ON NOR EG TO R N O Published by the Oregon Norton Enthusiasts Volume 5, Issue 3 THIRD QUARTER — 2019 oNe group ride in the Washington Columbia Gorge. Photo, Ronnie Azma. Norton Bits IN THIS ISSUE CONTENTS The Small print 3-4 The Rider's Seat 5 Calendar of Events 6 Meet Your Fellow oNe Members 7-8 From Across the Pond 8-12 Meet Your Fellow oNe Members 14-16 Columbia Gorge Ride 17-18 Next Monthly Meeting 19 George’s Break-In Instructions 22 LeMay Motorcycle Days 24 Vender Resources 25 Buy and Sell 27 The Pillion 28 OFFICE POSITIONS President ................... Mike Tyler Vice President ........... George Kraus Treasurer ................... Sam Justice Secretary ................... Jeff Marsh Web Manager ............ Ronnie Azma Newsletter Editor ...... George Kraus Horse Brass Pub. Photo G. Kraus 2 The Small Print FROM THE EDITOR A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR NORTON BITS is the official newsletter of Please send dues to: Welcome to the third issue of the 2019 Norton the Oregon Norton Enthusiasts club (oNe). It Sam Justice Bits! This is our summer edition. We publish will be published quarterly throughout the 610 SW Alder Street the Bits newsletter four times a year, January, year in PDF format and may be downloaded Suite 1000 April, July, and October. If you have something from the club’s website oregonnorton.org. Portland, OR 97205 Norton related please send it to me before For the latest information check out our those publication dates. We welcome submissions of topical editorial Facebook page for events and pictures. material, and non-commercial buy-sell-trade Summer is off to a fast start and looks to be Norton-related adsO areN free forN members.O oNe MEMBERSHIP LIST plenty busy in the months ahead. We have Contact the Geditor for details, or betterR yet,T Although located in Oregon, oNe welcomes several events planned so check the calendar just sendE your ad and we’ll let you know if O members from the Pacific Northwest and for the schedule. there’sR a problem. N around the world. O We had a great ride on the Washington side of NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS: the Gorge organized and led by Denny LINKS The Norton Bits encourages any and all Torgeson on his newly restored Commando. 1. International Norton Owners submissions of either articles or photos of We visited a good friend of his who has a Association (INOA) Norton content for future issues. Articles wonderful collection of highly desirable race should be submitted in a common type font, 2. Norton Owners Club (NOC) bikes and cars. If you made the ride then you MS Word format (.doc), or as text in the body 3. Northwest Norton Owners (NWNO) know what a great collection we had the of an email. Keep formatting to a minimum, no privilege to visit. I covered over 250 miles from 4. Facebook tabs, indents, etc. Bullets, numbers and letters my house. Thank You Denny for a great are okay but don’t indent them. A single space 5. Fair Spares America planned event. Denny promises the next ride after each sentence is preferable to two and will be a bit shorter—130-150 mi. double returns between paragraphs. Photos 6. Old Britts The next meeting is July 6th, 11:am at the should be in JPEG (.jpg) format. Thanks. 7. Norton Access Forum Horse Brass Pub. Show up a little earlier and 8. Yahoo Group kick some tires. Oregon Norton Enthusiasts Monthly meetings are held at the Horse Brass Pub at 45th and 9. Norton Owners Club (UK) Cheers, SE Belmont on the first Saturday of each 10. Oregon Vintage Motorcyclists Geoge Kraus month at 11am. Editor 11. Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts ABOUT oNe oregonnorton.org 12. Northern California Norton Owners [email protected] Oregon Norton Enthusiasts was founded in 2010 and is a chapter of the International Club If you haven’t paid your dues for Norton Owners Association. Membership 13. LeMay America's Car Museum, dues are $10 per year and are due annually in 2019 do the right thing—support January. Tacoma your club! 3 More Small Print IMPORTANT LINKS Club Newsletter: Norton Bits This is our club’s official Club Newsletter: you can access present and past issues of the oNe newsletter Norton Bits here. Club Website: Oregon Norton This is our club’s official website. It's our "shop window" and contains basic information about the club, events and affiliations. Ronnie Azma is the website administrator. The Norton Bits newsletter editor is George Kraus and quarterly issues are uploaded and available on the website at Oregon Norton. oNe Washington ride, Klickitat River. G. Kraus photo. Facebook Page: CLICK HERE Email distribution list: group, so that you don't miss out on This is our club’s social media CLICK HERE emails from other club members who page. Here, you'll find pictures, club This is our club’s email list and the don't have your personal email event notices and other "what's most common way of sharing address. One important thing to note is happening now" news and snapshots. information with club members. that we take our Internet security Dave Friesen and Mike Tyler are Everyone who has subscribed to the protocols very seriously. Dave Friesen administrators of the Facebook page. Yahoo group above is automatically and Mike Tyler are the administrators entered into this email distribution list. of the Yahoo email group. Yahoo Email Group and Email We have also been blind-copying Distribution list: everyone entered into this email Norton Videos: IN PROGRESS distribution list. we have also been The club has a number of Norton This is our club’s email group. A Yahoo blind-copying everyone the Yahoo videos in DVD and electronic format for group can be used more group. Blind-copying means that no loan. Please ask Mike Tyler for an comprehensively than for just email, one else can see your personal email inventory of the videos. but it works well for our email address whenever we send an email. If exchanges. you haven't done so already, I would recommend that you join the Yahoo 4 The Rider’s Seat A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT engine and documenting every step of the way. We’re looking forward to seeing Dave’s Yellow Peril bike on the road again soon. Ronnie continues to fine-tune his 1948 ES2 and it’s really coming together. It’s starting and running just fine and needs a few jobs to make it safe and roadworthy. Just this week, Ron Cook got his 1971 running again after a couple of years and it looks and sounds awesome. George is working on a new project. It’s a very special Ducati for one of his customers. We hope to see some pictures as the project unfolds. Dennys ride up the Columbia Gorge. Photo Mike Tyler. Congratulations Jeff for getting your Triumph running again. It From the Rider's Seat: looked great at the recent club meeting. Some highlights of the summer Special thanks to Mike Roberts for organizing the latest in a series of profiles of our club members and their motorcycles. Mike’s own I hope everyone is having a great summer. It feels like we wait so “refurbished” Commando looked stunning outside the Horse Brass long for it to arrive and then it’s on it us before we know it! We have pub last month. had some terrific riding weather already and I hope everyone has had the opportunity to get out and ride. The highlight of the year so Please check out the club website for articles and also a link to a far was the Trout Lake ride with many thanks to Dennis Torgeson YouTube Playlist where you will find a collection of movies captured who arranged the whole event. from our club events. [oregonnorton.org] We’ve also seen a good increase in the number club members and As always, please let us know if you have any ideas for Norton or welcome all to the Oregon Norton Enthusiasts club! other vintage motorcycle-related events that you think the guys will enjoy. Al Bacon recently completed a CNW single Mikuni carburetor Happy riding! conversion and his bike is now running better than ever. Dave Mike Tyler, oNe President Friesen has been busy rebuilding his Combat engine after a http://oregonnorton.org/2019/ catastrophic failure 3 years ago. He is meticulously rebuilding the [email protected] 503-206-1620 5 Norton Bits CALENDAR OF EVENTS EVERY MONTH: oNe (Oregon Norton Enthusiasts) Monthly OTHER EVENTS BEING CONSIDERED club meeting at the Horse Brass Pub on the July 2019: FOR 2019 first Saturday at 11am. See Page 9 for more 6th oNe Monthly Meeting. Horse Brass Pub. TBA Tech sessions details. TBA World of Speed Museum events. August 2019: 2019 oNe EVENTS CALENDAR 3th oNe Monthly Meeting. Horse Brass Pub. January 2019: 4th OVM Oaks Park Picnic. Portland, OR 5th oNe Monthly Meeting. Horse Brass Pub. TBA OVM Batwater Station Ride and picnic 25th & 26th Portland Motorcycle Film lunch on the Columbia river Festival. TBA Mods Vs. Rockers Ride. See See’s: 1642 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, Oregon Please note: Please feel free to February 2019: 97232 https://www.facebook.com/ 2rd oNe Monthly Meeting. Horse Brass Pub. events/267833566924232/ submit vintage motorcycle 8th-10th ONE Motorcycle Show. events for the Bits. September 2019: 7th oNe Monthly Meeting. Horse Brass Pub. March 2019: Please submit copy material in a 2rd oNe Monthly Meeting. Horse Brass Pub. Motorcycle Day at Cars and Coffee at World of Speed, 8-10 am common type font, MS Word 15th OVM Annual Banquet at the Milwaukie Elks Lodge.