black cat wrote:If I decide to sell mine after it gets back together I may just list it on the Australian ebay......

black cat, that frame looks like a reinforced widomaker frame. I am preparing to do the same thing to my widowmaker frame.

What can you tell me about it?

Bob

Rohan wrote:

Brithit wrote:Is this it from the 2011 Vegas auction:

Different numbers.
So there are at least 2 on the planet.

Both '68 and '69 were from Art's collection. I'm looking at one of my NCNOC club ride photos of Art on the '68 - the one in question here.

bobunome wrote:

black cat, that frame looks like a reinforced widomaker frame. I am preparing to do the same thing to my widowmaker frame.

What can you tell me about it?

Bob[/quote]

Bob,

It is the original frame(123671) which I had modified about 15 years ago by cutting up a later frame. I did have a friend of mine who is a welder by trade take a look at the frame now that I have it all apart and he gave it a thumbs up. Have not had any problems with it in all these years so I think it is worth the effort to modify your frame with the use of a donor frame.

black cat wrote:
If I decide to sell mine after it gets back together I may just list it on the Australian ebay...

BLackcat

Doohhha Nort all Ozzies are so slow off the mark !! LOL

Larfs on me this time !!

Nice job though !!

We restrict our searches to Down Under, eh @@

Stuart SS wrote:

black cat wrote:
If I decide to sell mine after it gets back together I may just list it on the Australian ebay...

BLackcat

Doohhha Nort all Ozzies are so slow off the mark !! LOL

Larfs on me this time !!

Nice job though !!

We restrict our searches to Down Under, eh @@

Stuart,

Sorry, I have updated my location.

black cat wrote:

bobunome wrote:

black cat, that frame looks like a reinforced widomaker frame. I am preparing to do the same thing to my widowmaker frame.

What can you tell me about it?

Bob

Bob,

It is the original frame(123671) which I had modified about 15 years ago by cutting up a later frame. I did have a friend of mine who is a welder by trade take a look at the frame now that I have it all apart and he gave it a thumbs up. Have not had any problems with it in all these years so I think it is worth the effort to modify your frame with the use of a donor frame.[/quote]

Thanks black cat. Is there any chance that you could measure the outside diameter of the tube you had welded in? I am going to have to buy a piece of seamless steel tubing of the right size since I don't have access to a another frame to source the real thing.

Bob

Sorry this took so long....anyway, it is 1" diameter tube.

He relisted the original bike at start of $5000 but we know he wants $16K

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI ... 500wt_1171

Over on the other side of the Tasman the prices are all over the place....as are condition.
Our Dollar is 80% of US....72% AU.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbi ... 679836.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbi ... 805310.htm

Combat ~
With the prices OS and even NZ, it is feasible to ship a bike from US or Nz will set an Ozzie back about $1500 in shipping and import costs. Of course there ar elot of variables and it can be a real mine field !

With the prices in Australia and the improved Ozzie dollar it is very practical~

I know few blokes here that have bought bikes in ! Any mechanical deficiencies aside they were quite happy ~ Mate in Woolongong bought his T150 in NZ and shipped it over ~

My problem is that I live in Far north QLD and any purchase has to bought into Sydney, Brisbane , Melbourne or Perth ~ so thats more shipping !

black cat wrote:Sorry this took so long....anyway, it is 1" diameter tube.

Thanks black cat

Not to change subjects dramatically but I have a NOS gas tank in the red & silver but a green tail section(nasty shade of green,etc.) that needs a repaint. Has anyone done this and if so do they have any suggestions on paint?

Stuart SS wrote:He relisted the original bike at start of $5000 but we know he wants $16K

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayISAPI ... 500wt_1171

Phuc I hate that, they say it's an auction and I will let the market set the price, yeh right, put the bloody start price up by the reserve, or don't have a reserve and let the market set the price, as soon as some one pays that for a commando the markets stuffed, aus$ is higher than us$, its not as if they are rare, you can still buy 'genuine' parts to build a new bike.

you can still buy 'genuine' parts to build a new bike.

Sure can;- and the Norvil Shop in the UK is proof. They list variants and packages of new ~ build bikes ~~ and the price is not unrealistic ~ I was tempted when I first got into buying a Commando but the AUD V GBP was not real flash then !

In fact I think I would buy one of theirs rather than an unknown quantity bike for $16K.. In fact they used to have an agent in Sydney ~ not sure if that stil stands though!