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Re: Norton no more

Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:31 pm
by boxerscott
In retrospect it is a shame. The company has been trading for about 11 years. The bikes actually do look nice and i dare say they will at some point be collectables. I was keen to hear what owners were saying about them.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... -961/2009/

In some respects there may be a De Lorean element to this story where the business owner gets desperate to finance his project and keep the factory running. Wildly ambitious. He may get a film out of it!

Chris

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:05 am
by boxerscott
:shock: :shock: Wow, harsh publication, these are serious allegations and incredible revelations.

https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/nor ... -the-start

Chris

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:32 pm
by ianc53
Thanks Chris, not a pretty picture - and it sounds like there's plenty more to come.

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:23 pm
by Neil178
When the time comes, I hope he does drop the soap. :shock:

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:25 pm
by boxerscott
Neil178 wrote:When the time comes, I hope he does drop the soap. :shock:
:shock: :lol: :lol:

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 5:52 pm
by andy griff
Having read the Superbike article, I am amazed this has not unravelled before. The Spondon shenanigans are fraud and forgery and that was 10 years ago.
PS - if anyone here has an alcoholic partner who'd like to give half a business away I've got this friend who recently ..... :bounce:

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:50 pm
by NewbeeBMW
Was quite a close one for me, when the v4 was first advertised I put my name down for a test ride, about 3 months ago I chased it up with the factory and was told that the first road going bikes were imminent and if I wanted to secure one of these bikes all it would cost was 500 quid with delivery in around 12 months with the proviso that if I didn't like the bike the deposit was fully refundable!
Was very tempted at the time but something made me pull back, feel sorry for people that have lost their livelyhoods and investments, maybe one day someone catches up with the con artist.

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:09 pm
by boxerscott
andy griff wrote:Having read the Superbike article, I am amazed this has not unravelled before. The Spondon shenanigans are fraud and forgery and that was 10 years ago.
PS - if anyone here has an alcoholic partner who'd like to give half a business away I've got this friend who recently ..... :bounce:
aye. That resonated with me. Funny how they all gravitate to each other.

Chris

Re: Norton no more

Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:59 pm
by Neil178
Along similar lines is the recent demise of a well known independent Yorkshire garage specialising in Porsches.
Many guys lost huge sums of money through the garage, much of it was fraudulent.
The warnings on the web were there but not on the popular sites. That was due to the sites worrying about being sued (hence my not naming them) so the threads were just deleted. So many guys just had no idea of just how high risk the garage was.

I think we are all guilty of being too trusting and attributing others with our own standards. However, in bikes, boats, cars and aircraft it seems that there too many shysters taking advantage of human nature and causing lots of grief.
Due diligence may not save the day but it sure isn’t any good after the event.

Re: Norton no more / update superbike part 2

Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 10:09 pm
by boxerscott
https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/nor ... t-part-two

Cheeky so and so represents himself and wins case against billionaires (engine supplier) barrister. Remarkable!

Chris

Re: Norton no more / update superbike part 2

Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:58 pm
by Wassy
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Re: Norton no more / update superbike part 2

Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 2:55 pm
by boxerscott
Great caricature!


Chris

Re: Norton no more / update superbike part 2

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:08 am
by Blackal
The latest from Visordown

https://www.visordown.com/news/general/ ... -under?amp

Looks like Stuart Garner isn't losing out ..........

Re: Norton no more / update superbike part 2

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:22 pm
by boxerscott
The Fox runs a long way, eventually it gets caught.

Chris

Re: Norton no more / update superbike part 2

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:23 pm
by Blackal