Prunepicker
07-29-2012, 09:38 PM
From Motorcycle Classics (http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/black-side-down-new-nortons-found-in-belgium.aspx)
Here’s something you don’t come across every day: 11 brand new
1975 electric-start Norton Interstate motorcycles, still in the crate
and awaiting final assembly! The horde of Nortons came to light
recently following the death of the owner of Motoshop Podevyn in
Aalst, Belgium. Incredibly, the bikes are just a small part of an even
larger collection.
From what we’ve been able to learn, the owner of Motoshop Podevyn
had quite a reputation for collecting bikes and parts, but he also
collected quite a reputation for being difficult to deal with, many
former customers saying he rarely let go of parts or complete bikes
from the huge collection he amassed over the years.
Here’s something you don’t come across every day: 11 brand new
1975 electric-start Norton Interstate motorcycles, still in the crate
and awaiting final assembly! The horde of Nortons came to light
recently following the death of the owner of Motoshop Podevyn in
Aalst, Belgium. Incredibly, the bikes are just a small part of an even
larger collection.
From what we’ve been able to learn, the owner of Motoshop Podevyn
had quite a reputation for collecting bikes and parts, but he also
collected quite a reputation for being difficult to deal with, many
former customers saying he rarely let go of parts or complete bikes
from the huge collection he amassed over the years.