April 17 - The Gathering of Nortons at Washington's Crossing 

Walt and I met at the Sheetz on Sunday and had a great ride down to Washington's Crossing. Though it was a little chilly, the sun warmed up quickly.

We met up with Tony, Vito and Howard from the Manayunk Pack and had a great time checking out allof the bikes. Some great looking Nortons were there. We also noticed how many Hinckley Triumphs are showing up these days.

After staying at the gathering point for about 2 hours, Tony and Vito joined us for a ride up along the Delaware to a pub above Easton. We were taken back by the amount of flood damage along the river. We passed some scenes of devastation and it surely must be hard for those affected twice in less than a year.

The ride to the pub was great even with the detours. We rode through New Hope where I saw many parked bikes with tickets on them and we saw one Harley rider being tested with a db meter. All I could think is "loud pipes piss off people" and this is the result. I have no sympathy! It's just a shame that the rest of us have to deal with it all.

The pub was full of mostly Harley riders. The waitresses were having a hard time keeping up with the orders but we were enjoying the sunshine any way.

After the pub, Walt and I rode back west North of the ABE area on back roads, avoiding the 22 and 78 slab. Vito and Tony "slabbed it" heading south.

The 1st major outing of the year was a good one.

	Norton Line up		The Manayunk Pack - Tony, Vito and Howard	Us Royals - Walt and Ron
		Harley Bobber			The original Rocket 3
	A Bavarian Classic		A "modern classic"
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