By the late 1960s, competition from Japan had driven the British motorcycle industry into a precipitous decline, and Norton-Villers eventually went into liquidation in 1974.
Competition from Japan had driven the British motorcycle industry into a precipitous decline. This was by the late 1960s. Competition from Japan had driven the British motorcycle industry into Norton. This was by the late 1960s. Villers eventually went into liquidation in 1974.