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I found a video on the 2 litre thumper. It wasn't in Norway, it was a German, Fritz Langer, who built it.

The "Princess Royal" underground gold mine was one of the mainstays of Norseman for many decades, producing a pretty consistent half-ounce of gold to the tonne. The ore body was accessed by a decline shaft, a shaft constructed at a steep angle, rather than vertical. The decline shaft is designed to allow better access to steep-sloping ore bodies. The Princess Royal was turned into an open cut mine in 1975, and I have some photos of that early large-scale open cut operation. It was opened up by Charles Hull Contracting of Waroona. Charlie Hull is a legend in the earthmoving, roadmaking and mining construction industry, I'm pretty sure he's still alive, he must be around 95.

None of it is correct, it's all urban legend, typical of rumours and gossip that grow into "truth". Even Monument Australia promotes the urban legend of the horse that founded Norseman. I guess there is a degree of correctness in stating that the Norseman monument acknowledges the part played by the invaluable animals used by prospectors. https://www.monumentaustralia.org/themes/culture/animals/display/60895-norseman The real story is substantially different, I'll let you read the family history website to garner all the correct information, directly from the original people. https://taylorfamilyhistory.com/2022/08/02/norseman-find

The original Wright piston was a long piston and needed that section of bore that protudes into the original radial crankcase, and that setup would have needed a much taller custom crankcase making the engine too tall, so that's why he trimmed the bore and shortened the stroke with the Continental O-470 piston.

I get the impression the engine runs but is not practical to ride around on. I think he just takes it to shows and starts it up. I don't think it has a balance shaft. He shortened the stroke from 5.5 inches down to 5 inches and used a shorter Continental piston. He had to cut the bottom skirt off the cylinder so it would clear the crank lobes. The one that was built (in Norway I think) using a single pot from a radial was around 2000cc and he could ride it down the road ok.

I never managed to get lost when finding my way around. Braille always worked for me. A good guide might help you if you get lost. This is a mature one, you can tell by the wrinkles.

I just love the concept. Can you imaging kick starting that? Would it sound like the one lungers at the vintage stationary engine fair?

There's a few Bikes Made with Rotec Radials in them. I gave a Good Lycoming Cylinder to Peter Franks at Lethbridge. Nev

You're right there Nev, that one above with the Wright cylinder is a custom chopper in my view. It's that shiny, you'd need sunglasses to look t it..

That's correct. The Horse was supposed to have kicked the Ground an exposed a Gold Nugget. Nev

Not for me- I eat my peas with honey... I've done it all my life... It makes the peas taste funny... But it keep them on my knife.

They do THAT on the Trains. Nev

Easier to clean and find your way around., Nev

Nah... That was the USA departure from Afghanistan.

Smashed Potato was invented for Eating PEAS. Nev

BUT, you might understand a bit about normalisation of paedophillia 😞 'Tis but a weak excuse for trying to appear underage.

But a steak knife is.... (I'll get my hat)

Named after a horse called Norseman. OT can probably give you more details. There is a statue of the horse in the town.

I get "coincidence" for 11. There's probably a German word of 50 in there.

That's HOW IT works They are in it for the MONEY. Nev

Correct. M (Em) is the 13th letter in the alphabet, B (Bea) is the second letter, so L (Elle) is the twelfth letter.

Interesting possibility of conflict of interest.... https://govfacts.org/accountability-ethics/the-2-billion-year-how-the-presidency-contributed-to-trump-profits-in-2025/ The Dear Leader's family seems to be doing rather well.

Well if you're ever looking for images of a hairless cat, don't go searching for "shaved pussy" or you might have a heart attack.

Chop sticks are Not Much chop. Nev

Just a disaster. Real bad Job. Won't work Etc. Nev