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You forgot one:Check out the late Johnny Cash's or Hank Snow's cover of " I've Been Everywhere"
You forgot one:Check out the late Johnny Cash's or Hank Snow's cover of " I've Been Everywhere"
I like that seat bag, where might I find one of those?NH, MA, ME, VT, NY, NJ, RI, CT, PA, MD, DE, WV, VA, TN, NC, GA, SC, FL on this one.View attachment 84097
I have ridden my '75 to 13 Norton Rallys, never trailered or put in a pick-up truck. After the 2006 Rally in Michigan, Lee Patterson and I rode north then east over the top of the Great Lakes. Some stormy weather at that rally. Riding east thru Ottawa, it started to pour and continued all the way to Rouse Point NY on the shore of Lake Champlain. My rain gear leaked, it looked like I had an "accident" !. We got the last hotel room in the area, BMW was having one of thier huge rallys in the area, in Essex Junction, Vermont, .... Bike sat out in the pouring rain all night. The next morning, it started right up, we rode home. Great ride.No serious discussion here, snow on the ground, not riding anywhere today. Just wondering where folks have ridden thier Commandos. For me, It has been 17 US states and 4 Canadian Provinces. The furtherest South was to the Carolinas, west was to Michigan. Total of about 75K + miles I have put on the bike. You folks in the UK, et-al I?
Everywhere in Europe where there are mountains.
Here about to enter the infamous Parpaillon tunnel:
Col du Parpaillon and the scary tunnel at the top
Col du Parpaillon is a high mountain pass located on the boundary between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Hautes-Alpes departments, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It's one of the highest roads of the country.www.dangerousroads.org
Envious. On my bucket list. James Bay, Hudson Bay.Through the eastern provinces, north to Labrador, then back west through northern QuebecView attachment 84111
I need to apologize for my quip about the handlebar streamers on your bike to appease the motorcycle god'sThose handlebar streamers are long!!
Perhaps Baz, like the Norwegian Blue, it was: 'just resting' ?I need to apologize for my quip about the handlebar streamers on your bike to appease the motorcycle god's
Because when I went to my garage today I found my BSA on its side !!
It was on an under frame lift not a ramp but if I'd ratchet strapped the bike to it it wouldn't have happened!! My fault entirely
I got away with just a small dig in the tank where the left clipon rolled round
So please accept my apologies I don't need any problems with this bike build
WoW!I just watched the videos Ludwig, I'm afraid now I have to get there and go on both passes.
All the way...lol.All the way from South River to Lavigne AND BACK. That was last August and now it is roaring around on skiis and kicksleds
Your rain post jogged a memory. I was headed home from the Lake of The Pines Rally, put on by the North Texas Norton Owners Assocation. I was riding my 1973 750 Commando with two other friends. We were maybe twenty miles from the house and the sky started to get dark. We pulled under the awning of an out of business burger stand and my two companions began to produce rain suits from the depths of their luggage. I produced my only rain kit, a zip-lock bag for my wallet. Once it was stowed in my tank bag I was ready to rock. The weather did not disappoint. The sky opened up and the rain was some of the heavest I have ever ridden through. It was the type of rain that comes down so fast and hard it can't run off the road and through it all the Norton chugged merrily along. I am still kind of impressed with the old girl, still running her points and all.I have ridden my '75 to 13 Norton Rallys, never trailered or put in a pick-up truck. After the 2006 Rally in Michigan, Lee Patterson and I rode north then east over the top of the Great Lakes. Some stormy weather at that rally. Riding east thru Ottawa, it started to pour and continued all the way to Rouse Point NY on the shore of Lake Champlain. My rain gear leaked, it looked like I had an "accident" !. We got the last hotel room in the area, BMW was having one of thier huge rallys in the area, in Essex Junction, Vermont, .... Bike sat out in the pouring rain all night. The next morning, it started right up, we rode home. Great ride.
You‘re both unlucky and lucky there Baz.I need to apologize for my quip about the handlebar streamers on your bike to appease the motorcycle god's
Because when I went to my garage today I found my BSA on its side !!
It was on an under frame lift not a ramp but if I'd ratchet strapped the bike to it it wouldn't have happened!! My fault entirely
I got away with just a small dig in the tank where the left clipon rolled round
So please accept my apologies I don't need any problems with this bike build
I learnt a lesson there although I should know betterYou‘re both unlucky and lucky there Baz.
Thats what you get for tempting fate !