getting too old to push your Norton around

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Kick it of course... It's far too easy to look all the good out of a Norton which isn't ridden.
 
Both our children are over an hour away ... thankfully mine still a one or two kick starter ... issue is I tend to ride the two Italian bikes almost exclusively .... sometimes I wonder if I’m still Norton worthy ...
 
Craig said:
Both our children are over an hour away ... thankfully mine still a one or two kick starter ... issue is I tend to ride the two Italian bikes almost exclusively .... sometimes I wonder if I’m still Norton worthy ...
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Perish the thought.
 
A lot of folks do get the bug eye when seeing one kicked over these days.... Not to mention the amazing 'tickle'.
 
And for the magneto bikes the kids will wonder where the magneto bike ignition switch is to hot wire it!
I once went to a motorcycle shop to get an inspection sticker and the kid was not sure of the mag (rear) and the dynamo (front) which was the starter.....DOH!
I pointed to the lever on the gearbox....."that's the starter" I said.
 
Not much problem pushing it here, or starting it, it's just a bear if it starts to go over. I just can't hold it once it starts. Getting it up is another issue.
 
My Norton is light enough to push it around, lighter than all the other bikes, I only push it out of the shed to start it anyway.

Ashley
 
mean gene said:
Nature may tell this some day in the mean time my anti theft device is the kicker. Younger generation in US don't know to use them!!!!
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Angel in the local Norton Owners Club is maybe 28 now. His enthusiasm convinced his dad to buy a Commando as well. For the large majority though you’re right. millennials don’t give a Norton any thought.
 
dynodave said:
And for the magneto bikes the kids will wonder where the magneto bike ignition switch is to hot wire it!
I once went to a motorcycle shop to get an inspection sticker and the kid was not sure of the mag (rear) and the dynamo (front) which was the starter.....DOH!
I pointed to the lever on the gearbox....."that's the starter" I said.
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Try explaining the workings of a manual spark advance to someone like that, or even what "points" are. I always leave the lever at full advance on my A10 when parked away from home. If someone is brave enough to try and start it they won't get much more than kickback and a sore knee.
 
mean gene said:
Nature may tell this some day in the mean time my anti theft device is the kicker. Younger generation in US don't know to use them!!!!
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Ha! My son said he could leave the keys in the Jeep he drove to high school as the only other high schooler he knew that could drive a stick was his sister!
My colleague's car's water pump seized and snapped the serpentine belt. It was in warranty so the dealer sent a ramp truck to retrieve it. The driver was totally stumped when he found out the car was a stick - he had no idea how to deal with it, even the ramp truck was an automatic. Sad.
 
robs ss said:
If you need an electric motor for that you shouldn't be riding a Norton but steering a mobility scooter
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A couple of years ago I was at a pub where our classic bike club meet
It was velocette night, there were some real old boys there with some really nice machines
One bloke must have been in his mid to late 80s I saw him pick his helmet up and slowly walk outside,he was pretty frail looking ,he didn't walk too good either
I couldn't see any way he could kick over a big single let alone push a bike about
He sat on the bike and turned the fuel on and then pressed the starter button!!!!
He roared off up the road as competent as any rider I have ever seen!!!
It did make me smile,I had no Idea you could get a starter for a velo
All I think is more power to you mate
 
That electric motor looks to be for a bit of on the spot work when you are out and about, back up maybe etc.

What I need is something small/mobile to turn bikes around in the garage.
 
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