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Name: Jack Van
Kempen
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Country: Antwerp
/ Belgium
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Message: Great site -
Very nice pictures and historic info - We are
with several Norton Rotaries here around and
hope to enjoy them for much more years! regards,
Jack.
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Name: David Lace
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Country: Cumbria /
England
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Message: Fantastic
to find this site - it's brilliant to see & hear
these wonderful bikes again! If my memory
serves me correctly the whole concept came about
through a guy called Malcolm Heath (a factory
employee) who raced one in Club events. In
it's original guise it was a patriotic Red White
& Blue. Keep up the good work -- I'll come
back!!!
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Name: Rob
Routledge
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Country: Batemans
Bay / Australia
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Message: As a
Norton owner it was great to see others with a
love for the best bike name in the world, allas
no new Norton's but I ride.
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Name: Brian &
Doreen Crighton
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Country: Staffordshire
/ England
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Message: Came
across this site by accident - but certainly a
fantastic piece of history. Well done, and
thank you to everybody who prepared the site.
You seem to forget all the things that were
achieved by myself and others in this great era
for British engineering. Only sad that it
is no more!! All that we can look forward
to now is the occasional demonstration laps at
some forthcoming events. I would like to
take this opportunity of thanking everybody for
their interest and support and hope to see you
soon.
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Name: Brian
Hutchins
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Country: Bridgend /
South Wales
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Message: Been
working for Norton's for a number of years.
Its nice to see someone still flying the banner.
Keep it up will visit your site again.
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Name: John
Boardman
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Country: Northampton /
England
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Message: Fantastic
site, keep it up!. I believe both "Duckhams"
bike are at the national motor museum. I want
one !!!
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Name: Richard Lacy
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Country: UK / USA
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Message: If any bike/engine could ever make it, an updated version of this should -
someone please mass produce this Gem. If the Norton name can ever return this
would be the way to go!
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Name: Ned Blair
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Country: Larne / Northern Ireland
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Message: A great fan of robert dunlop brings back memories the sound of the nortons at
leathem town, nice site.
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Name: Rick Sinn
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Country: Michigan / USA
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Message: I'm happy that Kenny Dreer is bringing back the Norton name and spirit BUT ---
how poignant that the rotary hasn't stayed alive in its own right. The latest
2004 YamaKawaHonduki 1000 cc 4cyl "superbikes" only now meet the specs of the
588 Roton's final incarnation...
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Name: Darren Woodhead
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County: Lincoln
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Message: Saw the JPS Norton’s at Cadwell, fantastic! Saw Hizzy ride the white JPS Norton
at the TT, truly a fantastic sound! I friend of my dads raced a Norton engine
side car and got me a couple of sales brochures that I still have to this date,
on the front shows of one it says BITCH and you open it up it says SON OF A
BITCH. The other is a full technical spec sales brochure. A really informative
site, keep up the good work. I wish I could hear them again! Cheers.
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Name: Phil Osborne
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Country: West Midlands / England
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Message: OH HAPPY DAYS! Such sweet memories!
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Name: Kris Perkins / Gail Terzi
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Country: Surrey
/ England
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Message: Fantastic
site. I wrote the 'norton rotary' book back in
the good old days and spent many hours with the
JPS team both at practice and at race meetings,
great times. Well done!
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Name: Billy
Hickman
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Country: Notts /
England
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Message: great
site brings back happy days.
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Name: Don
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County: Cardiff /
Glamorgan
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Message: Great to
find your site and discover they are still
alive.
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Name: Marco
Pasquali
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Country: Italy
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Message: A
really fantastic site! Thanks for your
efforts. I'm interested in a Norton wankel
f1 if anyone is able to give me an hand... ciao
from Italy!
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Name: Vegard S.
Kirkebøen
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Country: Norway
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Message: Fantastic
site! I just love the F1 keep up the good
work. Cheers!
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Name: Magnus
Berglund
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Country: Sweden
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Message: Very
nice reading! We need more people like you.
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Name: Andre v
Ekeris
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Country: Florida
/ USA
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Message: Love my
Norton combat. Lots of luck, love the site.
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Name: Bill
Meredith
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County: Shropshire
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Message: Great
web site I have a Norton and attend Norton
days. Spend most of my time taking it to
pieces and putting it back together again.
Enjoyed the race day and hope to see some of you
there next year. Trying to get one more
ride in before the weather changes.
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Name: James
Thiele
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Country: USA
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Message: Enjoyed
reading the articles on your web site. A
lot of history I wasn't aware found there.
Thanks for your effort.
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Name: Des
Christie
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Country: West
Yorkshire / England
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Message: I saw
them in 1989 at Donnington which was the same
meeting as the 500 GP, but my favourite memory
of that weekend was those Nortons. Thanks
for the memories.
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Name: Jonathan
Read
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Country: Surrey
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Message: A
message of up most sadness that the biking community
has lost one of the greatest and most loved
members, Hizzy we will all miss you and your pleasant
manners towards your fans. My deepest
regards to Mr. Hislops family and all that have
been touched by the greatest of this man.
You will be missed.
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Name: Paul Drumm
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Country: Ireland
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Message: JPS at
the NW200 @ Ulster Grand Prix. Great bikes
great sounds. Wee Robbie and Trevor Nation
were superb in those days.
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Name: Rick Simms
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Country: Brighton,
UK / now Virginia USA
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Message: Loved
the site. First got an A-65 Beeza, then a
Commando and a Trident and each time I thought I
had the ultimate. Now I have to have a
Rotary. What a waste of brilliant
engineering R&D. The same twats Bert
Hopwood wrote about in his great book,
"What Became of the British Motorcycle
Industry". A must read! Should
have shot the bloody lot of them.
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Name: Joe Davies
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Country: Leicester
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Message: What a
site! Someone must be able make or build
something of a similar bike and make it
something to be proud of yet again.
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Name: Lauren
Fell
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Country: Co.
Antrim
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Message: This
site is really good and your rider profiles are
really good! Keep up the good work!
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Name: Martin
Ashfield
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Country: Dubai,
U.A.E.
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Message: Dropped
on this site by accident, brings back memories
from Donington and the TT huge speeds, Nation
wrestling the F1 around the island. Being
born and bred a stones throw from Bracebridge
Street and hammering through Shenstone village
to Litchfield on sunny days, magic!
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Name: Amanda C
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Country: Northern
Ireland
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Message: Really
good site, what a shame I haven't got one.
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Name: William
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Country: Northern
Ireland
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Message: This
site is fantastic. Keep up the good work.
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Name: Rob Cole
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Country: West
Midlands / England
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Message: Superb
site, just seen the Nortons in action at the
Post TT Mallory Park (8/6/03), fantastic sight
and sound!!
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Name: Conor
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Country: Antrim
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Message: Hi,
great site you have here. I have fantastic
memories of watching Robert Dunlop on the Norton at
the Ulster Grand Prix racing against Joey, still the
greatest race I ever saw! And who could forget
Trevor Nation scaring everybody every lap at
Cocharnstown at the UGP, so close to the grass bank on
one wheel cant be good for your health, great days
pity we will never see them again. |
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Name: Alan
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Country: London
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Message: Very
interesting site, especially the Video Clips. I
ride an Air Cooled Norton Interpol II, wish it was as
fast as the real Norton Rotaries. Looking
forward to the post tt meeting at Mallory Park to see
all the Norton race bikes reunited. |
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Name: Neil
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Country: Carnoustie
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Message: Wow,
what a site. Great fan of the JPS rotaries, boy could
they kick ass! Still have the famous Steve &
Trevor double wheelie poster. I saw the racing
sidecar outfit at Knockhill, it wasn't very reliable
that day but it could shift a bit. Lovely bikes,
lovely noise, well done Brian Crighton! |
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Name: Treflow |
Country: Netherlands |
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Message: Nice
website. I saw the JPS team several times.
Racing in the Netherlands and England. Visited
the Norton factory and the JPS working place in
Shenstone. |
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Name: Rob
Lighton |
Country: England |
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Message: I
can remember going to race meetings at Darley Moor,
Derbyshire in the mid 80's where a lot of the early
testing on the Norton was done. I remember it
being push started off the grid, last away when it
fired and the bike came home second. I think it
was piloted by Darley's 350 club champ that year. |
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Name: Steve
Spray |
Country: Sheffield
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Message: Just
thought I'd take a look to see what news I could find
on myself and here is a site with me in person.
Unfortunately I cannot claim to be the real Steve
Spray, only a civil servant namesake. Good site
anyway, enjoyed seeing the stuff. |
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Name: Ben
Feltham |
Country: Portsmouth
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Message: Great
site, I think they should introduce the "Norton
F1" to minimoto racing. I think it would
walk them all. |
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Name: John Hodgson |
Country: New Hampshire / USA |
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Message: Awesome site, makes me wish for summer!
Keep up the good work, its appreciated. |
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Name: Daniel
Bones |
Country: Lincolnshire
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Message: Brilliant
site! I watched the Norton at Cadwell when I was 6 and
remember it destroying the multi cylinder Suzuki's
easily. An amazing machine. |
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Name: David
Cameron |
Country: Chelmsford
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Message: From
all rotarians in the ROTARY OWNERS CLUB, thank you and
well done for putting such a superb site
together. Any other F1 owners interested in
getting together? Drop me an e-mail
RotaryOC@aol.com. Keep the rotors spinning!! |
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Name: Jeppe Olsen |
Country: Denmark |
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Message: I don't own an F1, but I'm still
searching. There are hanging from the trees. But until then I'll have to settle with admiring your
gorgeous bikes. Keep up the good work lads. All the best |
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Name: Jason Russell |
Country: Sydney / Australia |
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Message: I currently race a 1962 Norton Atlas in classic
unlimited here in oz. Love the info on the rotary, what a motorcycle, it certainly showed the Japanese how it
was done. |
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Name: John Martin |
Country: Canada |
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Message: I've been looking for a JPN web site for years
& just found it! Excellent web site. I had the privilege of watching the JPS team at Donnington GP
in 1991(?), what a great noise they made & race a 1974 JPN in vintage racing in the Pacific Northwest. |
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Name: Tom Carberry |
Country: Down / N. Ireland |
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Message: Congrats on a great site. Really miss the
sound and sight of a fantastic machine. |
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Name: Ron Abud |
Country: USA |
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Message: Enjoying your website very much. Thanks |
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Name: Sander Bais |
Country: Dronten / Netherlands |
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Message: Very good site! Don't have a Norton F1,
but do wish I had. Amazing and wonderful machines. But I did have the pleasure to see one here in
Holland!!! I guess I'll have to save cash and keep my eye's open for a Norton F1 for sale and keep on
dreaming... Greetings from a rotary-engine freak... |
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Name: Jerry Doe |
Country: California / USA |
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Message: What a great website! Cool videos -
Thanks for putting this together, Jerry - jerrydoe.com |
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Name: H-J. Stuhlpfarrer |
Country: Bregenz / Austria |
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Message: Phantastic stuff! great site! with
a wallpaper of a flaming f1-exhaust would make it perfect (for me ;-). |
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Name: Andy Creasey |
Country: Lincoln / England |
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Message: Great site, brought back some fantastic
memories. |
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Name: Simon Thompson |
Country: Cornwall / England |
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Message: I remember watching the Norton's racing on TV, what
memories this site gives. I too hope with motogp rules as they are that maybe we will see and here the
rotaries once again. Top site well done! |
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Name: David Gaskell |
Country: New Zealand |
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Message: Great site lots of info I love the F1 bike wish
they mad more of an impact in the racing world my father has a commander its the best thing on two wheels I have
rode and I have been riding for 28 years I'm only 31. |
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Name: Derek Nicol |
Country: Bedfordshire / England |
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Message: Excellent site that evokes so many happy
memories. I was lucky enough to be at the Brands Powerbike race in October 88 when Steve Spray battled it out
with Rymer in his first ride, in so doing winning both the races and securing JPS backing. It was truly
emotional to see Spray & Nation back on the race bikes in July 2002 at Cadwell (see gallery on this site).
I now have a Norton rotary fitted with a replica race bike exhaust so I can get my fix of that soul stirring
crackle/howl when I feel the need. |
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Name: Lisa Parker |
Country: Canada |
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Message: Wow brings back some very happy memories, my
mum and dad used to take us to the race meetings when Steve and Trevor were racing (and doing very well at it
too). I was only 11 or 12, looking through the photo gallery is wicked. I remember so many faces and it
is always nice to see those beautiful machines! What an absolute shame they are no longer around! We
still have the union Jack that we used to take to every meeting and was signed by the team and got carried round
several tracks when they won races. Happy days!!!!! |
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Name: Ben Kinge |
Country: Basingstoke / England |
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Message: A Fantastic site, I was one of Norton's biggest
fans when I was growing up. Still have lots of items of interest, all JPS posters. Site is just
great. Very accurate. |
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