Dave Nourish retires

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Just to let you all know that at 82 Dave more famous for his Triumph parts is finally calling it a day. A friend is having a crank overhauled by Dave an we are going tomorrow to collect it when my friend rang to check it was ready he was told that Dave's machinery was being taken at the end of this month as it had been bought by someone in the south an that Dave would just do odd bits in this shed to keep himself busy. My friend was told that Dave would not mind people contacting him though as he still very much enjoyed his work an did not want to just stop all together.

Maybe L.A.B. could post this news in the other area of site if he thinks it would be better there.
 
toppy said:
Just to let you all know that at 82 Dave more famous for his Triumph parts is finally calling it a day. A friend is having a crank overhauled by Dave an we are going tomorrow to collect it when my friend rang to check it was ready he was told that Dave's machinery was being taken at the end of this month as it had been bought by someone in the south an that Dave would just do odd bits in this shed to keep himself busy. My friend was told that Dave would not mind people contacting him though as he still very much enjoyed his work an did not want to just stop all together.

Maybe L.A.B. could post this news in the other area of site if he thinks it would be better there.
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That is sad news.
 
Toppy, when you visit Dave, can you find out if someone else, i.e. the bloke who bought his gear is intending to continue with the crank production?
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Mick
 
I hear that the business will continue in a new facility in Kent.
 
Christmas card said the business would be taken over by Chris John and Bruce but nobody seems to know who theses guys are.

It would be good to get some details on this.
 
I had a supplemental card in the greeting card that listed the website: www.nourishengineering.co.uk . The phone number on the website differed from what was sent in print. The printed number: 07711 047748 . The usual international dialing rules from your AO apply. The POC was listed as Chris Bushnell.
 
It is always a worry when guys like this pass on. Their memories and experience go with them. I often wonder where the next generation of do-it-yourself engine/bike tuners will come from. I think it is a real pity that constructors' classes only exist in historic racing and depend on the supply of old bikes which rightfully should be preserved - not destroyed by idiots who simply need a racing bike that they can rebuild themselves. There has to be a different way forward.
 
acotrel said:
It is always a worry when guys like this pass on. Their memories and experience go with them. I often wonder where the next generation of do-it-yourself engine/bike tuners will come from. I think it is a real pity that constructors' classes only exist in historic racing and depend on the supply of old bikes which rightfully should be preserved - not destroyed by idiots who simply need a racing bike that they can rebuild themselves. There has to be a different way forward.
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Just to be clear here, Dave Nourish has not 'passed on' ... he has simply retired!
Its good news for him I'm sure. Its just bad news for us. Dave was old school, and a great bloke to deal with. I always found his service to be top notch, whether I wanted a copper washer or a new cylinder barrel before my next race. He was one of the few, IMHO, who kept to both the cost and time estimate for any work.
So, he was, and is, a top bloke. Use of past tense is simply due to his retirement from our narrow world of MCs!!
 
Retired is 'passed on'. If he is in his shed and not full time in business his effectiveness is limited. I'm happy if he is happy, however it is sad when young guys don't have easy access to those sorts of people.
Years ago we could actually speak to people like Phil Irving - I once had a conversation with him at Phillip Island and it was gold. Dave Nourish has done a lot in motorcycles, we should plug his brain into a hard disc drive and do a 'dskcopy DN: A: ' .

Can we get him to join this forum ?
 
Having been to see Dave today I can confirm that he is most definitely alive an well and is busy with the removal of stock an machinery.
He seems cheerful and when I asked if it as hard or heart wrenching to be selling up an removing all his machines etc. he replied that it was just frustrating as it was such a slow process an was keeping him from other things had had to do.
He said he had two bikes of his own that he was going to work on and some speedway engines to do as well but did not go in to further details.
 
It sounds to me as though Dave has a plan, so he should be OK. A lot of things are all in the mind. I once worked in an engineering factory of 1000 people, iIt had all the old British trades levels. There were several old foremen who retired over about one year after around 40 years each of stressful service. Some retired on the Friday night and were dead before Monday. I think it is OK to retire if you are looking forward, it doesn't pay to look back and grieve for what you have lost. I hope Dave has a long and happy life after business. We work to live, not live to work.
 
acotrel said:
It sounds to me as though Dave has a plan, so he should be OK. A lot of things are all in the mind. I once worked in an engineering factory of 1000 people, iIt had all the old British trades levels. There were several old foremen who retired over about one year after around 40 years each of stressful service. Some retired on the Friday night and were dead before Monday. I think it is OK to retire if you are looking forward, it doesn't pay to look back and grieve for what you have lost. I hope Dave has a long and happy life after business. We work to live, not live to work.
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Dave has actually been looking for someone to take over the business for quite a while now. So its something he's been thinking about for a long time. I think he has plenty to keep him busy. We may even see him involved in racing as a 'civilian'
 
The problem is not about having enough to keep us busy. It is about motivation and having goals - reasons to continue living. I've found in recent years that people dying around me along with some of the idiotic antics of the kids, really stuffs me in the head. I find I cannot function unless I force myself - it is the short road to the end if I don't become more optimistic and motivated and tell the negative influences to stuff off. For the past five years my life has included deaths and family violence - they are a real bastard in old age. However I have a step-grand daughter who makes it all worthwhile - I teach her all sorts of good things.
 
acotrel said:
Some retired on the Friday night and were dead before Monday.
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Their wives killed them when they realized the men would be home ALL the time. :mrgreen:
 
It was really funny years ago when my old boss told me about his friend whose wife told him after he retired, that she couldn't stand him being around the house. My boss said he would have grabbed her by the throat and dragged her down to the police station.
People wonder why women live longer than men - their acceptance of the status quo is beyond belief. I've had a double bypass and three strokes, stress + adrenalin = high cholesterol, - who were the beneficiaries of my efforts ?
 
Why do married men not live as long as women? Maybe it's 'cos they don't want to.. :mrgreen:
 
Cheer up Acotrel, we're in the middle of winter here - long dark nights and short days (do you get winters in Oz?).
Most (well all) of my friends can't wait to stop work. I, however, have no plans to retire - not that I'd love to stop work tomorrow, it's just that I literally have no plans to retire. Short sighted some may say, but I think this money thing is overrated anyway. As long as I've enough to stay alive and keep the bike running I'm happy.
There are always options, for example, a form of euthanasia I wasn't aware of before joining this forum - being bullshitted to death. There you go :D.
 
A friend of a friend went to a 'retirement seminar' where they received lots of advice on how to have a happy retirement, how to handle the change in their lifestyle, financial planning, etc.

The biggest thing they came away with was the (very serious) advice that was given out along the lines of: "if you want a long and happy retirement, and wish to preserve your marriage, then, if he hasn't already got one, BUY YOUR HUSBAND A SHED" !!
 
It is almost winter here today. It is almost cool enough for me to go out and clean up my shed. Most other days you cannot stay in there for more than about 3 minutes. Sorry about the bullshit, however it helps to talk. I also don't care much about money, however I currently don't have enough to race so I will have to get my head into gear again, and find some. My problem is that I recognize the time imperative and I hate thought of wasting it copping bullshit in any sort of paid employment in someone else's business.
I'm sorry you guys live in cold dark places, however you know where we are. If you get on a boat and sail to Christmas Island we will accept you along with the other asylum seekers.
 
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