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Today I drove, with trailer in tow, to western Massachusetts, with my 27 year old son Alex.
Alex is a licensed Airframe and Power aviation mechanic and has been a motorcyclist since age 10; he has owned, notably, an R-1 Yamaha where he demonstrated that he could accelerate away from me while I was at 90 MPH on an R1200 GS, in first gear! He recently sold a 1981 Hardley which made more noise than a tornedo in a trailer park and had a performance envelope similar to John Deer "B" . After counting his money he told me that he wanted a Brit bike that he could leverage his A&P skills to, as well as my knowledge and resources.
Today he purchased a '73, 750 matching numbers Commando Roadster that needs everything, but that is all there. I'm a proud papa AGAIN!!!!. No way I'm passing the torch (yet), but we have another person that is taking up the challenge of preserving the original Norton marque. I have encouraged him to join the forum and share his experience(s) bringing this cast-off candidate back to the road.
Bill.
Alex is a licensed Airframe and Power aviation mechanic and has been a motorcyclist since age 10; he has owned, notably, an R-1 Yamaha where he demonstrated that he could accelerate away from me while I was at 90 MPH on an R1200 GS, in first gear! He recently sold a 1981 Hardley which made more noise than a tornedo in a trailer park and had a performance envelope similar to John Deer "B" . After counting his money he told me that he wanted a Brit bike that he could leverage his A&P skills to, as well as my knowledge and resources.
Today he purchased a '73, 750 matching numbers Commando Roadster that needs everything, but that is all there. I'm a proud papa AGAIN!!!!. No way I'm passing the torch (yet), but we have another person that is taking up the challenge of preserving the original Norton marque. I have encouraged him to join the forum and share his experience(s) bringing this cast-off candidate back to the road.
Bill.