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speedrattle said:Fullauto said:The thing that saves the Commando from oblivion is that it is such a fantastic ride. There will always be people who fall under the spell of a Commando. There is nothing out there that is remotely similar and the fact that there is pretty much 100% spares availability is the icing on the cake. Iron out the bugs and there is nothing impractical about the Commando. Need an electric starter? You have a choice. And really, parts are dirt cheap! The only expensive part is that cylinder head!
i have to agree with this, for different reasons.
i've been forcing triumphs around corners since i was 16 years old, and have BSAs and other stuff as well. i have a buell that won't corner unless i climb on top of it and jump up and down to get it to lean. i own one commando, and i love it. i don't understand why it handles so well-- almost dead neutral in the corners and picking up the front wheel when i crank it after. i know very little about nortons but this is a machine that i love, anyway, everything except the 1970 purple metal flake paint, which i refuse to paint over because that's what it came with . . .
anyway, this isn't the fastest machine i own (my morgo triumph with a 21/47 is much quicker and faster) but that doesn't matter--this is the bike i start up and take to town when i only have time to run one.
why is that?
If your Triumph is faster than your Norton, you really should think about fitting the second plug lead to the Norton. They're supposed to have two.