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INOA 2023

The International Norton Owners’ Association rally is an annual event held, alternately, in the east of the Continent and the west. That was until the schedule was kiboshed by Covid. The British Motorcycle Owners’ Club Okanagan section made a valiant attempt to host “Nortorious 2” (named for the 2010 INOA “Nortorious” Rally in Lumby, British Colombia) in 2021 but was defeated by post-Covid logistical difficulties.

Stepping boldly into the fray were the Northwest Norton Owners Club andand an artfully restored saloon, Three-Finger Jacks.

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