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Congratulation.

Postby pvisseriii » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:41 pm

To Jeffdavison and the rest of the builders in the most improved contest. Jobs well done!

I would also like to congratulate the rest of the forum and to anyone else who chooses to maintain and ride these remarkable motorcycles.
Nortons, when they're right, they're righteous!
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby swooshdave » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:44 pm

pvisseriii wrote:To Jeffdavison and the rest of the builders in the most improved contest. Jobs well done!

I would also like to congratulate the rest of the forum and to anyone else who chooses to maintain and ride these remarkable motorcycles.


No disclaimer for yellow bikes? Are you getting soft?
You probably want to go into town, and find a up to date Jap Bike store,
With a full spares department, a clean workshop, and kean young mechanics.
And ask them if theres a Grumpy Old Bloke out in the Hills, who knows how to fix Real Motorcycles.

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Re: Congratulation.

Postby Matt Spencer » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:55 pm

Now , the yellow bike is closest to standard . And if it goes :lol: looks like the most relaxed for doing a Steve McQueen on
Howling through parks , up & down stair cases , and general Hooligan missbehavior . :lol: 8)
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby pvisseriii » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:56 pm

swooshdave wrote:
pvisseriii wrote:To Jeffdavison and the rest of the builders in the most improved contest. Jobs well done!

I would also like to congratulate the rest of the forum and to anyone else who chooses to maintain and ride these remarkable motorcycles.


No disclaimer for yellow bikes? Are you getting soft?


I throw out a bone and someone beats me with it.

Here's your disclaimer;
I don't mine yellow bikes, just not yours.

Not really.
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby illf8ed » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:10 pm

I've said it before....all Commandos are red. The rest are just mistakes. :)
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby DogT » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:53 pm

Ugh. The only real Commandos are Fire Flake Blue.

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Re: Congratulation.

Postby pvisseriii » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:01 pm

DogT wrote:Ugh. The only real Commandos are Fire Flake Blue.

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Ugh, as in ugh-ly!


not really
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby Diablouph » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:07 pm

No disclaimer for yellow bikes? Are you getting soft?



It's not a yellow bike until you paint the tank.
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby DogT » Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:51 pm

pvisseriii wrote:Ugh, as in ugh-ly!

You just haven't had enough dope yet. Isn't that why they call it dope?

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Re: Congratulation.

Postby pvisseriii » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:13 pm

DogT wrote:You just haven't had enough dope yet. Isn't that why they call it dope?

Dave
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You got that rear hub together yet? What the hell you waitin for, springtime?
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby DogT » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:28 pm

Gotta do the front too and that will take the sanding to make sure full contact. Rear is ready to go back together, just want to clean up the mudguard and probably take it off to center the wheel on the frame again. Wish I had some dope, I need a break from getting the Xmas tree out, I guess I'll have to do with this $6 Bordeaux, actually it's not bad.

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Re: Congratulation.

Postby frankdamp » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:52 pm

At first, they were silver, with an orange seat cover and those weird looking green blobs on the tank instead of the "Norton" script. At the '67 show, one visitor asked if the project had been funded by the Irish Tourist Board (the Irish Republic flag is green, orange and white). Another wanted to know why the turn signals were green.
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Re: Congratulation.

Postby cmessenk » Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:35 pm

illf8ed wrote:I've said it before....all Commandos are red. The rest are just mistakes. :)


Ya'll know the old saying..."Once you go black...you'll never go back". Hey, wait a minute, that must've been another Forum :lol:
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