One For Angie

I rang up Mick Hemmings Motorcycles this morning and got Angie on the phone. As if it isn't bad enough that I had to make the call at 4:00 a.m. local time, I found out I also had to answer a number of questions regarding my qualifications to be a Norton parts buyer. I thought for a moment that perhaps I had wandered into a Monty Python skit. I told Angie that I was calling from the U.S., as if it wasn't obvious from my accent and she asked me innocently enough if I read "the forums". "Oh yes, of course." was my immediate reply. Perhaps I should have said, "What forums?", but as I said it was 4:00 a.m. here and I wasn't really prepared.

"Oh", she said "Yer one of those are you?" She didn't say "idiots" or "wankers" but I could hear it in her voice. I cringed. But interestingly enough I did find out that she is a regular lurker (that's "lurker" you letches!) at Access Norton. She wouldn't sell me the vernier isolastic caps for my project until I told her my user name. She claimed it was so she could ring me up in the event I needed help, but I suspect it was so she could laugh at me with more authority when I called for parts in the future. Sadly, I failed to convince her to join.

However, Angie, this thread is dedicated to you so that you can have something to read in the evening. As you have an interest in who your customers are here is a photo of my project bike the day I brought it home and the bike for which the vernier isolatics are going to be used.



Below is a photo of my 750 in my driveway. The driveway is a half-mile long trail through the forest and the Commando is the only vehicle I have that gets used on it, other than my Honda snowblower!



I have this goofy idea that I want to spend my money with businesses that improve my lifestyle. Mick Hemmings Motorcycles certainly fits that criteria. Just make sure you know the difference between a European Swallow and an African Swallow before you make that call, otherwise you may have trouble with the bridge keeper!

Happy Holidays,
Russ

Hi Russ,

Did Angie not take your order for vernier isolastics? Not sure where this tread is going. Why not just order from a North American supplier?

Of course she took my order! Just not until I finally told her my username. Hopefully they went out before she sees this post, or they will likely end up in Bolivia!
As for where this thread is going...that is hard to say. It is really up to those who reply more than the original post. Just check around, we have lots of examples.

Russ

She probably didn't think Alaska was a real place. :mrgreen:

Perhaps she was reserving her right not to sell to certain a person or persons...

My opinion: Angie and Mick are some of the best folks there are in this little world. Thumbs WAAAY up.

Holmeslice said:

My opinion: Angie and Mick are some of the best folks there are in this little world. Thumbs WAAAY up.

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Someone is hoping for a Mick Hemmings sticker on the side of his race bike... :mrgreen:

As far as I know it's the only place to get the Hemming's adjusters. I like mine.

Dave
69S

I to bought a pair of adjusters from her a year or two back and found the entire process charming. Rich, if that's your driveway, do you get out much?

swooshdave said:

Holmeslice said:

My opinion: Angie and Mick are some of the best folks there are in this little world. Thumbs WAAAY up.

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Someone is hoping for a Mick Hemmings sticker on the side of his race bike... :mrgreen:

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Nope Dave. I'm not as much of a whore as you think.
Already had the sticker long ago. Just speaking the truth about folks I admire.

I enjoyed the transaction, and I specifically wanted the Hemmings adjusters. If for no other reason than they are from Mick Hemmings Motorcycles. It is sorta my way of saying thank you for helping create a world in which Commandos are still relevant. I'm hoping Angie got a laugh or two out of seeing this thread.

As for the driveway, yes, I get out often, daily usually, and sometimes the bike comes out too! Actually, I ride nearly every day from April to the end of September. Longer if weather permits.

And for those of you who don't understand the reference to the "bridge keeper"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWS8Mg-JWSg

"What is your name?"
"rvich"
"What is your quest?"
"Vernier isolastic adjusters.'
"What kind of oil is best to run in a Norton Commando at 55-degrees and 65% humidity?"
"Do'oh!"

rvich said:

"What is your name?"
"rvich"
"What is your quest?"
"Vernier isolastic adjusters.'
"What kind of oil is best to run in a Norton Commando at 55-degrees and 65% humidity?"
"Do'oh!"

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Perfect, :lol:

LOL!!! I only speak Dixie fluently so my early phone calls to them sounded about as thick to understand as the film spoof. I always enjoy the world wide contacts shopping and quizing for insights, though some became so familiar they called me easy money at first recognition.

That is one lovely verdant crooked Graveled cow path but similar enough to British cobble stones them Nortons are all at home on it.

Holmeslice said:

My opinion: Angie and Mick are some of the best folks there are in this little world. Thumbs WAAAY up.

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Couldn't agree more!!

Been a customer of Angie and Mick since I had my first Commando in the 1970s, and still buy parts from them that we don't make and that I need for my own projects- like PW3 cams, Production Racer (no, I'd rather not use the other description, thank you!) brake parts.

Angie's dirty laugh and her nasty remarks are always worth a phone call. Rest asured she grills and insults everybody, including me! So far I qualified for the goods I wanted.... just!

Probably the only workshop in England I'd trust with one of my own bikes.

Good, honest people, and motorcyclists, unlike other exponents in the field.

Praise enough?

Joe/Andover Norton

[quote="rvich"
"What is your name?"
"rvich"
"What is your quest?"
"Vernier isolastic adjusters.'
"What kind of oil is best to run in a Norton Commando at 55-degrees and 65% humidity?"
"Do'oh!"[/quote]
I haven't thought about that movie in forever....made me laugh out loud

Regarding that oil...I should have said "fresh". "Fresh"! (sigh) Next time, "blue" doesn't work.

Russ

Called last week for some stuff and got Mick not Angie.
Something of a relief, as Ive regularly screwed up my
card number with her!
Well if she is lurking, a good laugh for her Im sure!
I wish I lived on the other side so I could have him do the
work, not me.

By the way, like the posting of photos of the driveway
and listers garages! Hey, we have Micks dvd and know
what his crib looks like!

Rich,
I Like the picture of your driveway, brought back memories or dirt roads and driveways everywhere, only the freeway was paved........BTW ...Is Bullwinkles Pizza still open downtown?

As someone mentioned, Micks DVD is great to watch if you havent already.

Oh, and if you want a great place to get Commando parts with all the friendly advise you can handle. and no more 4am phone calls

(Bob) Rabers ...1-408-998-4495. They are a AN distributor also