(09-06-2015, 08:18 PM)Allyshaper Wrote:

(09-06-2015, 08:02 PM)R7A5B0 Wrote: the sad thing about all of this is the norton brand is a viable one . the engineering capacity and desire has always been right here in the uk,but until someone of mr bloors capabilities gets the rights to the norton name all we will get is more fur coat and no knickers.

So you wouldnt mind if Nortons were made in Thailand then,would that still be a Norton?

to be fair,yes i would mind . i would rather see it made in the uk,the badge on the bike says what it is though, where it is made does not define what it is. the big problem with that is the uk mentality to manufacturing . make a company successful then sell it ,coupled with our p*** poor management capability ( strange when we appear to be turning into a nation of managers and wannabes ) and lack of desire to genuinely invest for the future. there are exceptions to this norm,but not enough.

running companies solely for the benefit of shareholders is another problem that kills investment. you only have to look at the big family owned firms in germany to see how a large manufacturing business should be run.

regarding the current norton situation, it might put a few pennies in some peoples pockets for a few years,but a new british motorcycling dynasty to rival triumph it will not be,and that is a shame. you only have to look at how well the other european manufacturers are doing to see it is a viable prospect.