File under: 'It Had To Be Done'... or: 'Protecting My Sanity' perhaps? After weeks of being a good little citizen and following Uncle Bojo to the letter, increasing dissatisfaction with the 'rules' from above saw me close to causing an incident in the local supermarket... SO..... Taking dead Freddie's advice, time for the Norton to assume it's primary role of head clearer
After a quick flick with the feather duster (yes, really!) it repays my attentions by firing up second kick... atta boy!! Nothing heroic, just a hour playing on B roads and back roads, love the: 'Sack of spuds' slouch I have to adopt, surprisingly comfortable and the new shock absorbers doing their bit too. Love that the black caps are nicely subdued too, polite waves from horse riders as I dribble past, and a rock steady idle at the traffic lights with NO 'throttle blipping!! gets approval as well.
Post ride it's nice to note an absence of external lubricants (better check there's some internally!), the new AN scrolled tacho drive doing an excellent job where garter seals et al all eventually failed. Only blot on the copybook: New 13mm rear master cylinder lost it's cap and bellows... Fortunately I still have the OE one which fits but it's a b*gger to remove.. Still, better that than t'other way.
Did pass a few other two wheelers, some acknowledge... some don't. Lotus Elan and Fairthorpe Electron too, getting their exercise....
Norton riding: 'More smiles per mile.' Stay safe out there, people
