BUILD 121 CNW

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Check Out Build 121 at Colorado Norton Works Gallery
Its a Humdinger !!!!!!!!
Even better than that its Mine ......................

WHOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO
 
What a fine looking bike, new electric start all the mod cons, fantastic.

Invest in lots of polishing cloths :D Ban any kids with sticky hands :shock:

Have many happy miles :mrgreen:

One small fault on the bike :roll: . . . . . . . . . mirror is on the wrong side if you're based in the UK :lol:
 
That is one slick ride.
So many polished bits, you're likely to blind everyone on the road on a sunny day. :)

Cheers.
 
Glad you guys like it. This was a fun build considering all the cool features Richard wanted on it like the e-start, dual disc front end, alloy body work, stage 3 engine and other nice details

Let's hope for a nice long and dry summer in the UK

Thanks for the nice feedback everyone !!

Matt / Colorado Norton Works

http://www.coloradonortonworks.com

PS. Click.....it did get a second mirror before leaving the shop. Just wanted to keep one mirror when taking the pictures. Maybe one of these days you guys can start riding on the 'correct' side of the road 8)
 
Matt,

Should have know :roll: the work you do is beyond perfect :D

cNw said:
Glad you guys like it. This was a fun build considering all the cool features Richard wanted on it like the e-start, dual disc front end, alloy body work, stage 3 engine and other nice details

Let's hope for a nice long and dry summer in the UK

Thanks for the nice feedback everyone !!

Matt / Colorado Norton Works

http://www.coloradonortonworks.com

PS. Click.....it did get a second mirror before leaving the shop. Just wanted to keep one mirror when taking the pictures. Maybe one of these days you guys can start riding on the 'correct' side of the road 8)
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If the numbers indicate the numbers of CNW bikes built, could a normal person understand building 121 Norton Motorcycles? Still my dream job.
 
Stans850 said:
If the numbers indicate the numbers of CNW bikes built, could a normal person understand building 121 Norton Motorcycles? Still my dream job.
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Im still working on build #1, lol :lol:
 
Stans850 said:
If the numbers indicate the numbers of CNW bikes built, could a normal person understand building 121 Norton Motorcycles? Still my dream job.
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Stan,

Actually, there are also 10 Ltd Edition Cafe's built to date, so a few more

That said, there are few 'missing numbers' as well. About 4 of those

I suspect I'm not done quiet yet

Matt / Colorado Norton Works

www.coloradonortonworks.com
 
Matt and I are still building my #1. But I am already building #2 in head.
Good to hear from you Matt, Deb and I are going to be out there the end of August.
See you then
 
Damn snazzy ride my friend. Just when I think that my bike looks pretty good, something like your new ride comes up and humbles me. Kind of a reality bitch-slap. Nice job Matt and also congrats to you for making your dream come true and also for writing the big check.
 
Richard Barks said:
Check Out Build 121 at Colorado Norton Works Gallery
Its a Humdinger !!!!!!!!
Even better than that its Mine ......................
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Hey Richard and Matt,

Congratulations on an extremely tasty build!

I am curious about the fork sliders you have chosen. Which brand are they, and did you retain the 35mm stanchions off the Commando? The triple tree appears to be Norton items.

Thanks,

Knut Sonsteby
 
mdt-son said:
Richard Barks said:
Check Out Build 121 at Colorado Norton Works Gallery
Its a Humdinger !!!!!!!!
Even better than that its Mine ......................
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Hey Richard and Matt,

Congratulations on an extremely tasty build!

I am curious about the fork sliders you have chosen. Which brand are they, and did you retain the 35mm stanchions off the Commando? The triple tree appears to be Norton items.

Thanks,

Knut Sonsteby
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Knut,

Pretty much the whole front end is a unique cNw set up. It is based on Showa 39mm sliders but the tubes are modified and I also designed it so that it doesn't use the std hold down, where both the upper and lower tree clamp to the tube. Rather, it has a separate tapered top collar that slides over the fork tube and then up into the upper clamp to seat (like an original Commando). This gives a much cleaner and unique look. I also put a fill hole inside the top cap of the tube, so by just removing the top fork nut (this wont collapse the fork like a stock set up) you can access this fill hole and fork oil service is now a really straight forward operation where nothing else has to be removed. Drain the bottom and refill on the top.

The hub is also a cNw billet piece. Front axle and spacers are custom to work with the hub and Showa legs. Hub uses 2 double row bearings

The triple trees are also unique since they have to work with the 39mm. Essentially a 'blown up' version of my std billet trees. The lower clamp as an internal, 2 into 1, brake junction. So the lines for the calipers just hook up to the lower clamp that then combines into one that exits on top of the clamp

Finally it uses a post type headlight mount rather than tube clamps.

Brake system is a dual Brembo using 320mm rotors, 4 pad calipers and a radial master cylinder.

This is the front end I developed for the Ltd Edition Cafe's but since so much time and money was invested, I decided to keep offering this front end as an option on my builds

Thanks

Matt / Colorado Norton Works

www.coloradonortonworks.com
 
yep.....standard issue for Matt....I would argue with anyone that it would be hard to find a better, well sorted,pretty,fast,nimble and user friendly Norton than one Matt built....I am lucky enough to have # 012....just had matt do a bunch of nice upgrades....love your machine,the "lipstick red " frame is...well....kinda sexy... really !! I am coveting your front end,really nice.I am waiting to hear from Matt about the same set up for 012
 
Hi Matt,

Thanks for the detailed answer. The hub and brake arrangement is very intriguing! I am sure the front end would be of interest to others if you were to sell it as a separate product.

One question arose though: The fork's travel seems rather limited - in the region of 100mm (4 in) I guess, maybe less. This is probably adequate for highway use, but how do you prevent bouncing when riding the bike across a speed bump or hitting a pothole? Fitting springs with a high spring rate (lbs/in) wouldn't make for a pleasant ride I guess. What's the secret?

Regards,

Knut Sonsteby
 
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Hi Matt,

Thanks for the detailed answer. The hub and brake arrangement is very intriguing! I am sure the front end would be of interest to others if you were to sell it as a separate product.

One question arose though: The fork's travel seems rather limited - in the region of 100mm (4 in) I guess, maybe less. This is probably adequate for highway use, but how do you prevent bouncing when riding the bike across a speed bump or hitting a pothole? Fitting springs with a high spring rate (lbs/in) wouldn't make for a pleasant ride I guess. What's the secret?

Regards,

Knut Sonsteby
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Strange line of questioning Knut!
4 inches of correctly sprung and correctly damped movement should be more than adequate IMHO and a quick look at the oil seal witness marks on my Commando shows 3 inches of travel (hopefully someone will chime in here with the correct travel amount for stock forks).
 
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