Masters Of Speed

Our good friend "the German" has uncovered a stunning piece of secret history when working on his latest project; I can't tell you what bike that is yet, but what I can tell you is that it will rule over countless miles of open road on an Avon Speedmaster front tire. Now look what the man himself is wearing on his wrist:

As I'm sure you know, the Omega Speedmaster is NASA's standard issue watch, rigorously tested, flown in space and worn on the moon. It seems pretty obvious then, that the Avon Speedmaster was being used on the moon as well, probably on a lunar racetrack where NASA astronauts competed against Martians and other extraterrestrials for the coveted Sol cup, the most prestigious award in interplanetary motorcycle racing.
Are there Nortons still on the moon, or did they bring them back? Where are they?

Cool tool.

What you see in that vice is a conventional wrench that uncle Fester heated and bent into a crescent shape with the help of an oxy-acetylene torch.

(In the background is a lovely front wheel off a 1990s Harley-Davidson)

An obstruction spanner like this is needed if you want to tighten the two nuts on the Norton's cylinder head, the number 7 and 8 in the tightening sequence, without having to remove the exhaust pipes, a real bonus!

I have a small set of these on the way and they should arrive just in time to get the Norton ready for the road again; fingers crossed.