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MMan--you say your turning point was seeing the Norton team at the Cannonball last year.
My turning pointy was the Triumph National Rally in PA last June.
I have had for the last 12 years a HF 8' X 4' folding trailer on which I have mounted a plywood bed, a lock box for straps, jack etc and a spare wheel.
The bed is drilled so that I can mount on it one, two or three HF wheel chocks to take one, two or three bikes.
The bed is also drilled in a slightly different position so that I can transport my sidecar outfit on the same trailer.
It tows very well----I have regularly exceeded the speed limit with the trailer loaded.
Surprisingly perhaps the Range Rover tows well.
Due to its heritage the towing load spec is big---9000 lbs if I remember correctly.
But--back to the turning point.
At the Triumph Rally I had towed two bikes and was intending to stay for the three days (two nights).
I had a tent with me but the weather was terrible and I ended up sleeping in the car.
I thought "Now if only I had an enclosed trailer I could carry a fold up bed with me and sleep in the trailer".
Hence my search now.
I went to a dealer a few days ago and priced up a 7' X 12' aluminum framed trailer but it came out at over $7K plus tax etc--too much.
So I am now thinking of the same size steel framed unit and doing some of the work myself (painting walls and ceiling and painting the floor with rubberized paint etc).
All depends on the news on my tax refund!

I've owned plenty of Ducati's and can confirm the low bars cause rider discomfort, however the problem is much reduced at high speed where the wind pressure tends to lift the body and reduce stress on wrists, shoulders & backs etc. Although I've never owned a Ducati Monster, I think the higher bars would lead to a more comfortable 'sit up and beg' position so worthwhile for those of us in their late 50's or over.

One other consideration is whether to fit decent rear shocks. Some of the cheaper types are like pogo sticks and you will notice your spine jarring when going over bumps. I've been using Hagon 2810 shocks on my A65 which have 10 way adjustable damping and work well, you can really feel the adjustable compression and damping working. Better still are IKON shocks which are a replica of the original KONI dial a rides which were excellent.

I've known a couple of blokes fit norton cranks+rods to triumphs but building a trumpet one up
that much would be a very expensive exercise. An 85 or 89mm stroke norton crank would give
some advantage cc wise but it's a fair amount of work to do. A guy called Bingham used to have
a very quick triumph sidecar outfit back in the '60's done like that.

i like open pie especially Boston Crème...…...have extra slip in baffles or stock mufflers on all my bikes......am already partially deaf in left ear from 17 yrs civil war reenacting musket fire

Sorry for the delay in updates, but I only forward what Melissa posts on facebook.

Anna has recently had bouts of insomnia, which make sleep very difficult for Melissa. Melissa is exhausted , both physically and emotionally.

I recently came across this article. It is a bit long, but well worth your time. I immediately thought of Anna and Melissa. I urge you to read it.

https://features.texasmonthly.com/e...SCz9YgyQLBdYupgjwUDNZzxBNCvGa9kxt8gzya7Y




Count you blessings friends.

God Bless Anna Mott

Nice cycle. No plug leads on it though, so the buyer won't be riding off into the sunset. ?

That whole front fender looks different to the pic in Gordon Mays book of that year/model,
so it has been changed ??

Can You Die cut the threads a bit longer? Think of it as one of the many weekend projects.

Dave

I think that I have a spare one lying about but it is missing the top plug.
Postage from Australia would probably be horrendous on top of the purchase.
I will do a shed search later in the day.

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Thank you Bodie! I just bought the first on from the UK, hopefully it works! Using the man's thumbnail as a guide, it looks to be the right diameter.

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