Teleguy61
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Rim shot!It would be even lower if they used iceberg lettuce.
Rim shot!It would be even lower if they used iceberg lettuce.
Just think "terrible twos" with humans.I've been wanting a puppy. Maybe I'm cured now.
Pet and regret?
A good friend in the UK...(a Harley guy to be fair), once told me as I pined for a Triumph Trophy or Bonneville from my youth, the only reason to own a Triumph is if you want oil stains in your driveway...
Or Norton or BSA or...the only reason to own a Triumph is if you want oil stains in your driveway...
How I learned about Nortons:Oh, I'd LOVE me an old Norton, had a dealer in town when I was a teen, but to try and get them fixed today? Think there is a big shop somewhere in CT...
From all accounts, this in't so much of an issue on the modern machinesA good friend in the UK...(a Harley guy to be fair), once told me as I pined for a Triumph Trophy or Bonnevile from my youth, the only reason to own a Triumph is if you want oil stains in your driveway...
The brand which had the worst reputation for oil leaks was Royal Enfield, which had the nickname "Royal Oilfield"!Or Norton or BSA or...
First RE I ever saw was at Kaufman Kamp last year, food service worker owned it. Beautiful machine.The brand which had the worst reputation for oil leaks was Royal Enfield, which had the nickname "Royal Oilfield"!
As a lover of first-gen RX-7's and experiencing the thrill of my first ownership, imagine my delight to discover Norton built rotary engine bikes, way back in '91.First RE I ever saw was at Kaufman Kamp last year, food service worker owned it. Beautiful machine.
The Norton Commando was the big one around here...750cc ???As a lover of first-gen RX-7's and experiencing the thrill of my first ownership, imagine my delight to discover Norton built rotary engine bikes, way back in '91.
('87 Classic pictured):
My brother has two of them. Both are the later ones that were punched out to 850cc (I think actually 828 but they rounded up).The Norton Commando was the big one around here...750cc ?
So you hang out here instead?The Norton Commando was the big one around here...750cc ???
There is a Norton Museum in an old mill, somewhere in Connecticut, would be a nice day trip to go look at sometime...but it would only bring up urges that are not satiable