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New 2005 Norvil Commando on ebay
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grandpaul said:
Uh, you do know that Norvil does make new bikes? So 2005 is entirely possible.
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Its an orginal 71 'remanufactured' in 2005. Nothing much different from a number of projects undertaken by forum members and less work than some of the more involved ones. Its had 2 offers which will be revealed when the auction finishes.
Wonder if these bikes are the source of all the 2nd hand tat Norvil have on ebay which now includes 2 sorry looking Boyer stator plates at £23 plus postage each :roll: .
Wonder if these bikes are the source of all the 2nd hand tat Norvil have on ebay which now includes 2 sorry looking Boyer stator plates at £23 plus postage each :roll: .
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grandpaul said:
Rebuilt in 2005. But apparently because it was re-imported from Italy it sounds like it had to be re-rtegistered as a 2005? I don't know the intricacies of MOT other fun stuff. And hope I never need to.
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I was unlucky enough to test ride one of these a few years ago
Before I bought a CNW .
To say it was crap was an understatement .
There's a guy I know who goes to the same
Truck stop as me who paid £12,500 for his
Norvil he's since sold it and had a new Manx
Norton built which is very nice
Before I bought a CNW .
To say it was crap was an understatement .
There's a guy I know who goes to the same
Truck stop as me who paid £12,500 for his
Norvil he's since sold it and had a new Manx
Norton built which is very nice
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swooshdave said:
Yes, it would have lost it's original UK vehicle identity (registration mark = license plate number-as you'd call it) when it was exported.
swooshdave said:
The "MOT" (certificate) is an annual safety inspection required for vehicles over 3 years old.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... DG_4022109
Without a valid MOT certificate (and insurance) a "road tax disc" cannot be obtained.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... G_10021514
The editor and owner of Real Classic mag has just had his Mk3 roadster rebuilt by Norvil and initially his partner seems happy. Check http://www.realclassic.co.uk/norvil_nor ... o_850.html. It'll be interesting to see how the relationship develops. I think the problem with any 'new' re-build is that no matter how many new parts are used it takes time for the whole plot to settle down.
Richard B. mentioned his poor experience but does not say what the problem was. Did it not handle? Did it not run well? I hope for the owners sakes that old con rods were not being used in £4000 engines. I don't think even he'd do that. As for the used 'tat' on Ebay its called 'recycling' :wink:
Richard B. mentioned his poor experience but does not say what the problem was. Did it not handle? Did it not run well? I hope for the owners sakes that old con rods were not being used in £4000 engines. I don't think even he'd do that. As for the used 'tat' on Ebay its called 'recycling' :wink:
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the problems were poor quality of finish( in my opinion , and when i took one for a ride i couldn't believe the vibration levels.Keith1069 said:
ie worse than when norton built them in the 70's , i know i had one new.......
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Keith1069 said:
It wouldn't be anything to do with the fact that F & R probably got a whopping great discount off the price for doing an ELEVEN-PAGE feature in the mag-plus the front cover shot, and Norvil of course being one of their major magazine advertisers? :wink:
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coco wrote;
Quite right too. I have a friend who is a director of arguably the biggest motorcycle magazine publishing group in the UK. He says that even if a product that they are given to test or evaluate is s***t, it still gets a positive if not glowing review and never negative, as they are paying (the wages of the magazine) for advertising space elsewhere to try and sell their product on the back of the review.
You don't bite the hand that feeds you.
When I was younger I believed everything that I read. I am now very very cynical :twisted:
Quite right too. I have a friend who is a director of arguably the biggest motorcycle magazine publishing group in the UK. He says that even if a product that they are given to test or evaluate is s***t, it still gets a positive if not glowing review and never negative, as they are paying (the wages of the magazine) for advertising space elsewhere to try and sell their product on the back of the review.
You don't bite the hand that feeds you.
When I was younger I believed everything that I read. I am now very very cynical :twisted:
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