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Blake
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 12:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I agree with Tramp. Launching into personal attack rather than simply sharing one's own opinion on the topical subject is unfortunate and unwelcome; it compromises the integrity of our forum here, and degrades overall decorum. Let's all please avoid such miserableness in the future.

(Message edited by Blake on June 23, 2008)
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Tramp
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 10:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks- Hey- I've been one of the worst offenders of spreading the vitriol.

Then when I've met these faceless posters, I'm simply embarrassed for having been an .

I think the other piece of the equation involves not holding e-grudges....

we may have been disrespectful in one thread, but it needn't carry over to another.

This is one of Badweb's (and ATC's) strong suits- I tend to see less carryover-vitriol on this site than I do on other Buell/ex-Buell sites.
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Skinstains
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 06:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a 63 Atlas I can't wait to get back in shape.
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Cowboy
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 07:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Skins: Of the many Nortons I hve owened and it was a few, next time you take the old boy out make a extra block for me and tell the old boy to run like it was mine. I remember many happy miles on my Nortons.
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Tramp
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2008 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

My buddy down the road (Injunmort) has a nice little Nortie collection, his Manx is, by far, my favourite
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Cowboy
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 12:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If I remember correctly the Norton record at Isl of Mann is 34 yrs ,I dont think it will ever be broken.
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Borrowedbike
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 03:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

FB,
I have heard Rumor that the "Niles" letter dated this year is actual quite dated...
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Tramp
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 04:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)


oooh...rumours!
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 05:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just noticed that the intro for Latus Motors in the sponser section was penned by none other than Kenny Dreer.
Cool!
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Tramp
Posted on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 10:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)





the event horizon moment at which i decided that restoring Norties and other limeys was waste of my precious time....
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Rfischer
Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 10:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

For the few who might care, A Brit businessman has bought all the rights to the Norton brand, is building a facility at Donington & planning to begin production in '09.

cf. current issue of Motorcyclenews.com.
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