Norton have gone bust.....

Started by Maddog, January 29, 2020, 10:08:38 PM

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Maddog

Seems they have gone into administration! Shame as they make a great bike...

komp

difficult times for all businesses at the moment
lets hope they can be rescued again
KTM 1290 Superduke GT
BMW R nine T

Alzo


MOzZereLLa

Poor business plan and stupid prices for vey nice looking (but hardly groundbreaking) motorcycles.

Very sad they didn't consider the price point.
Significantly faster than you.....

Maddog

From reading between the lines on some social media posts today there may be a fair bit of blame for the current owner Mr Garner...

MOzZereLLa

Significantly faster than you.....

Alzo

Dipping in to Pension fund...not good

komp

KTM 1290 Superduke GT
BMW R nine T

Foo

So if you'd bought one, do you think it would go up or down in value?

the invisible dog

Quote from: komp on February 19, 2020, 04:07:16 PMi know this has been posted on facebook, but is pretty shocking read.
sounds like his garner fella is a right crook
https://www.superbike.co.uk/article/norton-was-it-a-fraud-from-the-start?fbclid=IwAR2Rh5snTDWIFeOCyZdTSGx9mYdVnN9By7xDjM-U3t-U_nKNf8G2ywIv7aI
Wow! :shocked:
Keeping an eye out for the next instalment...

Maddog

Im not on facebook so could you post the next part/s on here again mate?

Stuart seems like a cheating cnut!!!!

Alzo

Read the article and it beggars belief...if you wrote it as fiction it would be mocked.

DaveH

Unbelievable, how can he, or anyone, get away with that!

Alzo

Quote from: DaveH on February 24, 2020, 12:35:39 PMUnbelievable, how can he, or anyone, get away with that!
It makes no sense at all.

komp

KTM 1290 Superduke GT
BMW R nine T