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"norton" Bust
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, Jan 30 2020 05:43 am
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Posted 30 January 2020 - 05:43 am
"Whats up", "Piston Broke", "Yeah me too...hic"
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Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
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If you want to mark your location on the Carpe map: http://www.carpe-tdm...opic.php?t=5117
Doin valve clearances? Use dappers valve shim exchange program and the job will be carroty - Free (other than you postin me yer shims) for sporting members.
Active member of TPLQHCSRSFC and TSRMCMAS (even though a year off) and avid fan of PM not sent.
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Posted 30 January 2020 - 10:58 am
Wonder how that came about. Tis a shame.
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- Location:HELLO ! I'm in the Library...Notts
- TDM model: 1993
Posted 30 January 2020 - 01:16 pm
Thought it might be the name of the new Norton twin. 
They have a habit of going bust though, don't they ?
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Posted 30 January 2020 - 07:16 pm
Atlas(t)
getting my coat...........
Single-handedly reviving the Wave.
2008 reg. Black TDM 900 ABS
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Posted 30 January 2020 - 07:42 pm
Looks like it's all about a £300k tax bill! We all get them.....
Lock onto my co-ordinates and beam me up !!
04 900 - 92 mk 1 - r 1150 rs - Z550 A1 - 2x bonnies - plastic slug -XL185 - ...not in that order !! (and one or two i don't want / dare to own up to !!)
04 900 - 92 mk 1 - r 1150 rs - Z550 A1 - 2x bonnies - plastic slug -XL185 - ...not in that order !! (and one or two i don't want / dare to own up to !!)
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Backstreet Mechanikin'
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Posted 30 January 2020 - 11:23 pm
quality isn't the best either. Had a look at a 961 headstock bearing once with knocking in the steering. Turned out the bearing seats were out of round and not parallel top to bottom, causing really odd wear to one side of bottom bearing.
Master engineer said it was weld distortion and tube should have been machined after welding. We didn't take the job on either.
2002 900 silver,oil pressure switch with brass 90 degree conversion, RG fork protectors. Wilburs custom made rear Shock with remote hydraulic preload and RG shocktube, Wilburs front springs. Scotoiler with a custom made swing arm delivery unit. Silicone radiator hoses.BMW 1150 handguards with Touratech extensions, Carbon Fibre yoke cover and fender extenda, MRA flip screen, Yamaha Engine bars, SW Motech Centre Stand, Kappa wingrack three box Luggage with E21's as option from the K960 boxes, Zumo 660 satnav on Touratech mount, Led Voltage monitor, Baglux tank cover, Clear LED Rear light, Aux LED brake light, BikeVis bullet LED's under front nose,Stainless rear axle nut, stainless chain adjusters, stainless wheel spacers front and rear, Probolt Polished Stainless Flanged Hex engine screws, Polished stainless fairing screws, stainless disc bolts. Titanium brake pins front, Probolt Titanium Flanged Hex Front Caliper Bolts & Rear caliper slide pins Adventure Spec Tool tube under rear rack, left and right sides with custom alloy mounts.<p>Top Sellerie double gel pad seat. Carbon Fibre inner dash and side infill panels. Anodised black alloy swingarm pivot bolt covers and footpegs, Nano II Gear indicator.
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is it Jizzy Rascal time yet.....?
- Location:Parish of Cruwys (pronounced 'Cruise' just loike Tom) Morchard, Mid Devon.
- TDM model: 1999
Posted 31 January 2020 - 12:00 pm
quality isn't the best either. Had a look at a 961 headstock bearing once with knocking in the steering. Turned out the bearing seats were out of round and not parallel top to bottom, causing really odd wear to one side of bottom bearing.
Master engineer said it was weld distortion and tube should have been machined after welding. We didn't take the job on either.
man that sounds like alorra hassle.
spyball alarm/immob, bluespot brake calipers and Stainless hoses, Fournales air adjustable shock with Remote Resevoir, forks raised 10mm thru yokes, racetech linear fork springs in 15 wt oil, Kappa wingrack/luggage, heated grips, Kedo handguards, dual heat controller to power heated jacket liner and or pants!!, Stebel 136DB horn, K&N air filter, colour matched Baglux tank cover (magnetic tank bag modified to fit cover), osram +50% headloight bulbs, headlight protector,"NitramSpecial" parking loight, tail light indicators all running on LED's & incorporate "Lite Buddies", MK7 Scottoiler fitted, taller screen, 2-2 stainless steel CCC's, Devil stainless down pipes. MKI Renntec engine crash bars & sump guard.
engine changed july 2007 on a dyno run it made 79.1BHP / Torque 59.9Had a brief flirtation with a 1999 MKIIa but it blew an exaust valve on the M5 so was sold on to be repaired.
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- TDM model: 1993
Posted 31 January 2020 - 12:17 pm
This has been ongoing for a number of years, the company has allegedly been involved in pension fraud among numerous other shady dealings 
For a challenging summer try the
Round Britain Rally.....
1993 TDM 850 Mk1 ..... 2008 TDM 900 .... 1975, 1979, 1982, 1992 Goldwings, Scott, AJS, Triumph 5TA
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full o shoite
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Posted 31 January 2020 - 05:08 pm
.... and after cash injection from the Government, Santander and Zongshen (Chinese bike maker).
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Backstreet Mechanikin'
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Posted 31 January 2020 - 07:51 pm
I bet the boss has lots stashed in Swiss accounts. Workers will lose everything.
2002 900 silver,oil pressure switch with brass 90 degree conversion, RG fork protectors. Wilburs custom made rear Shock with remote hydraulic preload and RG shocktube, Wilburs front springs. Scotoiler with a custom made swing arm delivery unit. Silicone radiator hoses.BMW 1150 handguards with Touratech extensions, Carbon Fibre yoke cover and fender extenda, MRA flip screen, Yamaha Engine bars, SW Motech Centre Stand, Kappa wingrack three box Luggage with E21's as option from the K960 boxes, Zumo 660 satnav on Touratech mount, Led Voltage monitor, Baglux tank cover, Clear LED Rear light, Aux LED brake light, BikeVis bullet LED's under front nose,Stainless rear axle nut, stainless chain adjusters, stainless wheel spacers front and rear, Probolt Polished Stainless Flanged Hex engine screws, Polished stainless fairing screws, stainless disc bolts. Titanium brake pins front, Probolt Titanium Flanged Hex Front Caliper Bolts & Rear caliper slide pins Adventure Spec Tool tube under rear rack, left and right sides with custom alloy mounts.<p>Top Sellerie double gel pad seat. Carbon Fibre inner dash and side infill panels. Anodised black alloy swingarm pivot bolt covers and footpegs, Nano II Gear indicator.
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Posted 01 February 2020 - 08:16 am
To be honest if I had the amount of "disposable income" Norton are asking for one of their machines I would not give it to them, far better bikes available on the market in that price bracket and not necessarily "Retro British" either and I'm sure I'm not the only one, they are a bit "one trick pony" IMHO and they are not expanding the range any where near enough to meet the (minted) riding public's fickle choices. There vented my spleen !!! 
<p> Now Sold 😔......850 MK2A 4TX6 in Silver, Stainless steel hand rolled slip on end can, stainless 2into1 headers, K&N air filter, Hagon progressive front springs, Gdogg modified rear shock, Else Made "Ridgeback" Gel Seat, Gdogg under seat fender extender, Powrspark leads, Carbon fiber effect vinyl wrap fairing decals & logos, Michelin Pilot Road2's, V-Strom hand guards, Givi monorack & box (colour matched side rails).
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is it Jizzy Rascal time yet.....?
- Location:Parish of Cruwys (pronounced 'Cruise' just loike Tom) Morchard, Mid Devon.
- TDM model: 1999
Posted 01 February 2020 - 11:16 am
To be honest if I had the amount of "disposable income" Norton are asking for one of their machines I would not give it to them, far better bikes available on the market in that price bracket and not necessarily "Retro British" either and I'm sure I'm not the only one, they are a bit "one trick pony" IMHO and they are not expanding the range any where near enough to meet the (minted) riding public's fickle choices. There vented my spleen !!!
that is a fair comment though.
spyball alarm/immob, bluespot brake calipers and Stainless hoses, Fournales air adjustable shock with Remote Resevoir, forks raised 10mm thru yokes, racetech linear fork springs in 15 wt oil, Kappa wingrack/luggage, heated grips, Kedo handguards, dual heat controller to power heated jacket liner and or pants!!, Stebel 136DB horn, K&N air filter, colour matched Baglux tank cover (magnetic tank bag modified to fit cover), osram +50% headloight bulbs, headlight protector,"NitramSpecial" parking loight, tail light indicators all running on LED's & incorporate "Lite Buddies", MK7 Scottoiler fitted, taller screen, 2-2 stainless steel CCC's, Devil stainless down pipes. MKI Renntec engine crash bars & sump guard.
engine changed july 2007 on a dyno run it made 79.1BHP / Torque 59.9Had a brief flirtation with a 1999 MKIIa but it blew an exaust valve on the M5 so was sold on to be repaired.
I loike tay and hang sangwiches !
www.kenhogantreeservices.co.uk
http://s33.photobuck...77/wickla/?sc=6
http://reg.imageshack.us/v_images.php
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Posted 01 February 2020 - 11:22 am
Perhaps the Chinese will pick up the scraps and make a go of it.
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leehenty
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Backstreet Mechanikin'
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Posted 01 February 2020 - 05:24 pm
I did a small job on a Benelli, other than being a bit heavy quality was fine. Some threads are a bit loose on tolerance all built in China.
2002 900 silver,oil pressure switch with brass 90 degree conversion, RG fork protectors. Wilburs custom made rear Shock with remote hydraulic preload and RG shocktube, Wilburs front springs. Scotoiler with a custom made swing arm delivery unit. Silicone radiator hoses.BMW 1150 handguards with Touratech extensions, Carbon Fibre yoke cover and fender extenda, MRA flip screen, Yamaha Engine bars, SW Motech Centre Stand, Kappa wingrack three box Luggage with E21's as option from the K960 boxes, Zumo 660 satnav on Touratech mount, Led Voltage monitor, Baglux tank cover, Clear LED Rear light, Aux LED brake light, BikeVis bullet LED's under front nose,Stainless rear axle nut, stainless chain adjusters, stainless wheel spacers front and rear, Probolt Polished Stainless Flanged Hex engine screws, Polished stainless fairing screws, stainless disc bolts. Titanium brake pins front, Probolt Titanium Flanged Hex Front Caliper Bolts & Rear caliper slide pins Adventure Spec Tool tube under rear rack, left and right sides with custom alloy mounts.<p>Top Sellerie double gel pad seat. Carbon Fibre inner dash and side infill panels. Anodised black alloy swingarm pivot bolt covers and footpegs, Nano II Gear indicator.
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Posted 01 February 2020 - 07:08 pm
Perhaps the Chinese will pick up the scraps and make a go of it.
Hope not. Be another great name gone to the dogs, not that it isn't going that way anyway. 
Still getting more Chinese stuff flooding the motor trade. 90% of it is crap, ball joints that won't make it through the year for example. The buyers keep buying it so the factors keep selling it to us.
And the Chinese economy gets bigger and bigger along with their pollutants.
Hopefully some brit manufacturer's will get something going again.
2002 TDM900 Yellow
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Posted 02 February 2020 - 08:06 am
Hope not. Be another great name gone to the dogs, not that it isn't going that way anyway.
Still getting more Chinese stuff flooding the motor trade. 90% of it is crap, ball joints that won't make it through the year for example. The buyers keep buying it so the factors keep selling it to us.
And the Chinese economy gets bigger and bigger along with their pollutants.
Hopefully some brit manufacturer's will get something going again.
Rumor has it our local Chinese only use cat !!
<p> Now Sold 😔......850 MK2A 4TX6 in Silver, Stainless steel hand rolled slip on end can, stainless 2into1 headers, K&N air filter, Hagon progressive front springs, Gdogg modified rear shock, Else Made "Ridgeback" Gel Seat, Gdogg under seat fender extender, Powrspark leads, Carbon fiber effect vinyl wrap fairing decals & logos, Michelin Pilot Road2's, V-Strom hand guards, Givi monorack & box (colour matched side rails).
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900 going for ... 1000cc?
- Location:Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
- TDM model: 2008
Posted 02 February 2020 - 01:13 pm
One of my friends had paid a £750 deposit on a new 650. He doesn't expect to receive either the bike or the deposit back.
'73 Honda CB500 Four, Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 and Triumph Tiger Sport 660.
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leehenty
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Posted 02 February 2020 - 05:13 pm
He will end up a "preferred creditor" unless he paid by credit card. Sect 75 Consumer Credit Act applies then.
2002 900 silver,oil pressure switch with brass 90 degree conversion, RG fork protectors. Wilburs custom made rear Shock with remote hydraulic preload and RG shocktube, Wilburs front springs. Scotoiler with a custom made swing arm delivery unit. Silicone radiator hoses.BMW 1150 handguards with Touratech extensions, Carbon Fibre yoke cover and fender extenda, MRA flip screen, Yamaha Engine bars, SW Motech Centre Stand, Kappa wingrack three box Luggage with E21's as option from the K960 boxes, Zumo 660 satnav on Touratech mount, Led Voltage monitor, Baglux tank cover, Clear LED Rear light, Aux LED brake light, BikeVis bullet LED's under front nose,Stainless rear axle nut, stainless chain adjusters, stainless wheel spacers front and rear, Probolt Polished Stainless Flanged Hex engine screws, Polished stainless fairing screws, stainless disc bolts. Titanium brake pins front, Probolt Titanium Flanged Hex Front Caliper Bolts & Rear caliper slide pins Adventure Spec Tool tube under rear rack, left and right sides with custom alloy mounts.<p>Top Sellerie double gel pad seat. Carbon Fibre inner dash and side infill panels. Anodised black alloy swingarm pivot bolt covers and footpegs, Nano II Gear indicator.
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Posted 03 February 2020 - 12:11 pm
Someone has bailed out Aston Martin, so the same could happen to Norton shorn of all its debt. There is no more recent news that I have seen which might suggest negotiations ongoing.
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Posted 04 February 2020 - 02:42 pm
Aston was bailed out by Stroll, the guy who owns Racing Point F1 (formerly Force India). Expect to see Aston Martin on their cars soon.
Norton appear to be blaming the UK government re delays on tax credits.
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