Cor - I worked at Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT) in (a small part of) my mis-spent youth. I could tell you some tales ... And I live two miles down the road from the Norton factory in Shenstone (UK). I read in the local paper last week they're down to five men on the shopfloor, so buy more Norton bikes! (Not an advert - just trying to improve my local economy!)

Steve