DVNR February Update

[Bruce Macphail]

Bob
Will try my P11.
Bruce

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 3:10 PM <robertnorum1953 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was thinking of our Commando riders with limited suspension travel –
> perhaps an old Norton desert sled would feel right at home!
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> *From:* Richard Colahan <rcolahan at epix.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 17, 2021 2:48 PM
> *To:* Robert Norum <robertnorum1953 at gmail.com>; bsafr at aol.com
> *Cc:* dvnr at casano.com
> *Subject:* Re: DVNR February Update
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> Easy Bob!
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> Some of us LOVE DR's!
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> I've done some great dual-sport riding in Vermont and New Hampshire...
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> Your Buell would be right at home!
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> And congrats Bill.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> *From:* Robert Norum <robertnorum1953 at gmail.com>
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> *To:* bsafr at aol.com
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> *Cc:* dvnr at casano.com
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 17, 2021 1:50 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: DVNR February Update
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> Congratulations Bill on your piece of paradise- sounds wonderful!
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> Let us know when the mud road, ummm sorry meant dirt road is paved!
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> Cheers!
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> Sent from Bob's iPhone
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> On Feb 17, 2021, at 12:23 PM, Brian Safer via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com>
> wrote:
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> Great news and congratulations Bill - have always liked it up there. Have
> taken a few long bike rides up there and we ski in VT and NH every year.
> Going up in a couple of weeks actually.
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> Now all of us in the DVNR can get you to get VT titles for all of our
> bikes that PennDOT wont easily do - then once we "buy" them back from you,
> we can get them transferred into PA titles!!
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> Brian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Think they are attached via DVNR <dvnr at casano.com>
> To: davidebehnken at gmail.com <davidebehnken at gmail.com>; dvnr at casano.com <
> dvnr at casano.com>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 17, 2021 11:15 am
> Subject: Re: DVNR February Update
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> More news        We have sold our NJ house to our younger daughter and
> have bought a house in VT on a dirt road with 18 acres.  Will continue in
> DVNR as it is a great group.  Maybe when COVID is not an issue we can have
> a gathering here much like at the hunt club.  Email and cell number remain
> the same.  Address is 185 Burbee Pond Road  Windham VT 05359 Would welcome
> any and all who wish to come.
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> Bill Casey
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Behnken <davidebehnken at gmail.com>
> To: DVNR email list <dvnr at casano.com>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 15, 2021 12:07 am
> Subject: DVNR February Update
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> Hello DVNR members,
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> I hope this finds everyone healthy and well.  After the last few months
> we've had, I'm sure most of us are tired of either the cold, the snow or
> probably both. As we're now half way through February, hopefully warmer
> temperatures aren't too far off and the snow may begin to recede.  Maybe
> we'll get lucky and it'll even stop snowing at some point too.
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> I wanted to drop a note to update everyone about current events and near
> future activities.  I spoke with our contact at the State Park in
> mid-January.  He said to check back with him at the end of February to
> confirm, but it was almost guaranteed that the park will NOT be available
> to us in April if we wanted to try to hold a Gathering of the Nortons
> event.  I'm sure no one is surprised.
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> As such, we have a few options for the 2021 Gathering of the Nortons
> event: 1) cancel the event for the year 2) postpone it until later in 2021.
> I don't think it's a good idea or even a viable option to try to hold the
> event in April at another location for several reasons -- we'll never get
> anyone's permission, liability, who's comfortable attending and the list
> goes on.
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> I've spoken with Todd Robertson who, along with me, has been hosting
> spring meetings and neither of us think it's a great idea to hold a March
> meeting in our houses.  As an alternative, I thought I'd throw out Dan
> Sellers' idea of seeing if the club was interested in finding a restaurant
> or diner that would give us a room for a meeting.  I know the Spinning
> Wheel Diner by us in the Somerset & Hunterdon County area of Jersey has a
> room that can probably be requested, but I'm sure there are more central
> locations around the majority of the members.  I'll let you guys make
> suggestions if you know of options.  Hopefully we'll be able to arrange
> something for those who wish to get together in a group setting.
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> I picked up a few brackets from Dave at Classic Cycle in Baptistown last
> Friday.  He asked what the club was doing for the Gathering and I told him
> basically what I said above.  He's not able to offer his shop for a
> Gathering of the Nortons size event, but said we were welcome to have a
> club get together at his shop on the third Sunday of April if we wanted.
> Due to limited space, he said no cars, bikes only.  The deli across the
> street has good food too.  He also mentioned that it would work out great
> for him as he was planning on bringing his Model 18(?) to the Gathering if
> it had worked out.  This way he didn't even have to move it to display it.
> It's a beautiful bike for those who haven't seen it.
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> So, if we aren't able to plan something for March, we have something on
> the books for April whereby we can get together and have a discussion
> regarding what we want to do for the 2021 Gathering of the Nortons.  What
> I'd like to do is have a discussion in a group setting in March and/or
> April to hash out the ideas members have and then probably put out a poll
> to choose a plan. If we do a poll, those who aren't able to attend or would
> prefer not to meet up in a group setting still have a voice.  I'm trying to
> avoid a prolonged chain of back and forth emails where everybody throws out
> their ideas at once and it usually ends up feeling like being in a room
> where everyone talks at once and nobody hears anything.  Fingers crossed.
> In short, we'll figure out what the members want to do with the Gathering
> in either March or April.
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> As it's cold, snowy, nasty out and the roads are an icy/salty mess, now's
> the time to do the bike preparation and maintenance that you always *say*
> you're not going to put off and do before it's a scramble in April before
> the Gathering.  The oil's almost guaranteed to be in the sump, is it due
> for a change? New oil filter?  That's pretty easy.  How about the gearbox
> and primary?  When was the last time you changed it?  If your memory is as
> bad as mine, it's probably twice as long as you're guestimating it is.
> That's the low hanging fruit - when's the last time you changed your fork
> oil?  I've never bought a used bike and *not *found the forks to have
> about an inch of peanut butter thick sludge in the bottom.  Not the best
> for bushings or ride quality.  Brake fluid?  Couldn't hurt, right?  If you
> get on a roll there's always the swing arm - 140 weight oil or grease
> (depending on your school of thought).  Fuel and carbs ready?  That's just
> the fluids.  How's the battery?  If it's not on a tender or won't hold a
> charge, now's the time to get a new one. Any fixes you've been putting
> off?  How's the wiring harness?  And then there's everyone's favorite
> topic: *Tires.*   When's the last time you took a GOOD look at them
> for cracked sidewalls, wear and age?  They're the only thing between you
> and the road and the ability to stop and turn sure is nice..... Now's the
> time to get some new ones if needed!
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> Speaking of tires, I've attached a few pics of the tires I recently took
> off a new-to-me bike.  As you can see, the tread looks good and they are
> only about 5 years old.  I didn't see any significant cracking of the
> sidewalls and they were still relatively soft.  However, I decided to play
> it safe and replace them.  The tiny round pellets of rubber and silica(?)
> that you see in the pics were inside the tires; that's exactly how they
> looked when they came off the rims. I'd never seen that before.  From what
> I learned from my bike shop guy who was a MSF instructor for many years,
> it's the inside of the tire coming apart from being ridden at too low of
> pressure.  The tire was failing from the inside out. My guy said he used to
> keep a small glass jar of the pellets to show the people in his class what
> could happen to their tires if they didn't check the air pressure.  Crazy
> stuff.  Glad I bought the new tires.
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> Stay warm and be well!
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> David B
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