Murray visiting from NZ

Its been very nice to meet Murray. He is the President on the NZ owners club. He flew from NZ to Chicago and purchases a nice MK3 on ebay. He drove 13 hrs return to Minneapolis to collect the bike. Gave it a once over in Dixon Illinois, changed the rear tire/ tyre, pannier (see photo) where Tim Smith really helped (Tim if you read this Murray says thanks) rode to Iowa and back to Chicago, where it broke down 20 miles out of Chicago due to a charging issue. Fitted a new battery to get to a friends place in Bollingbrook Illinois. Solid state rectifier had failed! Went to Morries Place (Thanks again Tim he said) Ribbonwood/ Illinois, just north of Chicago. Murray said they were friendly and helpful. Left Chicago and he rode to the American pickers shop in le Claire Iowa on the banks of the Mississippi river. Then he went to the American national motorcycle museum in Anamosa. He rode across Nebraska, where I met him. We met via phone calls and emails from NZ.

Yesterday we rode over to see Eric and others from the Colorado Norton Club. And had a great day, sorted the bike for todays long ride.

We left my place near Denver this morning and are now heading down through Colorado to Delores in South Colorado. Then Murray is going to head of over to Nevada and I am heading back home. What a great trip. Nice to get out. I am on the the rolling armchair (Harley). Really good to see the MK3 he bought running well.

Cheers Jerry

Thanks Jerry for all your help. The USA Norton club members have been outstanding .2 weeks left

See you guys tomorrow.

Put some fresh hay out in the barn for you….should be nice and comfy

Matt

@Jerry Doe I was happy to take a 4am call from @MurrayNZ to help you guys hook up for breakfast.

Nice to see you enjoying the CO greenery, Murray, and pics including The Gravel.

cNw said:

See you guys tomorrow.

Put some fresh hay out in the barn for you….should be nice and comfy

Matt

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A nice bottle of rum to rest his head upon and the world will be a happy place

What a great video Jerry put up of the 2020 AJS/Matchless rally, which Murray is also the club Prez for in NZ.

Do give it a watch. Quite a few of the people in it are also in the Norton club, and I am happy to say that Murray does a bang up job with our rallies as well, and they are just as fun.

Thanks again, @MurrayNZ, it will be good to get back down to the South Island again in March for the 2023 NOCNZ rally.

A quick update.

After Matt's I rode 420 miles home.

Murray rode the commando up through Utah (Monument Valley, Bryce etc.). He ran out of fuel one time and the fuel bladder he is carrying saved him. I think its been very hot (over 110). Today he is riding to Vegas and then early next week going to SOCAL to drop the bike off at the shipping company. I think there is a possibility he is going to fly back up to Denver and leave from here. What a trip!

Here he is diagnosing Bob's Guzzi that had a problem with the ignition box. This is in Crestone CO


Gunnison CO



We drank 6 or 7 pints of lager at the steak restaurant before this one






Up in Rockies

Good on you guys! Do it while you can.

Its real nice to see the Norton World has a bunch of great guys in it.
Thanks for the photo shoot. Keep on keep'n on.
cheers,
Tom

By the way, how did that seat pad work for you. the Woopie cushion?
Cheers,
Tom

CanukNortonNut said:

By the way, how did that seat pad work for you. the Woopie cushion?
Cheers,
Tom

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Hi Tom, Murray is on the road still, so he won’t see this. He told me that the seat pad is really helping