Norton Rally and 961's

G81 Can Cycle · Jul 19, 2015

Well three 961's showed up. I was expecting more. Richard and his dad (Dave) rode in from Canada. We took the 961's up for a sunrise photo on the Blue Ridge Parkway

BritTwit · Jul 19, 2015

Great view,
Beautiful scenery, beautiful machinery

Regards, all.

BPHORSEGUY · Jul 19, 2015

So, did you guy blackout the N's and side covers on your bikes?

Boomer · Jul 20, 2015

Quality boys!

I bet three of those with the shorty pipes sound wonderful on full song

richard-7 · Jul 21, 2015

They sure made a nice song in the tunnels together... :mrgreen:

G81 Can Cycle · Jul 21, 2015

BPHORSEGUY said:
So, did you guy blackout the N's and side covers on your bikes?

I thought it would look good to black out the N on the primary, and the Norton on the cam cover. I thought it would make the bike unique. When I arrived in Asheville, Richard and Dave had done the same to their 961's. I guess great minds think alike LOL

BritTwit · Jul 21, 2015

+1

A black accent to lettering on the engine covers is a vintage Norton touch.
Very nice indeed.

richard-7 · Jul 21, 2015

Here is a pic of Mark from New Zealand with my dads bike. Black on the other side too..

INOA 2015 NC

richard-7 · Jul 22, 2015

The Blue Ridge Parkway by Richard, on Flickr

Norton 961 Adventure by Richard, on Flickr

richard-7 · Jul 22, 2015

My dad had a little mishap. Broken fingers and broken ankle. Sucks but can't go back now. He is okay and should recover fairly fast.

Dave and #107 Down by Dave C, on Flickr

Britfan60 · Jul 22, 2015

Oh nooooo. That's terrible news. Such an awesome ride too. I wish your dad a speedy recovery first, and the bike second.

TonyA · Jul 22, 2015

Give your Dad my best wishes. I hate to see his bike on the ground like that.

BritTwit · Jul 22, 2015

That sucks.
Did it happen on your way back from the Rally?
I've ended up in a roadside ditch a few times from drivers not watching what they were doing.

Best wishes to your Dad.

Regards.

G81 Can Cycle · Jul 22, 2015

This happened on the way back from some sunrise pictures on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Richard, Dave (Richard's Dad) and myself were coming back to the campground.

I was leading the pack. We went into a blind curve, and around the obstruction of the curve, the radius of the corner decreased. Richard and I were set up on the curve to the inside. We were able to adjust and make the corner. I think Dave was set up on the outside of the curve, and when the curve radius decreased, Dave had no road to use to handle the sharper curve. The bike is not in too bad of shape. Dave was laid out on the road, but was cracking jokes and laughing at his situation.

The worse part was drivers approaching this blind curve, and could not see us in the road. We had to send a driver who had stopped, up the road to slow traffic down. This situation came much closer to taking all three of us out, instead of just Dave

Still was a great ride, and as Richard said above, the sound of all three of the 961's with shorty pipes going through the tunnels was magical

richard-7 · Jul 22, 2015

Thanks Guys!!!!

Boomer · Jul 22, 2015

Oh no!! What a bummer, I wish your Dad well Richard and hope the Norton is not to damaged

All the very best

richard-7 · Jul 23, 2015

Three 961's on the Blue Ridge by Richard, on Flickr

2014 Norton Commando 961 SE#112 by Richard, on Flickr

Three 961 Amigos by Richard, on Flickr

Britfan60 · Jul 23, 2015

I wouldn't put it past your dad to fix the bike and ride home busted up. Still my hero. Hope your not in too much pain, Mr. Coote. Blue Ridge Pkwy., one of the most scenic and twisty roads in the country. Isn't the speed limit 35MPH, or is that just the Skyline Drive part? So glad the other motorists didn't do further damage. Its a tight squeeze there.

richard-7 · Jul 23, 2015

Britfan60 said:
I wouldn't put it past your dad to fix the bike and ride home busted up. Still my hero. Hope your not in too much pain, Mr. Coote. Blue Ridge Pkwy., one of the most scenic and twisty roads in the country. Isn't the speed limit 35MPH, or is that just the Skyline Drive part? So glad the other motorists didn't do further damage. Its a tight squeeze there.

Thank you for all the well wishes. You're right, the bike WILL be back on the road. It truly is minor damage to the bike. Mostly scratches and broken side lights. Like John was saying, it was a scary corner to be parked on waiting for the ambulance. Speed Limit is 45mph and we were doing about 50mph. If it wasn't for the rocks on the shoulder this wouldn't have been so bad. My dad doesn't understand exactly why he went down but he did. We did that bend earlier in the week doing 60mph so it def. was not something the bike or my dad couldn't handle.

BritTwit · Jul 23, 2015

richard-7 said:
The Blue Ridge Parkway by Richard, on Flickr

Richard,

This has to be your Christmas card this year!
The bikes in the foreground, and that mist in the background is surreal.
Amazing.

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