RNG, I have owned exactly 1 Norton. A 71 Commando. For whatever reason, I simply could never take a liking to that bike. To this day, I avoid Nortons. It did handle great, but, IMO, most BSA痴 handle great too. I can deal with a BSA, but not a Norton. Not even a big fan of vintage Triumphs other than the somewhat unloved wet frame bikes. They are considerably better bikes than their reputation. Especially the late bikes with disc brakes. I did put some miles on a 76 T140.....still miss that bike. If I was gonna stray too much on British brand, it would be to a Velocette. I am fascinated by them. It hasn稚 helped that the 3 I have ridden were well set up and worked brilliantly.
Yes Kyle, I learned a lot about tuning from flat track. Never had the current å¡—ot set up, had to make do with older equipment. What I learned about getting a Bul to live and be fast, was trying to get several riders transfer points to the junior class. I used to take it as a compliment when people started threatening to put up the money to tear the motor down. Never happened, but was threatened more than once. One night, a guy got in my face about the Bul being illegal and he was gonna have it torn down....I told him: æ³¥o it, the bike needs rings and we need the gas and beer money to get home? He stood there staring at me with his mouth open, abruptly turned and walked away. Never heard another word that night about being illegal!
