#two-strokes

[saddlebums]

Yes, it's the annual Gathering of the Nortons. They came from far and wide, mostly wide, and of a vintage suited to a motorcycle marque which had the bad fortune of hitching its star to Villiers Triumph to form a fragile trinity doomed to failure in a faraway land called 1973. Yes, they still come and go (actually having some success with rotary powered bikes of all things) but Norton motorcycles are best remembered in sepia tones for their beautiful vertical twins that young American men lusted for post World War II. So, here we are today, in New Jersey, near the Delaware River, to celebrate all that was good about British motorcycles away back when. And yes, there were plenty of non-Nortons in attendance to fill up the parking lot.

[saddlebums]

The Martin Moto Modern Classics Ride In

And discovering a few New Jersey road gems along the way

I'm not sure what a Modern Classic is, but I'm going to assume my 2019 Kawasaki W800 Cafe fits the bill by some generous interpretation. Regardless, I couldn't think of a much better way to welcome the first weekend of fall then to ride through NJ farm country on some of the back-roadiest backroads I could find to get to Martin Moto in Boyertown, PA.

The rewards were many, as about 500 motorcylists shared similar sentiments as well as their modern and not-so-modern classics. A great day -- and fall is just beginning.

Music: Have You Met Miss Jones? -- Art Tatum and Ben Webster; Mean to Me, Fine and Dandy -- Art Tatum.

[stone-cold-groove]

Denco High Performance Parts - 1972.