My ‘fear of disappointment’ dilemma with my recently acquired Model 18 Norton, as detailed in the August 2022 issue, did actually bring about a fair amount of response and correspondence, so thank you to all those who got in touch, to mainly offer understanding and reassurance.
Suffice to say, I eventually took the 18 out for a gentle 100-mile ride; it was necessarily gentle, because it refused to carburate cleanly, at anything
