Classic Barn Find - '74 Norton Commando
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THE RESTORATION & RE-BUILD HAS BEGUN:
The frame back from the Powdercoater... With Cradle, Swing Arm and Rear Isolastic Mount installed
I still need to scrub the engine and gearbox and then paint... hopefully this weekend,,, I'm a little nervous about how it will look.
The rest of the Norton... the really fun stuff :lol:
Re-built fork tubes with polished Z plates and new Works Shocks.
As soon as the motor and gearbox are painted and in the frame, I'll post more pictures.
The frame back from the Powdercoater... With Cradle, Swing Arm and Rear Isolastic Mount installed
I still need to scrub the engine and gearbox and then paint... hopefully this weekend,,, I'm a little nervous about how it will look.
The rest of the Norton... the really fun stuff :lol:
Re-built fork tubes with polished Z plates and new Works Shocks.
As soon as the motor and gearbox are painted and in the frame, I'll post more pictures.
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Wait, what are those triple clamps?
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CNW?
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Yes... CNW :!:
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Some More Progress...
Waiting for A Younger, Stronger Friend to come over and Assist me with the Motor Install
The motor has been cleaned, painted and polished and all my body work (Tank, fenders, and side panels) are back from the painter. Corbin seat arrived Saturday and pipes and mufflers are expected this week.
Soon I'll be starting my own wiring for Dummies thread :roll:
Waiting for A Younger, Stronger Friend to come over and Assist me with the Motor Install
The motor has been cleaned, painted and polished and all my body work (Tank, fenders, and side panels) are back from the painter. Corbin seat arrived Saturday and pipes and mufflers are expected this week.
Soon I'll be starting my own wiring for Dummies thread :roll:
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Now We're Making Progress! :shock:
Oil lines and fenders next.
Oil lines and fenders next.
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CNW?? Looks like one.
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Yes... the Headsteady is from CNW. Thanks for the kind comments... As GP suggested... the rear wheel goes on tomorrow and I'll be able to roll it around.
More pictures later.
More pictures later.
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Hi Pelican... thanks for the compliment, but the bike was really covered with rust and the frame was badly scratched and rusted in many places. It looks a lot better in these pictures than it did in real life. I did a temporary clean up in order to get my "vintage tags" from the state of PA. Even the red paint was badly checked, and the decals were torn under the clear coat. So I repainted everything... A dark metallic green with black accents and two color hand pin striping. I'll show pictures later. It won't look "stock"... but then I've changed many things on the bike (front brake, triple clamps, hydraulic clutch, turn signals, fenders, instruments, etc) so it's not "stock" anyway. It's mine and I like it... so I can try different things and make it my own 8).
Thanks for your interest... more pictures later.
Thanks for your interest... more pictures later.
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Well... It's starting to look like a British Motorcycle...
Soon I'll have to tackle the primary side... then the simple :roll: task of wiring the entire bike and it will be ready in no time :mrgreen:
Rear fender and tail light go on tomorrow (I'm waiting for some hardware). Where is that "brown truck"?
Soon I'll have to tackle the primary side... then the simple :roll: task of wiring the entire bike and it will be ready in no time :mrgreen:
Rear fender and tail light go on tomorrow (I'm waiting for some hardware). Where is that "brown truck"?
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How many hours do you think you have into it so far?
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The "Brown Truck" I got to know the driver of the Brown Truck pretty well, Now every time he goes down the street he gives me a wave or a honk. Really nice guy that was truly amazed at how many times I had packages sent to me for a motorcycle. For me it was a labor of love and finishing the bikes was kinda sad, Buying parts made it like Christmas all year long. But next I think I'll look for a P-11 to restore, Anyone have one? Time was of no concern to me as I had other bikes to ride, May have been a little different if I didn't have others to ride. Sometimes I would find myself just looking at the thing wondering who rode this bike and where it had been. Restoring it was like giving it a new life, Now I need to name her like some of you have done. Ride safe, Chuck. Nice machine Philo.
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SDave... It's been a little over three months since I started... I try to work on it every day that I'm home (I travel one or two weeks per month for business) in the afternoon for three hours or so... It's not really work, unless I mis-thread a bolt or make a mistake like leaving the brake shoe slippers out of the rear brake assembly :roll:
Just like Horton... I sometimes come down to the shop and just sit there looking at it. When I think of how it looked when I found it and what it looks like today it makes me very happy.
I have other bikes to ride so there really is no hurry... I'd rather savor this time.
Just like Horton... I sometimes come down to the shop and just sit there looking at it
. When I think of how it looked when I found it and what it looks like today it makes me very happy.I have other bikes to ride so there really is no hurry... I'd rather savor this time.
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