Hi out there, just found the very nice pictures of my bike in Bremen (Thanks to slimslowslider!) here in this forum and signed in to say hello- if anyone has questions, please ask ;-)
The bikle is mildly tuned like You described it and like I said in Bremen, I own it since 20 years now (8 with the Drouin on it) and it´s more a every day bike bike like a quarter mile dragster. To Hobot: Most of the online-writers do not believe that a Drouined-bike really runs, maybe it is because they aren´t there at the good motorxcycle events or go to bed too early and stand up too late to hear it going?
1971 750 Commando Fastback Long Range, Dunstallized (but builded back/ compression ca. 7:1 etc.), the carb is a 41 mm Bendix with adjustable main jet from a 1970s Harley Sportster (because my original Drouin-flat one leaks too much for the daily use in town)
All this is pretty reliable! I have been three times in England/GB with it (approx. 800 mls.-trips) at the Ace Cafe London and in 2014 as a surprise for me I proudly won the "Best ridden cafe Racer"-Award with it (=a nice Lewis Leather jacket) Hopefully I will go there this year again (It´s the 23rd ANNUAL ACE CAFE REUNION at the 2nd/3rd/4th September 2016), for more look here:
http://www.ace-cafe-london.com/Reunion.aspx
Fact at all: The bike runs smooth and fast. And I have a lot of fun with it. It impresses not only the tecnical-understanding men.
YES, I am a big fan of Tom Drouin´s work: I just completed a yellow 750 Rickman Honda with the early-type Drouin (sorry- wrong markee for this forum, I know, but RICKMAN is British at least
) and am building up a second one (Commando 850 or a 920-version) which should offer and show the real power of Tom Drouin´s very reliable construction. And I am also playing with a 500 cc Domiracer-Version. Hopefully I can show some results this year.
More will be shown soon.
Cheers,
Def