Deep Freeze

Winter has settled in and the riding is over for a while. The Norton rests quietly, awaiting warmer weather and clear roads. I drained the fuel system a while ago, and the contents of the oil tank have transferred themselves to the crankcase. I'll have to drain it before trying to start the bike. It doesn't like to start with three quarts of oil in the sump. I bought a brand new oil pump and I'm going to install it to see if that helps with the wet sumping.

Other maintenance work planned is a readjust of the timing chain (I think I did it a little too tight last time), a new rear tire, a change of all fluids including fork oil, and a new AGM battery. I'm still running the battery that came with the bike when I bought it four years ago. The battery still seems to be fine, but enough is enough. I think it's time to retire that battery to timing light duty.