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  • After many years of riding my 1959 and allowing her to be ridden in all weathers, I decided late in 2025 to rebuild her. From getting a new rod on her Crank, to getting her cases welded up. 

    Read more: Drippy Rebuild

  • Cloughies 1969 Norton Commando Mk1 Fastback

    As I start to consider retiring, I have thinned my collection out. And will continue to do so. I am blessed with four garages, and hope to get that down to two in the very near future as I downsize my house and bikes. 

    Read more: Cloughie's Classics

  • dave clough sat in front of a few of his machines.

    When Does A Hobby Turn Into An Obsession.

    I've been riding on the road since I was 17. Long before that, I was riding dads scoters and older boys mopeds from the age of 12. I am fast approaching 50years of riding.  For my 17th birthday my parents bought me a Motorcycle. A Yamaha RD200DX.

    Read more: My Motorcycles

July 2024

 

Wednesday 3rd July 2024

Started Matts Bike Video is on YouTube

Friday 

matts bike won't run 

Norton baaad 

Sat 6th July 2024

C15 ride for Honey 

New plugs needles reset  to top notch

PHOTO HERE 

Sunday 7th July 2024

Norton broke down had to be recovered from St Neots. I am not too sure, but in the garage there was no output from the alternator. Need to test AC side. I have due to the upcoming trip ordered lots of parts. Not ideal, but i am really getting quite nervous. I do not today have a plan B.

Monday 8th July 2024

6.30am Ordered several parts from Andover. They should arrive by Wednesday. 

Wednesday 

found badly damaged loom

Thursday 

Fitted new rotor and stator getting 14.3 volts

Sunday 28th July 2024

Rode with simon to check the in helmet microphone that I had struggled all day with. Fortuntately this one worked very well indeed. Here's a Brief test upto 70mph. I did not realise how well it would pick simon up !!

Wednesday end of July 

Rode my Norton to Simon's and we ended up riding wonderful roads into Elton then home via polebrooke.