[Jeff Higgins]

Boy, I would just about give my first born male child for one. Actually, no question. I've seen both his restorations and the new production bike. They are all to die for. Like I said, I'm hoping...

There was a Canadian who had moved down here and taken up residence in Snohomish about a decade back, who was rumored to be quite the Norton man. Rumors proved true the day one of the members in my old HOG chapter showed up with one that he had purchased from this guy. It was simply beautiful; all original and restored to new. Dark green with gold metalflake trim. I made him swear if he ever wanted to part with it that I would be first in line.

Well, a couple of years passed, and I ran away screaming from that whole blasted HOG thing (a story for another time). I guess his health began to fail rapidly, to the point where he had no business on a bike anymore, so his wife sold all of his bikes. I only heard of that a couple of years ago, after he ultimately passed away. The Norton was long gone by then.

I wish I knew more. The trail to the barn full of restored and in-work Nortons in Snohomish has gone cold.