Had a Norton Dunstall Dominator while in the AF in Panama ~1971. The crazy thing is that the oldest kid's middle of the road Suzuki 650 (thought of as a beginner bike) had almost the same horsepower (70).
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Had a Norton Dunstall Dominator while in the AF in Panama ~1971. The crazy thing is that the oldest kid's middle of the road Suzuki 650 (thought of as a beginner bike) had almost the same horsepower (70).
You can get the chain cases oil tight Donzi, but it takes a bit of time and effort. I got my Norton cases oil tight by putting grinding paste on a sheet of plate glass and rubbing them slowly, slowly until they were FLAT. Checked out with engineers blue and repeated it with the others. After that, just the lightest smear of sealant and that was it.
Breaking cables is my big problem. But it's just that hallowed Norton name. A bit like the word BREN...............
After serving 4 years as a Coast Guard engineman, when I got out I gravitated to wrenching. I worked in MC shops in North dakota, Idaho and Washington .. I was the Brit Bike mechanic at a shop in Pullman WA one year. My habit after a tuneup was to ride the bikes out of the shop and up a 5-600 foot grade on US 195 going north out of town. Once I got on the flats I would give the bike 1/2 mile at full throttle, sitting bolt upright in the seat.
The BSAs and Triumphs would all do 92-96 mph. Never get to 100. Every one of the Nortons I tuned would do it. What I call an honest 100.
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