Mental isn’t it, and the new owners won’t hold liability which is fair. So the only route is to become a creditor on Stuart garners gang with literally no hope of getting any money, or paying out for all the repairs on an expensive bike in the first place. Rock and a hard place imo unless you want an expensive paper weight
I'd imagine most owners knew what they were getting into. They were always going to be heaps of shit, a lot of owners were probably thinking they were an investment though.
I’ve read that they aren’t taking liability for any of old Norton’s discrepancies, I could be wrong but that’s the latest I’ve seen online.
I had a Norton back in the early 70s. It had it's faults but you could cure most of them with a hammer and a pry bar. We had a lot of fun together and I learnt a lot about bike maintenance. eg: Pull out the gearbox cluster by the roadside to reseat a clip, laying it on its side so you don't loose the oil. We thought that sort of thing was normal... It means I have always looked at new Nortons over the years sympathetically but on a 'no touch' basis. Paid off.
You're right sadly. I've reread it. They're leaving owners in the hands of the liquidators. I get that they don't want the cost of repairing these turds, but it does seem contrary to their initial goodwill offers.
I think for many of my generation brought up on Japanese bikes in the 1980's, we've looked at British bikes of the 1970's as complete junk. I've never understood why someone bought a Commando when there were CB750s and Z9s to be bought.