Sunday 5 September 2010

Great Weekend

Well this weekend turned out better than expected, nice weather for most of the time, actually warm in parts and no rain which was a result. Spent Saturday wobbling around the back roads in Fife and a visit to see Lindsay Barrie and Sunday was spent wobbling around the back roads in East Lothian. The only issue I have is that my back is now sore, due mainly to the unforgiving nature of the suspension on the fastback and the state of the nations roads.
Next weekend is our rally in Braemar so looking forward to that, before that though I have to check out suspected overcharging on MVD and put a new chain on it. The Mk3 needs a oil and filter change and a heavier earth wire to the rear engine bolt in an effort to make the electric starter more reliable. The Roadster needs the gearing changed and a definite air leak somewhere in the RH carb or manifold found and fixed. Norton ownership is always an ongoing commitment!

4 comments:

  1. Gino, seen two black Nortons heading through Bonnybridge towards Falkirk last night, was that yourselves?


    kawa

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  2. Not us I'm afraid, my god another two Black Nortons that I don't own! :-)

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  3. The mystery has been solved, there was a Black and a Blue Norton, it was getting dark so it looked Blackish. One of which belonged to a John Wallace, was that the guy whos Norton went bang a few months ago? Turns out he was out visiting someone in the village.

    kawa

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  4. Yes John's Norton threw a rod on his way to Spain! Mega damage, good if its going again, not a cheap fix. Actually like Deja Vu last year David Templeton done the same in Munich on the way back from Austria, both guys came into the club with a box of exploded Commando bit just after their respective incidents, scary!

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