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WE’RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE’RE NOT ALL THERE

Norton Colorado www.nortoncolorado.org Newsletter

October 2015

Upcoming Events See page 10 for the entire official 2015 events schedule.

October 4th, 11 AM (Sunday) Jim and Marti Fisher are hosting their annual breakfast

gathering. 1374 Greening Ave, Erie

October 17th, 9 AM (Saturday) Plains Ride, hosted by Scott and Julie Robinson

1711 E. 83rd Place, Denver. Ride leaves at 10 AM.

October 25th, 10 AM (Sunday) Open garage hosted by Scott Shuler

1105 W. Oak St. , Fort Collins

November 8 (Sunday) Fall Tech Day TBA

Mike Homs earned a Blue

Ribbon for First Place at

the Colorado English

Motoring Conclave.

Congratulations, Mike.

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A 1974 Norton 850 SC Commando with 13,669 original miles. A series of tasteful custom features adore this won-derful street bike. They include the following; Competition Fairing, Full instrumentation Package, Wickedly Beautiful Black Paint, Corbin Gun Fighter Seat, Carry On Tool Kit, Light Weight Front Fender, Back Dated & Vented Front Drum Brake, Custom Oil Lines, Twin Oil Coolers and the incredibly Rare Drouin Super Charger with Fuel Injection. A supercharger is generally belt-driven off the crankshaft and works as an air pump to cram more fuel/air mixture

into the

engine than would be available at normal atmospheric pressure.

The Drouin unit, Slide Throttle Fuel Injection unit and the Instrument Package were after market items that could have been purchased in the 1970's, through the Norton dealer. The Drouin Super Charger and the Slide Throttle Fuel Injection unit are fully operational and produce amazing and quick 100 HP. The Fuel Injected Slide Throttle system was the very last iteration of the Drouin Super Charged series intake systems, therefore, being the most advanced and powerful.

Upon riding this custom Norton there is sense of amaze-ment in the additional torque and power that comes from the bike. It runs properly and smoothly. The shifting is pre-cise and positive. The brakes are quite ample in bringing this bike to a halt. The fuel tank interior has been cleaned and sealed. Simply open the twin fuel pit cocks to allow fuel to siphon to the fuel Infection unit, turn the key, give it a healthy twist of the duel activated throttle and she fires up on the

second pump with a deep drum like sound and a faint whine of the Super Charger. Hang on and simply smile! She shuts down in standard fashion, with a flip of the key and twisting the fuel pit cocks off. This Norton 850 SC was shown recently at the prestigious "Riding Into History" Motorcycle show in May and was judged as a first runner up in the all Norton class, next to a very well known, twin engine Bonneville Norton.

Faster! Faster! Supercharged and Fuel Injected

1974 Norton 850 Commando

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Up the Poudre Without a Paddle

Rode a Norton: Eric Bergman Jack & Peggy Abeyta Debby Johnson Randy Schneider

Rode Something Lesser: Bob Martin (BMW) Jim Colt (KTM) Mark Liu (BMW)

Jo Teague (Honda) James Lafler (H-D) Scott Shuler (BMW)

Got There: Susan Saarinen

Non-Members: Bob Bowser (Triumph) Rick Starkey (BSA) Ed Lucia (Norton) Katie, Jeff and Ella Field

Some “camped” in luxury Others camped in a tent

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News Flash: An esteemed member of the Norton Colorado

Motorcycle Club and former President has grown himself some new Moose ears on the Poudre Ride! Be careful what you say as Bob

Martin has been hired by Obama's government spies and may be listening from afar!

Jack and I having an ugly old guy contest at last weekends Cache Le Poudre ride, cookout &

beerfest. I won. Bob

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Rode a Norton:

Eric Bergman + show Michael Homs + show + 1st place

Mike Fields + show Debby Johnson Jack & Peggy Abeyta

Jamie Jones + show Rick Black Scott Robinson

Rode Something Lesser: Bob Martin (Hinkley Triumph) Al Slarks (BSA 1st Place) Jay Tynes (BSA, Triumph)

King Browne (Honda) Tom Tallick (BSA) James Lafler (H-D)

Jim Colt (Honda)

Got There: Bob Ohman (host) Vicky Borden Frank Albert (MG race car in show)

Mark Kulik (new member) Dennis Horgan Jim & Marti Fisher (swag)

Mike Powell Dale Watson Barb Slarks

Michelle Jones

Old Friends: Greg Ray Neil Peacock Mark Achten

There are some special rules for the English Conclave. Entering your Norton in the show earns 2 extra

points and winning a ribbon earns 2 more points. For hauling the EZ-UP and manning the club booth,

Bob Ohman earns “Host” points. For hauling and selling swag, Jim & Marti Fisher earn full points as

well. I give our members “Rode Something Lesser” points for entering something other than a Norton in

the show, whether or not they rode it to the event.

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Bike Show in Toole, Utah James Lafler

Here are pictures taken by Jeff, Ray and I on our ride to Tooele, UT/ Miller

Motorsports Park / Bonneville Vintage GP over Labor Day weekend. We

hit no adverse weather and no malfunctions with our machines for 1300

miles. Many incredible vintage race bikes, races and vintage show. Norton

was the featured marquee this year. Since we rode in (I on HD) we paid no entrance fee and also got to ride

the 2 mile road course for 3 laps what a gas. Hopefully they will continue this event for many years to

come. Incredible facility!

More Conclave pics

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Ron Pierce has been checking out the bike scene in Brooklyn, NY. He’s finding some interesting machines

parked on the streets, probably due to the high cost of garage space. He also reports seeing a restored

‘57 Chevy on the street as well, imagine that.

Ron didn’t find this beauty on the

streets of Brooklyn.

Food on an Irish Airline... Airborne approximately

thirty minutes on an outbound evening flight from

Dublin, the lead flight attendant for the Aer Lingus

cabin crew nervously made the following painful

announcement… "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm so very

sorry, but it appears that there has been a terrible mix-up, just minutes prior to takeoff, by our airport catering service. I don't know how this has happened, but we have 103 passengers on board and, unfortunately, only 40 dinner meals were delivered to the plane. I truly apologize for this mistake and

inconvenience." When passengers' muttering had

died down, she continued… "Anyone who would be

kind enough to give up their meal so that someone else can eat will receive free, unlimited drinks for the

duration of our 5-hour flight." Her next announcement

came 90 minutes later... "If anyone would like to

change their minds, we still have 40 dinners

available."

This most recent development in carburetors may spell the end to fuel injection :

http://videos2view.net/morepower.htm

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January 1 (Thursday) New Year's Day Ride, brunch at David & Christine Campbell's, 9436 Wolfe Dr.,Highlands

Ranch, 11 am, followed by a ride to Palmer Lake, weather permitting.

January 10 (Saturday) Pub Meeting at The Burns, Broomfield, 11:30 am.

February 7 (Saturday) Winter Banquet, The Old Neighborhood, Arvada, 5 pm.

March 7 (Saturday) Museum Tour at Shelby American Collection, Boulder, 10 am.

March 22 (Sunday) Pub meeting at Streets of London Pub, 1501 E. Colfax, Denver, Noon

April 4 (Saturday) Group Ride to Idaho Springs and Argo Mine Tour

April 19 (Sunday) Spring Tech Day at Bob Martin's, Broomfield, 9 am.

May 3 (Sunday) A Day at the Races (Bandimere Speedway)

May 17 (Sunday) Old Bike Ride 13, hosted by Bob Ohman, Golden, 8 AM.

May 31 (Sunday) Tea Party and Group Ride, hosted by Debby Johnson, Louisville, 10 am.

June 4 (Thursday) First Thursday at GB Fish and Chips, Sloan's Lake, 5 pm.

June 14 (Sunday) Big Tent BBQ hosted by Eric Bergman and Susie Saarinen, Golden, 1 pm. We welcome

members of the BMAC, the Rocky Mountain Chapter and the Phantom Canyon Chapter of the AMCA, and

other riders of vintage motos.

June 18-21 (Thursday-Sunday) Four Corners Rendezvous, Dolores.

July 5 (Sunday) Mt. Evans Ride, followed by brunch at David Sheesley's, in Evergreen, start at Eric Bergman's

house in Golden at 10 am.

July 13-17 (Monday-Friday) INOA "Norton Carolina Rally", Asheville, NC.

July 18 (Saturday) The Wild Beast Within Us Ride at The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg,

leave Denver at 8 am.

August 1-2 (Saturday-Sunday) Wimpy Campout, hosted by Jamie & Michelle Jones, Conifer.

August 15-16 (Saturday-Sunday) The Century Ride to Gunnison and back.

August 29 (Saturday) Yester Year Farm Show, Longmont.

September 11-13 (Friday-Sunday) Up The Poudre Without A Paddle at Glen Echo Resort, west of Fort Collins.

September 20 (Sunday) English Motoring Conclave, Oak Park, Arvada (date unconfirmed).

October 4 (Sunday) Breakfast Ride hosted by Jim and Marti Fisher, 1374 Greening Ave., Erie, 11 am.

October 17 (Saturday) Plains Ride, hosted by Scott & Julie Robinson, 1711 E. 83rd Pl., Denver, 9 am.

October 25 (Sunday) Open Garage/Tech Day hosted by Scott Shuler, 1105 W. Oak St., Fort Collins, 10 AM.

November 8 (Sunday) Fall Tech Day TBA

December 6 (Sunday) Pub meeting at Pints Pub, 221 W. 13th Ave., Denver, at 11 am.

2015 Schedule of Events

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Membership

Membership in Norton Colorado is open to anyone, regardless of whether they own a Norton, or any motorcycle whatsoever.

Dues are $20/ year individual, $22 for a couple or family unit, payable to "Norton Colorado" and sent to the Treasurer, whose contact information is listed on the last page of this newsletter.

The list printed in this newsletter is the offi-cial membership, as understood by the Newsletter Editor on the date of publication of the newsletter. Please let me know if I have made an error.

The membership year begins with

the Winter Banquet in February. New mem-bers who join after August 1 are credited with membership for the following year.

Club Events

Many events have been scheduled for

the 2015 season, usually about 2 per

month. Participation in these events will

be counted for the President's Award.

Events may be added, dropped, or re-

scheduled through the year. The sched-

ule can be found in this newsletter or

check the schedule on the club website:

http://www.nortoncolorado.org/

meetings.html

Prez Points Standings

Top 10 (2015):

points, events, solo rides

Jack Abeyta 80 16 3

Peggy Abeyta 80 16 3

Eric Bergman 70 13 12

Scott Robinson 47 11 6

Debby Johnson 41 8 14

James Lafler 32 8 9

John Dahl 30 5 0

Steve Harris 28 4 2

Dave Campbell 27 4 11

Bob Martin 25 13 0

Western Slope Riders

Many Norton Colorado members live in the western part of the state, and finally have noticed that it’s I inconvenient to ride 500 miles for High Tea on the Front Range. Said members have formed a loose

confederation known as the Western Slope Riders, and are having their own High Tea and other fun times.

All Norton Colorado members are welcome at these Western Slope events, so if you city kids want to find out what the shoe feels like on the other foot, plan to ride out and join the Western Slope contingent.

Contact: Gary Bolduc, President @

970-676-1078 for info on upcoming

WSR events

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Norton Colorado Membership

14 15 City Phone E-mail 2015 Prez Points

Jack and PeggyAbeyta X X Westminster (303) 426-0594 abeytaa@aol.com 65/65

Frank & Jennifer Albert X X Evergreen (303) 905-3817 frankalbert@att.net

Randy & Sharon Albright X X Golden (303) 273-9262 dirtywhitedog@comcast.net 1

Peter & Mickey Allen X X Evergreen (303) 886-4696 vincenttwin@gmail.com 3/1

Karen Bailey & Steve Lavin X X Denver (303) 695-1192 karenbailey33@gmail.com 3/3

Matt Baroody X Littleton (303) 564-0453 matthewbaroody@msn.com

Arnie & Stephanie Beckman X X Denver (303) 733-4239 arnnsteph@comcast.net 11/2

Eric Bergman ,Susan Saarinen X X Golden (303) 278-7445 OneNorton@gmail.com 52/8

Rick Black X Arvada (720) 885-6410 16

Greg Boechler X X Parker (720) 394-4734 greg@boechler.com 10

Gary Bolduc & Laurie Smith X Dolores (970) 676-1078 3Nortons@gmail.com 15/5

John Boyd X X Aspen (970) 925-9154 johnny3nortons@gmail.com 1

Tom Brown X Grand Junction utahtom17@yahoo.com

King & Claudia Browne X X Golden (303) 271-1884 kingbrowne@comcast.net 3/0

Dave Campbell X X Highlands Ranch (720) 579-3625 dc.cccolo.gmail.com 21 27

Jonathan Chaikin X Sedalia (303) 619-3883 Jonathan@abacuscabinetry.com 4

Peter Chronis X Denver (303) 332-3504 pchronis43@msn.com 4

Perry Clark X Castle Rock (303) 660-0365 jclark515@aol.com

Larry & Marilee Claxton X Cedaredge (970) 856-4348 claxtonlarryj@gmail.com 10/0

Jim & Jacalyn Colt X X Boulder (303) 449-2760 ColtCo@frii.com 7/1

Ernie Comstock & Diane LaFavor X X Lafayette (303) 665-7934 comsteg@gmail.com

Jim & Margaret Comstock X Pueblo (719) 646-2610 norton880fi@yahoo.com

Dave Coxon X X Niwot (303) 652-3607 dvcoxon@rockymountainpower.com

John Dahl X X Arvada (303) 467-0778 jdahl0778@msn.com 30

Paul-M. David X X Denver (303) 331-8008 paul@winepairings.biz 2

Christopher & Jennifer Eng X X Nederland (303) 570-8096 cengcycling@gmail.com

Bones Engelman X X Denver (720) 308-8680 bonesilhd@comcast.net

Mike Fields & Vicki Borden X X Denver (303) 937-9750 mpfields1@yahoo.com 17/7

Jim & Marti Fisher X X Erie (303) 828-0114 jfisher@coloradogroup.com 3/2

Richard Florence & Linda Sheean X X Stmboat Springs (970) 846-0261 richardsflorence@gmail.com 2

Skip Foree X X foreemilelli@yahoo.com 20

Mike Gallagher & Lisa Gills X X Lafayette (720) 890-8355 mgallagher01@hotmail.com 6/0

Peter Geise X X Louisville (720) 320-1917 stone-haus@comcast.net 2/1

Kris Geller X X Colo Springs uukkee@aol.com 11

Tony Hagger X X Colo Springs (303) 880-7321 hehaggers@msn.com

Geoffrey & Karen Harris X Littleton (303) 955-2505 spaceman1959@comcast.net

Steve Harris & Charley Gremmels X X Durango (970) 259-1302 NoNortons@gmail.com 28/6

Bob Herman & Lisa Scalise X X Crestone (719) 256-4527 romomoto@gmail.com 10/0

Pete Homan X X Denver (720) 570-2044 peteh@centurylink.net 2

Michael Homs X X Denver (303) 388-6400 mjhoms@hotmail.com 7

Dennis Horgan X X Denver (303) 475-1591 dennis_horgan@msn.com 5

Keith & Susan Hurtubise X Littleton (303) 8088202 keithabees@aol.com

Rohn Hyde X Denver (303) 433 2620

James Ingram X Leonard, TX (214) 532-9876 james@ingramandfriends.com

Stephen Jarvis X Durango (303) 880-5120 jarvist@mindspring.com

Blair Jenkins X X Westminster (303) 947-4629 gs.blair@hotmail.com

Debby Johnson X X Longmont (303) 229-2089 2Nortons@gmail.com 29

Ed & Diana Johnson X X edwardjohnson11@msn.com

Tim Johnson X X Davis, CA timson4@gmail.com 1

Jamie & Michelle Jones X X Conifer (303) 697-6166 jmjones91@msn.com 10/5

(Continued on next page)

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Norton Colorado Membership (continued)

14 15 City Phone E-mail 2015 Prez Points

Jim Kelly X Berthoud (303) 263-7630 jkeldirt@gmail.com

John Kinlin X X Denver (303) 320-6835 jkinlin@msn.com / harrisjg@msn.com 15

Mike Konshak X Louisville (303) 673-9853 mike@2onahill.com 7

Tom & Nora Kruplak X X Parker (303) 952-9529 kru4@comcast.net

James Lafler X X Loveland (970) 218-2707 jpl777@bajabb.com 26

Sid & Karen Leavell X X Durango (970) 259-0151 busters@bresnan.net 2/2

Mark Liu & Geri Molettiere X X Westminster (303) 506-4557 markdavidliu@aol.com 12/6

Steve & Anne Lloyd X Littleton (303)734-0506 Steve_Lloyd_66@hotmail.com

Mark Lomax X Westminster lomaxcm@comcast.net 2

Sam Manganaro X Cortez (540) 514-1013 sam@vincentworks.com

Bob Martin & Sheila Wilson X X Broomfield (303) 466-6903 bobamartin@msn.com 18/3

Michael McAdams & Vennie Mangus X Englewood (303) 916-8696 mkelectricinc@gmail.com

Doug McCadam X Dolores/Baja (970) 570-6726 dougsnortons@hotmail.com 10

Ken McEntire X Englewood (303) 777-5663 1

Vern Neuscheler X Boulder (303) 618-9914 vernarthur@gmail.com

Bob & Claire Ohman X X Denver ( 303) 570-9333 reohman@att.net 13/1

Ron & Joan Pierce X X Lafayette (303) 665-5300 ronpierceco2@aol.com 8/0

Jerry Pokorny X X Colorado Springs (303) 912-4509 jerry_pokorny@msn.com

Mike Powell X gelbviehs@yahoo.com 9

Lynaire Reeh X X Englewood (303) 771-3855 lynaire.reeh@gmail.com

Scott & Julie Robinson X X Thornton (303) 287-6580 mister.r@comcast.net 37/10

Harleyhygienist @comcast.net

Trish Sanders & Cory Zambrano X Denver (303) 870-4167

Randy & Evan Schneider X X Wellington (970) 227-3825 redienhcsr@aol.com

Andi & Kristina Seiler X X Münzenberg andi.seiler@gmx.de

Lee, Bryan & Austin Shanley X Longmont (303) 931-9278 shanfam48@msn.com

David Sheesley X X Evergreen (303) 674-1114 dks@davidksheesley.com 9

Scott Shuler X X Fort Collins (720) 289-2153 scott.shuler@colostate.edu 4

Steve Siler X X Frederick (303) 817-6075 ssiler@mtechg.com 7

Al & Barb Slarks X Boulder (303) 818-5556 al@slarks.com 4/0

Wayne, Ursula & Christopher Smiley X X Frederick (303) 829-2417 wssmiley@comcast.net 9/2

Ryan & Molly Sorenson X Durango (970) 531-2704 sorensonryan@hotmail.com

Bill Stone X X Kaleen, Australia bilstone@bigpond.net.au

Paul Swenson X X Colorado Springs beemerpaul@aol.com 6

Tom and Camille Tallick X X Arvada (303) 425-0462 ttallick@gmail.com 4/1

Jo Teague X X Littleton ( 303) 324-5212 jmteague@comcast.net 5

Darell Teeples X X Portland, OR (503) 793-7783 dedet@easystreet.net 2

Craig Terry X X Glenwood Springs (970) 618-9140 catsguzzi@yahoo.com 17

Gene Toner X gtoner35@aol.com

Al Turner X X Denver (303) 989-8803 al_tu@hotmail.com

Jay & Teri Ann Tynes X X Elizabeth (720) 274-4653 tubbrex@aol.com 6/1

Herb & Karen Varona X X Westminster (303) 420-5107 2/2

Lew Wackler X Boulder (303) 350-0430 lewackler@yahoo.com 2

Darrell Walker & Kaet Snyder X Basalt (970) 927-4014 darrellwalker@yahoo.com

Dale & Cathy Watson X Conifer (303) 697-3223 dhwats73@gmail.com 1/1

Dave & Robin Webster X Haiku, HI (808) 575-9051 bsadw@hotmail.com 7/9

Denny & Cathy Westervelt X X Denver ( 303) 428-1746 dennywestervelt@aol.com 12/4

Martin White & Lee Maassen X X Louisville (303) 661-9402 weeno6@netzero.com 7/1

Russ Willard X X Lewisville, NC (336) 655-7339 rwillard8@triad.rr.com

Michael Wilson X X Littleton (303) 908-1597 md_wilson@comcast.net

Bob Wood X X Billings, MT (406) 259-5123 drrwwood@gmail.com

Jon & Kirsten Zemp X X Denver (720) 234-9033 jondzemp@gmail.com

Bob Zimmerman X X Colorado Springs (719) 328-9633 rzimmmerman@msn.com 5

Total Memberships 98 78

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Credits: Thanks to Peter Allen, Eric Bergman, Jim Colt,

Debbie Johnson, James Lafler, Bob Martin, Bob Ohman

and Ron Pierce for their contributions to this newsletter.

I also want to say thanks to others who sent me things I

will use in future editions.

Current Occupants

Grand Wazoo

Eric Bergman (303) 278-7445

onenorton@gmail.com

Consigliore

Arnie Beckman (303) 733-4239

Arnie.Beckman@coloradodefenders.us

Exchequer (Send $$$ here)

Charley Gremmels

1832 Forest Ave.,Durango,CO81301

(970) 259-1302

NoNortons@gmail.com

Ride Coordination Czarina

Debby Johnson (303) 229-2089

2nortons@gmail.com

Swag Boss

Jim Fisher (303) 828-0114

jfisher@coloradogroup.com

Ministry of Truth

Scott Robinson (303)287-6580

mister.r@comcast.net

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