www.jamiewaters.com/motorcycles.html

Is this guy famous for something? He looks fairly young. His collection of nortons/motorcycles and cars is ridiculous!

Some seriously nice machines on there. 2 and 4 wheel

I think Kenny Cummings (aka homeslice) knows him quite well, they both live in a small town called new York no?

Jean

Jeandr wrote:I think Kenny Cummings (aka homeslice) knows him quite well, they both live in a small town called new York no?

Jean

Yes, Jamie and I share a shop - Spannerland - and I maintain some of the fleet. He keeps to himself, but is a good dude with Norton in his blood. And he walks the walk, often taking some of these out and racing them hard.

HI

I posted on the Commando forum that people out to read Jamies site. Met him at Beezumph at Cadwell Park were he rode well. If you read Homeslices site you will see he is often out there racing. The monocoque is out of a shop window & will be used. To have a replica built so that you can thrash it without fear & see exactly what it was like in the day!!!! WOW.
Being honest most of his bikes are on my wishlist.

Best of luck to him

all the best Chris

We had a relatively private holiday party in Spannerland a month ago and an overly-enthusiastic bloke was there snapping lots of photos (unbeknownst to us), and posted them on his blog.

http://greasermike.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html

While the shop is not the best-kept secret, it's certainly out there now.

Here he is with that stunnng norton at barber 2010. The bike is pure beauty on wheels.

Gorgeous machine! I always thought it would be sweet to pu together a replica of the old Peter William monocoque. Unfortunately I don't have the cash or skill to do something like that so I'll have to settle for good pics and vids.

From memory he brought a bike or two down to the Pukekohe Classic Festival here in NZ a couple of years back, including the monocoque?

Correct he had Dave Croxford riding the cosworth but i think it had a gearbox problem, The week later Dave Croxford and wife attended the Norton Owners Rally at BanksPenisular [Akoroa] Though only for a short time as he had been bitten by a spider while travelling on the west coast.

"OLD AGE & TREACHERY ALWAYS OVERCOME YOUTH & SKILL"

I gotta get me one of those....

I don't see why it is amazing when a multi-millionaire buys-together a collection of anything. That is what they all do , yawn.

I know an old racer who worked his whole life in shops with his hands who has bikes that he raced fifty years ago. He made his own flywheels and transmission gears in the basement of his house and used them in competition.

Does that put anything into perspective?

beng wrote:I don't see why it is amazing when a multi-millionaire buys-together a collection of anything. That is what they all do , yawn.

I know an old racer who worked his whole life in shops with his hands who has bikes that he raced fifty years ago. He made his own flywheels and transmission gears in the basement of his house and used them in competition.

Does that put anything into perspective?

I would much rather see a rich guy like for example Jay Leno buying, restoring and using old bikes than seeing him squandering his money on coke, booze, gambling and whores

Jean

I think it's amazing based on my feeble lifestyle. The thought of anyone being able to just drop hundreds of thousands for toys when ever they want is mind blowing , interesting and pure fantasy in my mind. I like hearing the tales.

Somehow I get the feeling that beng is the most amazing person on the face of the earth, and only associates with amazing, perfect people.

Anything less seems to really get under his skin.