Norton motorcycle company. Later a line of motorcycles was produced under chief executive stuart garner. Nortons new owners will fulfil outstanding orders. We wish norton a speedy recovery and hope it gets back on its feet soon. Check out our 2009 to 2020 norton motorcycle model guides right here on tmw.
Norton motorcycles has been sold to indian motorcycle giant tvs motor company in a. A historic motorcycle company has called in administrators after the birmingham based company was taken to court for a disputed 300000 tax bill. The norton motorcycle company formerly norton motors ltd is a brand of motorcycles originally based in birmingham englandfor some years around 1990 the rights to use the name on motorcycles was owned by north american financiers. The leicestershire firm was reportedly struggling to pay a tax bill and faced a winding up order.
Spend an hour riding the latest norton 961 on the roads surrounding donington park meet team members responsible for the production and assembly and tour around our factory located in the grounds of donington hall steeped in motorcyle history. Total motorcycle has been covering norton as official accredited media since their resurgence in 2008. Spend an hour riding the latest norton 961 on the roads surrounding donington park meet team members responsible for the production and assembly and tour around our factory located in the grounds of donington hall steeped in motorcyle history. The company was founded in birmingham in 1898 by james lansdowne norton starting out as a manufacturer of fittings and parts for the two wheel trade.