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I believe I owned a 700cc Norton single cyl, c1950-53. It idled around 300rpm (you could hear the piston, at hits per second) and I doubt it rev'd over 3500rpm. Had maybe 25hp. Has anyone heard of a 700cc Norton single?
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Go read HOPWOOD's book, What Happened to the British Motorcycle Industry.
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As an "Insider" in B'ham. The reason that the British MC Industry failed was simple. Corrupt Management. Nothing that you see on the road today is 'new' Bert Hopwood or Doug Hele had them on the Boards in the 50's. DOHC, Injection, Water/Oil cooling, Discs, all ready to go into production. But the Dockers, Turner et al stopped it. They liked the money, but hated Motorcycles.
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@Nordjyden9000 Had a '71 Triumph 500cc Tiger 100, same story. I feel your pain!
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love the old British bikes. it's a shame the industry is nearly dead. i have an old moped which is British.
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My last roadgoing bike was a Triumph 500 cc 1966 model. It was not a question IF anything fell off, but a question of WHAT fell off. Usually it was the exhausts. One day I came home ex the entire rear mudgard including lights and numberplate. Broken right off due to vibration. Oil seeped out everywhere, except from the valves in the tubes.
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Times are a changing the new Triumphs are excellent bikes and fair more reliable than my Kawasaki (which I love to bits) but they so indeed cost a little more. But if i can scrape the money together I hope to be a new Triumph owner in a year or so ;)
Thunderous71 2 weeks ago
@Thunderous71
Ya and the poor guys in Thailand in the three factories making parts Brits could make is further destroying the British bike industry. Fake British bikes, put a Triumph sticker on your Kawi they are still far better bikes.
441rider 2 weeks ago
I’m an oldun – pre Japanese motorcycle days. I’m my humble opinion it was a number of facts which crippled the British motorcycle industry. #1. The Trade Unions were too powerful (one man – one job and all that). #2. The cost of production was very high as it was pre automation days. #3. While the British motorcycle was very well engineered its designers were to put is nicely! Limited in their imagination. Continued>>>
goinghomesomeday1 1 year ago
@goinghomesomeday1
The western countries sold out manufacturing by regulating and taxing the people. Also people became lazy with hand outs. Management and gov destroyed the industry via neglect IMO. Like Triumph using bits made in Thailand (lame) instead of employing student grads and work training programs.
441rider 1 year ago