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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    Well this is interesting, might be a resurgence from an unexpected direction!
    https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/norton-motorcycles/
    That's probably the most expected outcome of all. They were already involved in engine production.
    It wouldn't have saved Norton from going broke, not if 7/8 of the money from the Chinese went in Garners personal account, which is the most likely scenario.
    These arseholes are full of nasty surprises, I doubt this is the last one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    Well this is interesting, might be a resurgence from an unexpected direction!
    https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/norton-motorcycles/
    The only thing that bothers me about that is the date of the item.
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    The article says it was published today?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Laava View Post
    The article says it was published today?
    In Britain that was the first.

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    Hard to say what is going on here but Stuart Garner has resigned as director and the same day Susanah Garner is appointed director. No matter what, you can be sure this is as dodgy as fuck. So far the only customers who have gotten their money back seem to be from credit card deposits.

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    This is one man's take on the latest developments including those in Laava's post.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0uUTgjYaUU
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    Yep, pretty sad state...
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    Quote Originally Posted by F5 Dave View Post
    Don't be despondent , sometimes these things take a while. Heck my Dad has an order in for a car that's been quite some time. He got sick of these rusty jap boxes, so apparently this one comes with a Stainless Steel body. Never rust he says. Thinking about it I was a teenager when he placed the order. . .
    I remember my dad poring over the brochures for the new Mazda 808 must have been 1976 ?

    Our EJ Holden was getting tired so he decided to buy a Hillman Hunter . Buying British was always the right choice.

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    Yeah I was kinda going for a Delorean gag
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    Superbike Magazine have reported that they have received paperwork from the Companies Office indicating that TVS has started the process of buying Norton.
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    TVS have bought Norton for sixteen million quid. I hope they did their due diligence and know what they are getting. Otherwise though I wish them well.
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    https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/...-to-buy-norton
    Hope it works out. Apparently all the staff get to keep their jobs. That is, if they haven't already got a new job and/or they haven't been left with a bad taste in their mouths!...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    TVS have bought Norton for sixteen million quid. I hope they did their due diligence and know what they are getting. Otherwise though I wish them well.

    Didn't know much about TVS except their entrance into the Dakar rally in 2015. I've just had a read up on them, they certainly appear to have the ability to turn things around for Norton.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gearup View Post
    Didn't know much about TVS except their entrance into the Dakar rally in 2015. I've just had a read up on them, they certainly appear to have the ability to turn things around for Norton.
    Anyone not stuffing their own pockets with investor & client funds stands a better chance than the last bloke.

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