Cycle thread taps & dies

[NortonDommi]

Well I take it the Commando wasn't an Interstate then? No way you would lift the front with a full tank of gas aye? I have some very funny stories to tell about adventures with Norton's. That Isolastic suspension was a revelation at the time but I would have laid money that a 750 was quicker over a short run. I had in order all of the 'H' series Kawaka's and if they could have connected the two wheels together with something other than rubber bands they would have been great bikes, the one that held the steering head on was a real problem plus they were crap on gravel. I remember what an impact Mikuni's had, A lot to do with the fact that they were new and if going from a clapped out single carb on a duel manifold to individual carbs was like supercharging.
I don't know if you can tell but I do like Norton's. Sacrilegious heresy to think that I consider the 1979 Triumph Bonneville probably the most beautiful motorcycle ever built, just a crying shame it couldn't go around corners properly.
Still to this day I always look at threads to check their hand regardless of what it is I am doing. Learnt young and looking first is good, just wish I could follow my own advice.