Famous Last Words
Oct 29, 2018
3 minutes
Frank Westworth
“The problem with allegedly classic Japanese motorcycles is their inability to leak enough oil to protect their bicycles from corroding. Few Brits suffer from this unacceptable design failure. Japanese bikes – even old ones – are also 100% reliable, even if monstrously neglected”
A MOST EXCELLENT friend has just ground to a halt in his restoration project. He is very unhappy about it, although as the bike in question is not a Norton I am not entirely sure why that should be. He is disconsolate, inconsolable and quite possibly beside himself.
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