Another "S" back on the road

After getting my tank and side panels back from the painter and fixing an oil leak I took it out for a ride today, I have to say it feels a lot more nimble that my "75 Mark III Interstate.

Very nice.
Someday I will be posting like this.
MikeM

Oh yes 750's are more nimble than 850's. A deep bloody candy color a Vampire could lick right up!

Real nice restore on a real nice model Commando.

Norton increased the rake angles on 850 MkIII to slow down the turning in. Earlier Commandos had a steeper rake angle making them tend to turn in much quicker.

Did I say real nice restore on a real nice Commando.

Indeedy , very nice .

Mass is a bit less to , inertia and all that .But tyre size front changes sa few things , the ONE degree steering head angle obtainable by ride hight alterations end to end of ONE degree seeing to that there somewhere. Then the triple clamp rake , obviously . :?

3.00 front tyres , are ' a bit sensitive ' . Bigger ones dull it . :|

very nice - congrads! :shock:

That Looks sweet there Dirty
Ride on
CNN

Yup. Nice job. Like the 2 color tank decal on the tank. Noticed your rear brake adjustment nut almost all the way in?

travelerjerry said:

Yup. Nice job. Like the 2 color tank decal on the tank. Noticed your rear brake adjustment nut almost all the way in?

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I noticed that too, If I remember the brake lining looked good when I had the rear wheel off. I'll have to give it a second look.

Corvette "Oxblood red"; nice.

You should be very proud of it, very nice indeed, now all you got to do is get it nice and dirty from clocking up heaps of road miles, enjoy your ride.

Ashley

very nice looking bike

SWEET !!

grandpaul said:

Corvette "Oxblood red"; nice.

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I tried to get it close to "Fireflake Red", my camera just doesn't seem to capture the flake very well. Here's a close up pic of the tank.

Getting it in the sun will make the flakes show up better. Very nice job.

Dave
69S

Nice job on the bike. Did you use the choke slides I sold you?
I traded bikes with a friend who has an 850. He was amazed how much quicker and nimble my 750 "S" felt.
Keep an eye on those pipes. I have lost a few of the screws that hold the heat shields on. Use locktite and carry some wire on your first few rides just in case.
On my last ride all of a sudden the bike got real loud and when I stopped the muffler on top was cracked where it joins the header pipe. That exhaust design is great to look at but was not Norton's best effort. Also keep an eye on the hockey stick mount attached to the top of the shock. They have a bad habit of cracking too. Don't ask me how I know. Had to get mine welded and re-chromed.

Martini,
Something to check. For information, on the front brake, there is a 'slipper', 06.0013 which mounts between the brake shoe and the operating cam (2 of them, one for each shoe). It's sort of a C shaped slipper or spacer that slips over the end of the shoe next to the cam. Item 28 here http://www.oldbritts.com/1971_g17.html For the life of me I can't remember if there is a 'slipper' under the cam on the rear wheel, but that would take up a lot of space on your rear brake adjuster. There may not be a 'slipper' in the rear, just can't remember. It doesn't seem to be listed in the Spares book, so it may not be there. Just a thought. I don't have a picture of it either, surprising to me.

Yes, keep an eye on the exhaust system. My heat shields were gone by 4K on the original. My RS pipe also cracked up near the head and I too have a cracked and welded up old dog leg bracket. They crack right at the top inside bend. The other thing is to get enough spacing between the exhausts, the bottom header and the left side iso nut, and the bottom header and the primary case top. Put blocks of wood or something between those points while tightening the exhaust rings, and the header to silencer clamps and tighten the dog leg bracket last. Then listen for rattling while riding.

Dave
69S

boz said:

Nice job on the bike. Did you use the choke slides I sold you?
I traded bikes with a friend who has an 850. He was amazed how much quicker and nimble my 750 "S" felt.
Keep an eye on those pipes. I have lost a few of the screws that hold the heat shields on. Use locktite and carry some wire on your first few rides just in case.
On my last ride all of a sudden the bike got real loud and when I stopped the muffler on top was cracked where it joins the header pipe. That exhaust design is great to look at but was not Norton's best effort. Also keep an eye on the hockey stick mount attached to the top of the shock. They have a bad habit of cracking too. Don't ask me how I know. Had to get mine welded and re-chromed.

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I'm still thinking about it. It starts easy just tickling, but I would like to put them on for originality.
I found one of those screws for the heat shields stripped already.

boz said:

Nice job on the bike. Did you use the choke slides I sold you?
I traded bikes with a friend who has an 850. He was amazed how much quicker and nimble my 750 "S" felt.
Keep an eye on those pipes. I have lost a few of the screws that hold the heat shields on. Use locktite and carry some wire on your first few rides just in case.
On my last ride all of a sudden the bike got real loud and when I stopped the muffler on top was cracked where it joins the header pipe. That exhaust design is great to look at but was not Norton's best effort. Also keep an eye on the hockey stick mount attached to the top of the shock. They have a bad habit of cracking too. Don't ask me how I know. Had to get mine welded and re-chromed.

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I'm still thinking about it. It starts easy just tickling, but I would like to put them on for originality.
I found one of those screws for the heat shields stripped already.