We had an Import (read; non-Harley-Davidson) bike show today, so I spent a couple of hours after work yesterday primping the old girl. Something strange happened, though; when cleaning the engine, I found only the strangest dry, powdery-like substance that, on anything else, would be called
road grit. I've never seen anything like that before on the Norton! After utilizing the Dorman crank breather, repairing the head studs, replacing the primary to crankcase gasket, and replacing the o-ring in the tach drive, there's no oil leaks! Anywhere!
Here we are after a light douching with the garden hose:
Check out the center cases right under the timing cover. Crazy clean!
The show went well with around twelve bikes (kind of light due to the unseasonably cool weather) with a handful of late-Sixties/early Seventies Triumphs, a few Nippons, and, as usual, just one Norton. I'll proudly carry the torch for the marquee.
To end on a high note, even with the inevitable audience, she started on the first kick.
Nathan
