I always thought they looked fantastic too but was a little underwhelmed when I test rode one. Just a 'little' too much weight and not 'quite' enough mumbo. Solid bloody bike tho, and as you say, had the 'bad boy bastard' look down to a 'T'.
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I doubt if that prick Cole, had any real input. He just sold them his name, because some people actually believe that he has some credibility. I dontHave you seen the Norton Commando Street re-designed by Guy Willison & Henry Cole?
£3500 for a rebuild. Jesus.Wonder how much he would charge for a complicated engine ?Chris has inherited a 3.5k bill from Mick Hemmings for the engine and gearbox. Internals are all as, if not better than, new. Aparra the cam had so much end float it was barely catching the rod. Looks like it was only a few thousand miles from a fairly catastrophic engine failure when Chris sold it. Was still being used though! Chris puts the (undisclosed, also not interested) purchase price down to pure altruism, way under book and in no way covers the resto costs. The guy who restored it (read above for the tale you lazy cunts) bought it in 1970 as a basket case after being crashed on the IoM and has given Chris the photo archive of how he used to run it. I'll ask for copies to fill the story. Had a manx tank and Dunstall type race fairing in the pics but by the time Chris bought it in the early 80s it was back to a standard tank.
It's now got belt primary drive so leaks from the pressed tin primary cover are a thing of the past and the restorer has very neatly moved the footrests back about a foot. The big securing nut for the primary cover is where they sat originally.
It has keyless ignition
We ran it up in the shed (obv) and it sounds gorgeous. Can't wait for a run out.
I believe he was living very well on other peoples money for a good while. So i hope he does get banged up.Looks like Garner is going to acquire a taste for porridge.
Ex-Norton bikes boss Stuart Garner illegally used pension millions
Garner will find out later this month if he will go to prisonwww.business-live.co.uk
Like i said. The blokes a wankerFunny, he speaks very highly of you
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But at the same time I have this itch to give him a regimental haircut just to tone him down a notch!It would be so easy to dislike Henry Cole - as you say, posh twat, silver spoon, annoying personality - but I just can't bring myself to.
I may be being duped, but his enthusiasm for bikes seems genuine enough to me, and for that I can forgive him his faults
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As @Sarky B’stard said its not a style with us types, a trip to the base barber was never about style I was convinced our last one was a sheep shearer by profession
Yeah but you lot got free Brylcreem!
Mainly those born with a silver spoon and private education and expected you to salute them
Reminds me of the JP Donleavy piece in 'The Unexpurgated Code' on being brought to task for *cultivating a beard*
Why salute them? You should have been saluting the Queen's Commission. I never took it personally.
"Queens commission" I could not be arsed, those that earned respect "yes" I had some great officers, some where just little shits that stumbled about having to be guided by SNCOsWhy salute them? You should have been saluting the Queen's Commission. I never took it personally.
