[cstreit]

Thanks for all the comments. I sat on this thing for 12 years and then was just decided it was time to ***** or get off the pot - so I cleared some space and dove in. The Norton was the standard by which all other bikes were compared until the rise of the Japanese machines. ...the thing I like about them is that they're so mechanical. They respond well to maintenance and restoration and can be "brought back" unlike many modern machines.

What I like is that I can "dive in" on any part and its not hard to sort out how it was intended to work. ...and parts are still very reasonable compared to 911's and other things I've owned.

Today I learned that if you leave the ignition on with a points equipped vehicle you will kill one of the coils. Overheated one and it started pissing oil. Time to replace it - and to make sure I fix the ignition warning light so i don't do that again.