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Norton Lives?

Butch

Butch

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‘18 Alta EX006, ‘17 Alta MX019, 06R6, 05TM530, 01TM250 2T, ‘24 Yam Tenere 700, Lightning Spark
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Chanced upon Richard Hammond thing

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About Norton Motorcycles

Learn about the legacy, craftsmanship, and future vision of Norton Motorcycles—British engineering since 1898
www.nortonmotorcycles.com www.nortonmotorcycles.com
 
Not really but the power of reputation keeps the name worth $$$.....

Phil Schilling in "Cycle" magazine in 1974....

"The Norton vertical twin should have died and gone to legend a generation ago. In a world of perfect logic, engine designs should never maunder on for decades and finally be crushed by onrushing technology. Good ideas deserve better. Good engines should go to harvest in the fullness of their autumn; most mechanical things which struggle on simply die cold and wretched in December.
Seasons do not cover England in perfect symmetry. Spring is cold and damp, and so is fall and winter. Onrushing technology there slows; the present walks in cadence with the past. And mechanical things like the Norton twin soldier on and on...through the Fifties...into the Sixties...and reach the mid-Seventies. In other places, someone would have raised the last hurrah at an earlier stage-when the original 500 twin turned to a 600, or 650, or 750, or 850. But somehow, no matter how deep Norton reaches into December, the final cheer never comes. There's only the next hurrah."

Me and mine 50 years ago. Still got it. But zero interest in the "new one".
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Larry... that pic is photo shoot magazine quality.
Super cool. How did that come about??
 
budman said:
Larry... that pic is photo shoot magazine quality.
Super cool. How did that come about??
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Had a photographer friend back in the later 70's in Jersey was going to do a coffee table book (Kramer/Seinfeld...) and did these shots of the local moto crowd. Buncha hippies mostly. Then I guess he got high and forgot about it...
Here's my not-so-studio update...Norton is still pretty...Me, not so much...IMG_1071.JPG
 
I like the subtle difference in your expressions

The younger picture, your grin and eyes say:
"Looking for fun and trouble"

The newer picture expression says:
"Found it, did it, lived it, survived it"
 
augustiron said:
I like the subtle difference in your expressions

The younger picture, your grin and eyes say:
"Looking for fun and trouble"

The newer picture expression says:
"Found it, did it, lived it, survived it"
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More like "I'm TIRED!"
 
someone using my handle in vain...
The Northern California Norton Owners Club is alive well and has about 140 members. Our web site: https://nortonclub.com/.
Our next event is picking up trash at Alices Restaurant on Sunday: doing our bit for the community. We are going to have a presence at the Scotts Valley MC show: https://www.motocharities.com/showdetails.
No club member that I know is interested in the new Nortons: there are better modern bikes out there for less money. The new Nortons have the most tenuous connection to our bikes. Many of us ride modern Triumph Bonnevilles when not on our Nortons
 
I was hoping you’d respond to this thread.
 
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