The Norton story may be filled with plot twists, successes and treachery already but that doesn't mean its greatest tales have been written just yet...
Simon Skinner is struck off the directors' register after the Insolvency Service rules he was complicit in the practice of stripping owners' bikes for parts
It seems a global revival on the Norton brand is on the horizon, as the former British firm prepare to launch in the Indian motorcycle market.
Norton Motorcycles is just a month or two away from swinging open the doors of its new production facility in Solihull - here is a look inside