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[ledepassionne]

1969 Norton Mercury

The Mercury was a bike Norton built in order to get rid of all the Atlas and Dominator parts rotting in their factory. It had a 650cc engine. 750 units were made, most of them going to America. It was the last Norton sporting a Featherbed frame.

[bikebound]

“NorHD” Harley-Norton Featherbed Cafe Racer, featuring a 1942 Harley WLA Liberator flathead in a 1967 Norton featherbed frame -- built by 20 y.o. Makai Wink along with his father and grandfather, mainly out of parts from his grandfather’s garage! Full story: www.bikebound.com/2021/05/18/norhd/

[vanishingsydney]

Landed in a featherbed. Stanmore.

[jjofalltrades]

WOLF HUNT

Gendry vaguely remembered claiming he wasn't going to the concert throughout the next couple of days. He swore he said no countless times. Yet, here he was at the edge of the carnival with the other three. They checked a couple of backpacks for supplies, then handed them off to Lommy and Hot Pie. The excuse was that if Gendry had to carry Arry, then neither needed to be responsible for snacks or drinks. Was it fair? No. Did he care? Also, no.  As they got closer, Gendry put on his best scowl to deter anyone from getting near them.

The music wasn't awful, he decided. Most of the entertainment came from his friends, who were either dramatic or couldn't carry a tune. After a while, Arry gave his back and shoulders a reprieve when the band brought things down a notch. The fished out their drinks from the backpacks to fight off the summer heat. Evenings weren't as bad here as they were in Dorne, but with a crowd this size, it made things worse.  The group went crazy when the lead singer sang a line of lyrics. Arry quickly stashed her water bottle away and began to dance with Lommy.

He found himself smiling at how Lommy and Hot Pie would trade places. At one point, they tried to convince him to join in, but he'd lift the backpacks in both hands as an excuse. Arry smiled brightly, giggling at the way they spun her around. She loved to dance, he realized. For all the bravado about being one of the guys, she enjoyed the little things, too. Distracted by the scene, he didn't notice another creeping closer to them. An older guy took advantage of the others passing Arry with a spin, then caught her wrist. Possibly, the older man meant no harm, but in no scenario would he let her dance with him. He swung the bags at Hot Pie's chest and stepped between them.

"No," Gendry chuckled seriously and shook his head. The situation didn't need to get out of hand, and it looked like the stranger was too drunk to notice a difference. He twisted the man's wrist with some pressure until he let go of Arry, then turned him around to another woman nearby.

"I could have handled it," she said from beside him. Of course, she hated  playing the damsel role.

"You could have," he took her hand and spun her inward to his chest. Any argument Arry had for him was silenced as he shifted her into his arms. "But it was my turn," Gendry adjusted his arms, then dipped her. She laughed as her world turned upside-down momentarily, waving at the boys.

"Me next, me next," Lommy cheered. "I want to be dipped by a knight!"

Hot Pie gawked, "where did ya learn how to do that?"

"I have my secrets," he righted his dance partner and wiggled his eyebrows at their friends. Oddly enough, when Gendry was able to pay attention to the band again, their dance was in sync with the lyrics. Arry could definitely be some maiden of a tree with her wild behavior. She laughed and smiled, then he spun her out as the song suggested.

"No featherbed for me," she sang with the lead singer. Gendry couldn't help but laugh at ...well he didn't know why he laughed. He just did, fully living in the moment.

[featherinthemeadow]

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I made this song years ago, back when I was reading A Storm of Swords. It’s the first time that I share my original music, but I feel now that the story is coming to an end it’s the right time to put this into the world.

[gibier3000]

McInstosh Racing Developements wrote a nice article about Norton Featherbed’s history here, check it out! They do also have beautiful pictures, like this one of the 1950 factory bikes at the Swiss GP, waiting next to the team van.

[jfmuguet-photo]

Stile Italiano build the finest motorcycles. This Triton here is just a fantastic work of art✨. For @caferacermagazine #triton #norton #triumph #stileitaliano #caferacer #caferacermagazine #featherbed #photojfmuguet (à Roveredo in Piano)

[ladycrowofhousestark]

The Wolf and The Stag

Full resolution of this art coming soon.. Stay tuned