[LakeCleElum]

Jeff: It was '95 or '96 when a few of us were given a personal tour to Dreer's shop in Gladstone, OR....At that time, he owned the rights world wide, just couldn't get the financing to keep it going...He was winding down his days of "make a new Commando from an old one" and starting to produce the twin from the gound up. I vividly recall sitting in his office and looking at the soft board: It read something like this: crank=fallon, rods=carillo, heads=Jerry Branch, etc. you get the idea...

In his shop: A few of the new bike, a few of the "Rotary Nortons from the mid '70's that really never sold. Was very interesting. At the time I had 2 850 Commando's. One like new and one in need of restoring. Since he was buying old one's to re-produce, I let him know what I had and he said he's call......Next I heard, he'd gone under....Very sad, a nice guy.

Speaking of John Player Nortons? If you recall the 6 hr hour road race at the old SIR? I still have the programs: In 1978, I was co-rider of a buddies JPL....He crashed early in Turn 1 at wide open and pegged throttle, I drove him to the Hosp and sat on the floor all day so the ambulance could stay at the track and the race continue....In 1979, I co-rode a brand new 1979 Suzook GS1000E...........Happy Times............The Norton made my Nutz tingle too!