The classic Norton group is down the hall to the right. You’re in the wrong room.I tell you what I think the worst part of this new Norton launch is, the effin’ blanket marketing. Everywhere I go, every website pop up ad and YouTube ads galore, all dull ‘n’ grey; enough already
At this point after EICMA, do we even know that there is one anymore?
Seems that way. Never before have they came here, now they’re flooding the gates.
Define "Real Norton Owner".
Apparently you have no sense of humor.
Stop picking fights.
Say something humorous and I'll find it funny! Read the room - if you think your comments are making people laugh, think again. Reread what you wrote that I responded to and you'll have your answer
First of all, I was never responding to you. It was you who took it all seriously.Say something humorous and I'll find it funny! Read the room - if you think your comments are making people laugh, think again. Reread what you wrote that I responded to and you'll have your answer
You're also a Triumph guy, I guess. When I say I own a T100, T120, Trident, and other Triumphs, I am not talking about bikes made this century. That Triumph reuses monikers like that is not to imply that they are the same. A "Commando" built this century is not what most here call a Commando, and I doubt seriously that those who built the "Commandos" this century were trying to make them the same - would be pretty stupid to imply that all these years later you're building something the same as the 70s. Even though Triumphs have been more or less continuously made, they are a long way from Triumph Engineering with stops along the way being owned by many, including NVT.
So, no, your 961 is not a Commando in my book, it is a bike made by a guy who bought the rights to a company name as a follow-on company to NVT who called a new model a "Commando".
I do not know, nor do I give a crap about the fine details of the ownership of the British motorcycle industry names so let's not get off on that tangent!
Like most my age, Triumph, BSA, and Norton were the names I associated with as a teenager and young adult. For others, it would have been Harley, especially when the Sportster became popular due to the TV show "Then came Bronson". Had I been a couple of years younger, it would probably have been Honda, Yamahaha, or Susucki. They certainly were taking over!
Wow! That's a LOT of misreading!First of all, I was never responding to you. It was you who took it all seriously.
I was responding to “Cafe au Lait” in which he
I own a 1951 6T, a 1953 T100C and a 2020 TFC. Does this make me more of a Triumph guy than you because mine are older? No.
Does it make you more of a Norton guy because yours are older? No.
Just because modern Norton 961’s and now the V4’s were made this century, doesn’t mean they are any less Nortons. But apparently they are because you say so.
I understand the point you’re trying to make and I get it. It doesn’t offend or bother me. In some ways I don’t disagree with you.
One could say the same about any generation of the Norton’s. You know, since they been bought, sold and owned by so many different companies and corporations throughout its history. So yeah, the Modern Norton is still a Norton even if you disagree. Says so on the tank.
“A "Commando" built this century is not what most here call a Commando”
Well my friend, we are on the “MODERN NORTON” group.
“Like most my age, Triumph, BSA, and Norton were the names I associated with as a teenager and young adult.”
Exactly my point. I rest my case. And no, I’m not starting a fight. I was pointing out that since the new v4 and atlas bikes been in the works, more of the classic guys have been commenting here.
Does it bother me? Absolutely not.
I don’t own the rights to this forum. Even if I did, I still welcome all, even non Norton owners.
"Never before have they came here, now they’re flooding the gates"
