After work blast

Beautiful day here in eastern PA with 65 F and sunny when I got out of work today so I just couldn't resist a quick blast to the fillin' station about 10 miles. Rode along the twisty Delaware River and just took in all that Fall clean crisp air.

No hobot burn-outs to report but I was somewhat exuberant. Really like the new Pazon Altair. I had good luck with the Boyer for 38 years and I think it gets a bad rap but have to say that now I actually trust the bike to keep idling at stop signs.

ALL RIGHT! Mr. Natural says KEEP ON TRUCKIN' and that's just what I'll do.

Russ

It's days like that that I love having old-bikes, Hooliganing-it-up to the gas station RULES!

Vince

ALL RIGHT! Mr. Natural says KEEP ON TRUCKIN' and that's just what I'll do.
Russ

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Alright paying off for all the tender care and attention. I rode Trixe a while today had one center stand scraping surprise but nothing dangerous just flowing along in fine conditions like I'd live forever.

Same weather here in VA. Took the nort to Middleburg, I remember this was fun when I was in my 20's. It's work now. At least it got a good run and seems to be holding together. Longest run yet. Tomorrow's supposed to be nice too. On the way back I was noticing when I'd dump the throttle, there was quite a bit of hesitation. Then when I got home notice I had left the choke on. Suppose that was the issue. I'll check it out tomorrow.

The cars still pass me on the highways when I'm going 10 above the speed limit. Oh well, I'd rather they're in front of me that on my bumper.

Dave
69S

TEN MILES to the gas (petrol) station??? Wow you must work/live in a nice place, I'm going to Googlemap your area to have a look around I really have no idea of what most of the East side of this rock we live on is like. You reminded me of how in my late teens / early 20's I used to ride my 72 to work at the crack of dawn towards a mountain range full of great roads & it was SO tempting to just skipp the right turn into the factory & just head off to a great day of mountain roads. Thanks for the memories as they say. Oh ya,,, to any of you still in your youth, skip the turn into work & head off for a good ride. Even if I had gotten fired the memories of what those morning rides would have been would have been more then worth that price. Great rides are, what's the line? A price worth more than Rubies???

All weekend riding twists n turns through the farm country of Southeast PA on my 70 Commando. Despite some lingering issues it ran like a top! I was literally cheered on as I must passed a fellow Commando rider once or twice.

It is a pretty nice place to live but actually the nearest gas station is maybe 5 miles away. This was put in few years ago. I went to a slightly farther one in Riegelsville and took the long way. I work near Philly and it is about an hour commute to get to where I live in northern Bucks county. I have only ridden to work on the bike a few times in 15 yrs because it is mostly dead straight road (Rt.611) and many stoplights. It sucks. Not really a Norton kind of commute.

I don't see too many fellow Commando riders out and about. Mostly just Harleys.

batrider said:

Beautiful day here in eastern PA with 65 F and sunny when I got out of work today so I just couldn't resist a quick blast to the fillin' station about 10 miles. Rode along the twisty Delaware River and just took in all that Fall clean crisp air.

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Fall is my favorite season for riding. No summer traffic, dress warm, and the Norton seems to prefer it too. Got a long ride coming up. This global warming has extended the riding season by at least a month! I hope.

Well chaps we are all enjoying the benefits of better riding weather even though we are at opposite ends of the earth. The weather here in Hong Kong has just changed from the hot humid and sticky summer where riding a bike is possible but not particularly enjoyable, to a cooler dryer climate where the wearing of protective clothing is possible. I was out yesterday morning on my S-Type, I live in a fishing village inside the National Park , where vehicular access is limited, it's 10 miles from the nearest town and the roads seem to have been designed by a civil engineer who owned a BSA Gold-Star.What joy! The only road hazards were cows asleep on the road in places and monkeys. It's hell in the East! I had a visit earlier this year from Bob Raber, I took him on a ride with our local classic bike club on one of the Commandos that he had helped along by supplying parts and advise. He couldn't believe he was in the modern bustling territory of Hong Kong.

I must say what a pleasure it is to exchange with fellow Norton enthusiasts some positive experiences of riding our bikes without the point-scoring and insults that have sadly become too regular a feature on this site in recent times.

Speaking of positive experiences, I had a good one a few weeks ago. I live on the coast of Northern California. I was stopped at a gas station that is on a section of 101 that's a favorite for long disance push bike riders. If this stretch was a ski slope it would be double black diamond for bicyclists. A couple twenty somethings in bicycling gear were walking toward my bike as I was walking away. One said to the other, "That's a Norton Commando. It's my dream bike."

If ya wait near top of a climb where the peddlers coast down, try shutting off engine in N and coast along. That's task Kieth Code has students do. Just be aware there's less grip to turn w/o power or rear drag. That should add to their joy to see a Norton among them.