How about this then

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paddyz1 · #1 Post by **paddyz1** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:10 pm

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/norton06120100.html

I would have one

Gio · #2 Post by **Gio** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:51 pm

FFS thats just a badge, its not a real Norton.

BTW shouldn't this be in Bikes?

Samray · #3 Post by **Samray** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:59 pm

Stunning.

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:58 pm

Gio wrote:FFS thats just a badge, its not a real Norton.

BTW shouldn't this be in Bikes?

.... so what makes a "real Norton" then?

(or maybe it's not in bikes because it's not a real Norton)

Fausto · #5 Post by **Fausto** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:29 pm

It's 'not a real Norton' because it works........ Possibly

paddyz1 · #6 Post by **paddyz1** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:56 pm

Who cares if it is Norton or not. I like it.

Old farts

Gio · #7 Post by **Gio** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:49 am

D-Rider wrote:
Gio wrote:FFS thats just a badge, its not a real Norton.

BTW shouldn't this be in Bikes?
.... so what makes a "real Norton" then?

(or maybe it's not in bikes because it's not a real Norton)

As a cousin of mine who is a Norton fanatic, would say, if bits don't fall off and it doesn't leak oil, it ain't a Norton. QED

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:20 am

... but does anyone know that this new one doesn't share these attributes?

(I certainly hope it doesn't, I think it's unlikely that it does .... but it's too early to write it off

)

Gio · #9 Post by **Gio** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:36 pm

D-Rider wrote:... but does anyone know that this new one doesn't share these attributes?

(I certainly hope it doesn't, I think it's unlikely that it does .... but it's too early to write it off )

Well even if it did can you see the 60 years old queueing up to buy it?

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:49 pm

Gio wrote:
D-Rider wrote:... but does anyone know that this new one doesn't share these attributes?

(I certainly hope it doesn't, I think it's unlikely that it does .... but it's too early to write it off )
Well even if it did can you see the 60 years old queueing up to buy it?

Well I doubt that so many 60yr olds would buy a traditional Norton race bike either.

However, if they made a road version, I certainly could see that 60 yr olds would consider it.
There are a good number of Falco riders in their mid to late 50s and even a few in their 60s - and I bet a road going version of the Norton would appeal to some of them.
I'll be there myself in less than a decade and I hope that I wouldn't feel it completely wrong for me. It seems to have a good blend of modern and more traditional styling.

..... and what's the theory between it not being a proper Norton unless it appeals to the over 60s market. Think back to Norton's heyday - were most of the riders in their 60s? I think that more were probably in their 20s and maybe their 30s.

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:12 pm

D-Rider wrote:and what's the theory between it not being a proper Norton unless it appeals to the over 60s market. Think back to Norton's heyday - were most of the riders in their 60s? I think that more were probably in their 20s and maybe their 30s.

Those riders were in their 20's and 30's then, thats the theory. I'd guess and say how many of todays 20 to 30 year olds have ever heard of Norton before, not that many I'm sure.

Samray · #12 Post by **Samray** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:13 pm

Gio wrote: Those riders were in their 20's and 30's then, thats the theory. I'd guess and say how many of todays 20 to 30 year olds have ever heard of Norton before, not that many I'm sure.

Crighton's peak achievement was in 1994, when his Nortons sponsored by Duckhams Oils dominated the UK's premier Superbike championship.

Gio · #13 Post by **Gio** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:47 pm

Samray wrote:
Gio wrote: Those riders were in their 20's and 30's then, thats the theory. I'd guess and say how many of todays 20 to 30 year olds have ever heard of Norton before, not that many I'm sure.

Crighton's peak achievement was in 1994, when his Nortons sponsored by Duckhams Oils dominated the UK's premier Superbike championship.

I know nothing about that, which proves what exactly?

BTW I bet you went hunting

Samray · #14 Post by **Samray** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:10 pm

Pee orf Gio. You must be going senile if you cant remember those bootiful black beasts ripping up the tarmac.

Gio · #15 Post by **Gio** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:28 pm

Samray wrote:Pee orf Gio. You must be going senile if you cant remember those bootiful black beasts ripping up the tarmac.

Must be like those beautiful

bikes with the dusbin style fuel tanks you admired at BH in 01.