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Maybe they should put him in charge of spare parts ! That department needs help .
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This news I have heard from someone else!!
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Geez! I’m guessing that was scary
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Geez! I’m guessing that was scary
Wow, huge pucker factor!
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Geez! I’m guessing that was scary
Hi , At first I thought it was the gearbox sprocket coming loose .
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Me too. That’s pretty scary. Good job the road was dry.
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Geez! I’m guessing that was scary
Geez! I’m guessing that was scary
Hi Steve , Did he used to have 961 Commando ?
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Hi Tony,
Yes that’s Papa Smurf (Jonathan Furminger) a regular contributor on FB (VLOGS under ‘Norton Unofficial’). Along with the Dommie he has a 961 with a very distinctive paint scheme. His latest vids show him touring around Europe on the Commando. Well worth a look:
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Yes that’s Papa Smurf (Jonathan Furminger) a regular contributor on FB (VLOGS under ‘Norton Unofficial’). Along with the Dommie he has a 961 with a very distinctive paint scheme. His latest vids show him touring around Europe on the Commando. Well worth a look:
Norton Unofficial
Mostly covering the modern Norton range of motorcycles. Currently riding a 2015 Commando 961.
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Got a text from our high mileage hooligan in the North, Gary. He’s just hit a Wallaby head on, doing 100 kph on his 961! Put him into “a massive tank slapper that threw me about like rag doll!” Kept it upright thankfully - said he gave the Norton a pat and a big hug straight afterward.
He posed the question of how well the carbon wheels would have managed? Who knows - don’t wanna find out! Check out the Wallaby hairs wedged between the front rim and the tyre! Gary’s almost at 100k km’s - nearly didn’t make that milestone!
Could’ve been worse of course - might have been this fella!!
Put me in mind of a riding mate blasting straight over the top of an echidna last year on his spanking Ducati V4S - remarkably no puncture! Again, could’ve been worse, I was right behind him on the Norton!
Kept it upright thankfully - said he gave the Norton a pat and a big hug straight afterward.He posed the question of how well the carbon wheels would have managed? Who knows - don’t wanna find out! Check out the Wallaby hairs wedged between the front rim and the tyre! Gary’s almost at 100k km’s - nearly didn’t make that milestone!
Could’ve been worse of course - might have been this fella!!
Put me in mind of a riding mate blasting straight over the top of an echidna last year on his spanking Ducati V4S - remarkably no puncture! Again, could’ve been worse, I was right behind him on the Norton!
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Been lucky,we have jogging or pedestrian phone zombies to contend with.
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Seems like you may have a few other things to avoid in ‘them thar parts ya’ll’. Hitting one of these might ruin your day - luckily they appear to follow the highway code!
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New Norton helmets from Hedon - no prices yet, but likely (very) expensive! Premium you might say!
They are a hand made premium quality products though - ya get what you pay for as they say.
They are a hand made premium quality products though - ya get what you pay for as they say.
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Thats "super" PremiumNew Norton helmets from Hedon - no prices yet, but likely (very) expensive! Premium you might say!
They are a hand made premium quality products though - ya get what you pay for as they say.
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More like ‘special’ premium surely?
Apparently I have a dealer within stones throw of my place, in my home town - what’s the chances! Residential address with mobile number; not sure what that’s all about.
Apparently I have a dealer within stones throw of my place, in my home town - what’s the chances! Residential address with mobile number; not sure what that’s all about.
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Simon on FB, having a bad day - damn, that’s unlucky!!
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Seems like you may have a few other things to avoid in ‘them thar parts ya’ll’. Hitting one of these might ruin your day - luckily they appear to follow the highway code!
It's a shame that humans don't learn from him and use crosswalks! I don't know if it's a worldwide problem, but it certainly is a US problem.
There are places along US Rt 50 inside the Washington DC beltway where they had to put up high fences to keep people from crossing and causing accidents and deaths. Most of the pedestrians hit and/or accidents caused were where there was a crosswalk nearby.
