Winter Ride

swooshdave · Dec 5, 2020

It was unusually warm and sunny so I took advantage of it for a short ride. It was about 50˚F when I set off but the sun sets early so the temps dropped fast. While I was in the sun it wasn't bad. When I got to the place I was taking pictures the wind was pretty strong, there was a wind turbine spinning mighty fast. Still worth it to get some nice shots of the sunset. The sun goes down around 4:30pm this time of year so it was getting dark by the time I got home. I also apparently haven't ridden this bike in the dark as the headlight was pointed just in front of the front tire.

You should be able to see Mt. Hood in the background.

Torontonian · Dec 5, 2020

Sweet. I'll move there.
-5 tonight , noticed salt crystals formed on the primary so wiped them off and tomorrow I' ll spay my corrosion guard product on the rims , primary , etc. No where to park except street , covered .

swooshdave · Dec 5, 2020

Torontonian said:
Sweet. I'll move there.
-5 tonight , noticed salt crystals formed on the primary so wiped them off and tomorrow I' ll spay my corrosion guard product on the rims , primary , etc. No where to park except street , covered .

There must be something redeeming about where you live. I can’t imagine parking a Norton on the street.

norton bob · Dec 6, 2020

That ignition lead looks a bit too close to the exhaust for a long life , unless you have found the answer to hot sparks !!.

gortnipper · Dec 6, 2020

swooshdave said:
I can’t imagine parking a Norton on the street.

I did that all thru Uni with my Mk3 on Capitol Hill in Seattle.

Modified a blue tarp so it fit more like a cover and locked it up with a long Kyptonite across the forks. This is before the pencil hack for those was known.

baz · Dec 6, 2020

swooshdave said:
There must be something redeeming about where you live. I can’t imagine parking a Norton on the street.

I parked my Norton outside in my front garden up until this year, not quite on the street but within 10ft of it
Now it's kept under cover

trident sam · Dec 6, 2020

swooshdave said:
It was unusually warm and sunny so I took advantage of it for a short ride. It was about 50˚F when I set off but the sun sets early so the temps dropped fast. While I was in the sun it wasn't bad. When I got to the place I was taking pictures the wind was pretty strong, there was a wind turbine spinning mighty fast. Still worth it to get some nice shots of the sunset. The sun goes down around 4:30pm this time of year so it was getting dark by the time I got home. I also apparently haven't ridden this bike in the dark as the headlight was pointed just in front of the front tire.

You should be able to see Mt. Hood in the background.

Does your seat have a fibreglass base or steel ?

dohck4 · Dec 6, 2020

trident sam said:
Votre siège a-t-il une base en fibre de verre ou en acier?

oui , ma selle a une base en fibre de verre et le même dessin que la vôtre sur une 850 MK3 de mai 1975 et elle est très glissante et peu confortable ; je l'ai changé pour une recente

swooshdave · Dec 6, 2020

norton bob said:
That ignition lead looks a bit too close to the exhaust for a long life , unless you have found the answer to hot sparks !!.

It’s just the camera angle.

swooshdave · Dec 6, 2020

trident sam said:
Does your seat have a fibreglass base or steel ?

It’s a 73 so steel.

Saber · Dec 6, 2020

Beautiful pics. Thanks !

trident sam · Dec 6, 2020

swooshdave said:
It’s a 73 so steel.

OK Thanks. I thought the basket weave covers were only on fibre glass pans,you learn something every day

maylar · Dec 7, 2020

Winter layup. Out of the garage and into the basement. Well lit, warm and dry. Will drain the oil and put the battery on a tender. If I get ambitious over the winter I'm going to fab a new luggage rack and fettle the carbs.

swooshdave · Dec 7, 2020

I put the Interstate up on the bench yesterday for some winter upgrades and maintenance. Gave my push button bike a quick bath as that’s the one I’ll use if we get some decent weather. Plus it has heated grips.

ericg · Dec 7, 2020

dohck4 said:
oui , ma selle a une base en fibre de verre et le même dessin que la vôtre sur une 850 MK3 de mai 1975 et elle est très glissante et peu confortable ; je l'ai changé pour une recente

Bonjour,
This is an English language forum!

Fast Eddie · Dec 7, 2020

ericg said:
Bonjour,
This is an English language forum!

I think he was having a little anti Brexit protest ...

jbruney · Dec 7, 2020

Its okay.... It was Norton related and he knew what he was talking about... I guess.

swooshdave · Dec 7, 2020

dohck4 said:
oui , ma selle a une base en fibre de verre et le même dessin que la vôtre sur une 850 MK3 de mai 1975 et elle est très glissante et peu confortable ; je l'ai changé pour une recente

yes, my saddle has a fiberglass base and the same design as yours on an 850 MK3 from May 1975 and it is very slippery and uncomfortable; I changed it for a recent one

I had to translate that one. To be honest I don't know if the basketweave is correct for 73. Nor do I know if the cover is original to the bike. I don't find it exceptionally slippery but it's not the most comfortable. The rear sets help a ton but it's old foam so it's a bit stiff.

FastFred · Dec 7, 2020

Swoosh ,please stop posting pictures of your lovely climates its crap over here..

Jealous git

swooshdave · Dec 7, 2020

FastFred said:
Swoosh ,please stop posting pictures of your lovely climates its crap over here..

Jealous git

Too be honest the climate here is not that much different than there. It was anything but lovely on this ride, it was cold and windy. But I toughed it out to bring you the pictures.

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