Norton go into administration

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Joe Craig,Ray Petty,Bill Lacey,Steve Lancefield,etc,etc,must be spinning in their graves,to think that this jumped up wanker has brought such a mark to its knees is unbelievable 

Don’t forget Francis Beart, famous for his Norton development. Having watched a U tube clip on the subject, the figures involved are obscene. Other than the £300k owed to HMRC, there’s also £14mill to UK pensioners,£5mill in deposits from US customers,£16mill deposits from UK customers, £20 mill deposits from Japanese customers, £5mill owed to Chinese development companies, £4 mill in UK grants, and a £750k loan to UK banks. And no doubt that’s just for starters. :eek :eek
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How could I forget the great Francis Beart with his trade mark pale green masterpieces,he even used to take metal out of the ends of engine bolts and hollow out non load bearing ones,all in the pursuit of light weight and when the 350 Manx was no longer competitive he turned his magic to the 350 Aermacchis which were works of art. :thumbup