Norton 650SS engine rebuild woes

britbike220 · Jan 31, 2011

I hope they are wrong

850cmndo · Jan 31, 2011

I would.

pbmw · Jan 31, 2011

I heard this morning that the mid west is really in for a shellacking. Lots of snow and cold.
I feel for you guys. We're in the high 40's here in the Pacific NW.

850cmndo · Jan 31, 2011

Tis but a memory....

Caferider · Jan 31, 2011

Not to burst you guys bubble, BUT....... it was in the mid 70s here today.

I spent the day with an 80 year old digging through his shop looking for Norton parts and listening to stories of the good old days when he raced a Factory Flat track racer supplied by Joe Berliner. I didn't spend enough time looking at all his trophies and reading the Magazine articles and Newspaper clippings hanging on the wall of his shop. Got some cool stuff and for great prices, he even let me crank his Ariel Square Four. DAMN was that thing sweet!!!!!

He had really cool bikes

Goldstar

Norton 750 in a modified KR frame

Production Chromoly Framed Norton 750 (3 made the only one left) he brought it out of retirement and made it street legal.

Square 4

What a beautiful day

britbike220 · Jan 31, 2011

Much much better story than depressing midwest winter. Oh, I hate you. :wink:

850cmndo · Jan 31, 2011

Had to do it, didn't you. Two can play at this. When our two, to god knows how many feet of ice are off the lakes, I'll try to post pictures. I hate you too. :wink:

bwolfie · Jan 31, 2011

I'll chime in a third tone on the hate/ envy. Nice looking bikes. What is that brightness surrounding everything?

850cmndo · Jan 31, 2011

I suppose, to avoid any further "hard feelings", he say it's his flash.

britbike220 · Jan 31, 2011

I think it's blue sky, but it's been so long since I've seen any that I can't be sure.

850cmndo · Jan 31, 2011

There's no such thing. Who told you that?

bwolfie · Jan 31, 2011

All I see out of the window is grey and white.

850cmndo · Jan 31, 2011

I can't see the grey for the white, or something like that.

Jeandr · Jan 31, 2011

Winter for us supposed to be with snow yet all the storms dump it south of the border and we have barely a dusting. Not fair :!: Again, New York will get a good storm and the weathergirl said if we are lucky we will get some, but it does not look like we will get any.

Jean

bwolfie · Jan 31, 2011

How come the canadian has no snow? And is not elbow deep. Dam global warming.

Triton Thrasher · Feb 1, 2011

At least BG was talking about Nortons, not the weather outside his window.

britbike220 · Feb 1, 2011

Triton Thrasher said:
At least BG was talking about Nortons, not the weather outside his window.

And you your doing what? Oh ya, stirring the pot of sh*t for the master.

Triton Thrasher · Feb 1, 2011

Just trying to encourage more bike talk, less schoolgirly "We don't like you Ben" stuff.

I'll freely admit I appear to be failing badly at it.

No offence to any real, young, female schoolgirls who might be reading.

kommando · Feb 1, 2011

Triton, when in a hole stop digging :lol:

Triton Thrasher · Feb 1, 2011

kommando said:
Triton, when in a hole stop digging :lol:

Kommando, you need some new cliches!

And he did ask:

And you your doing what? Oh ya, stirring the pot of sh*t for the master.