Perhaps before Peter White's posts are removed from the NOC website, as were the posts about the Andover Norton vs NOC legal dispute,
Peter's posts should be kept for posterity:
Submitted by Peter White on Wed, 29/11/2017
This defamatory statement was brought to the attention of the NOC Exec some months ago and it's very disappointing that Andover Norton have not yet seen fit to remove it. Our understanding is that the gaskets in question were indeed purchased by the club from that well known supplier based in Staffordshire. On enquiry they advised - and are prepared to swear an affidavit to the fact - that it was part of a consignment originating from - you guessed it.. Andover Norton...
Submitted by Peter White on Mon, 04/12/2017
Members should take care before immediately taking sides against the club spares scheme without giving the matter some thought. Perhaps firstly we should ask What is a "genuine" spare part? Andover Norton spares can no longer be branded Norton spares as the name is now licensed by Stuart Garner and Norton Motorcycles Ltd. Although AN hold a number of original drawings of Norton parts, they are not alone in doing so and their list of drawings is by no means comprehensive. Frankly for a spare part to be marketed as a "genuine" spare, some 50 years after the original design is perhaps being optimistic. Iâd suggest that quality and value are much more important issues?
Now we come to the defamatory statement regarding the club's spares scheme - the NOC does market a small number of Commando spares. Frankly we have never attempted to compete with the major suppliers as the Commando parts marketplace has been pretty robust. That said, we are required by our constitution to help ensure the supply of spares to our members and maintaining the spares scheme is an important part of that. In my earlier post I didn't state that AN had sold the spares to Norvil - merely that the spares had originated there. What seems likely is that if there was a quality problem, the club may not have had the opportunity to resolve it with the member. It was wrong however for Andover Norton to infer that the Club sells poor quality and non "genuine" parts.
That the club has not chosen to purchase spares from Andover Norton has much more to do with Mr Seifert's pricing than his quality which is generally acceptable. Just as Joe maintains his membership of the club so do many NOC members purchase his spare parts. I for one am not looking to escalate this disagreement into something which could endanger either.