An outing today saw Morrie’s Place in Ringwood IL as the destination. Run by British Bike master Ed Zender it is an Aladdin’s Cave of old motorcycles, endless parts shelves, a well tooled workshop and knowledgeable help.

BSA’s, Triumphs, Norton’s, AJS’s, Vincents… Bonneville’s, Tigers, Thunderbolts, Gold stars, Black Lightning, Rocket 3’s. Clean examples, oily well ridden ones, custom racers, correct restorations.

There is always someone passing through for a part, a chat, dropping off or picking up. The ‘phone rings often. Ed’s encyclopedic ken is great when working on a project. It’s great that there are resources like this for keeping these classic machines on the road.

Lovely big Ford F350 hauling vehicle with appropriately sign painted bed panels.

Posted on May 3, 2014 at 7:55 pm in BSA, Chicago, Maintenance, Norton, Restoration, Triumph Motorcycle   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL