerJockey View Post
    Ask and you shall receive...
    Heh, heh, I saw that too.... As with any bust - revival - bust - revival of a company, I won't hold my breath (well, too long anyway)

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    Quote Originally Posted by markbvt View Post
    I want....

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    Re: Norton's back!

    I would totally fornicate with that bike

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    Re: Norton's back!

    Wow that reminds me of...


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    Re: Norton's back!

    Quote Originally Posted by -jro- View Post
    I want....



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    Re: Norton's back!

    Rotary well done is a great MC power plant

    Only great inputs from Mazda would get it through emissions

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffsv View Post

    wow, that guy is all crossed up

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    Re: Norton's back!

    I would have sex with that bike and not nice tender loving sex. It would be drunk hair pulling ass slapping throat choking hate fucking. :-) ...sorry.

    I want to build a TriTon cafe racer some day. Maybe I'll buy this instead.

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    Re: Norton's back!

    Quote Originally Posted by OreoGitorio View Post
    I heard rumors about this back a few years ago & first saw that black naked... I think it's fucking beautiful.

    Yeah, that Commando has been floating around the Internet for a few years now; it was developed by Kenny Dreer's incarnation of Norton, but they couldn't pull together enough investors to put it into production.

    From what I've read, Norton Racing Ltd sounds much more likely to be able to pull it off. Time will tell.

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