I've posted a bit about this 73 850 in the past. It belongs to my friend Ian. He bought the bike in the mid 70s from a friend who purchased it when new. When Ian bought the bike it had about 10k on the odometer.
It was Ian's only vehicle until about 1990, so he racked up a lot of miles commuting to work year round.
About 2 years ago at 128,000 miles he decided to refurbish the bike and added an Alton e start.
Along the way to 128,000 he had rebuilt the top end, as the bike was starting to use a bit of oil at around 70,000.
The cam and followers still looked good at 128,000 but he treated the bike to a new cam and ground the existing followers. The crank was also ground and cylinder rebored. I'm not sure what headwork was done but I suspect it needed the works.
It's nice to know that a Commando can be ridden that far and then be totally renewed with a reasonable amount of effort and expense. Here is a photo of the bike that was posted on the Alton Facebook site. It looks all ready to do another 128,000 miles.
Current mileage is around 135,000.
Glen
It was Ian's only vehicle until about 1990, so he racked up a lot of miles commuting to work year round.
About 2 years ago at 128,000 miles he decided to refurbish the bike and added an Alton e start.
Along the way to 128,000 he had rebuilt the top end, as the bike was starting to use a bit of oil at around 70,000.
The cam and followers still looked good at 128,000 but he treated the bike to a new cam and ground the existing followers. The crank was also ground and cylinder rebored. I'm not sure what headwork was done but I suspect it needed the works.
It's nice to know that a Commando can be ridden that far and then be totally renewed with a reasonable amount of effort and expense. Here is a photo of the bike that was posted on the Alton Facebook site. It looks all ready to do another 128,000 miles.
Current mileage is around 135,000.
Glen