Classic Bike Guide

Frank’s Famous Last Words

IT SEEMED SO STRAIGHTFORWARD AT THE time. After only several months of intermittent effort, the Norton Commando was ready to roll again for the first time in many, many years. I wrote that in vague terms because I don’t actually know when it last rolled under its own steam. Steam? What? I digress…

Being ‘ready to roll’, and ‘actually rolling’ can be very close together or they can be some time apart. Time is flexible, as all Doctor Who? fans will understand. But in this case, as well as feeling faintly

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