An oft used cliche of growing older is that time accelerates and the years pass by at an ever increasing pace. Of course this isn't true in the physical sense but we pack our lives with ever more complications and obligations, illusory or not, and the effect is that time does indeed appear to move more quickly.
Thus I realised recently that my dear Dommie 99SS had been off the road for nearly three years. Before putting it away I had changed the oil, removed the battery, drained the fuel tank and given it a liberal spray of WD40. Putting it back on the road wasn't a big job at all but the bike is not the one kick starter she once was so the carb will have to come apart for a clean. The clutch has also developed a minor tendency to slip whilst in hibernation so a short spannering session is required and then hopefully we will once more pass some enjoyable miles together.
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| 1961 Norton Dominator 99SS hits the road again. |
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