Ride yesterday

[ducdude]

Many Thanks Bruce for the welcome!

It was a glorious day for a ride.  The bikes were grand and the company inviting and helpful. Very Nice group or riders. 

I met up with Bob  at his place on my new to me interstate (got it a week ago) got the grand tour (nice bikes there Bob and thanks!) and other then a a bit of fussy starting and the odd stalling here and there on my bike we were on our way on my Norton's first official ride.

I am still dialing the bike in with new premiers and she needs a bit more feddling.  As the ride continued  she got smoother and more responsive.  The staling was addressed with a fast idle 1300-1500rpm   and by the time of the first gas stop, I turned the idle down to 1000-1300 rpm and all was well the rest of the day.  

She still has a few carbureted gremlins  such as RH cylinder running a tad hot ,  and a bit of hunting at idle that may indicate an air leak, binding cables or a need for improved balancing.  I’ll figure it out..LOL

The clutch or clutch cable (or the rider) may also need a but of adjusting as the clutch slipped a bit on hard pulls @ higher RPMs but even that got better as the miles added up. 

It was also noted the 850 smoked a bit but time and miles may address that.  

Over all I really like my new bike, she pulls like a freight train is nimble in the turns for a big bike and man is she pretty..LOL

See you all on the next ride and thanks again all,

Cheers
Eric
74 Commando MK 2A 

From: Bruce Macphail 
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 18:06
To: Ducdude ; Mac-Pac 
Cc: Pat Daloisio via dvnr ; DVNR at mail.casano.com 
Subject: Re: Ride tomorrow

Welcome to Eric riding with DVNR to Ship Inn in Milford NJ

On Fri, Nov 20, 2020, 5:34 PM Ducdude via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com> wrote:

  Bob I’m in I’m also in your backyard commando  is fully fueled and has new premier carburetors I’d be interested to get your opinion on the bike. What time is departure and where can I meet you. Best regards Eric 215-385-0180


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  On Friday, November 20, 2020, bob Katz via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com> wrote: 


    Looks like a nice day to or commandos. I propose a ride to lunch at ship inn in Milford New Jersey they open at noon any gamers out there bob



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