Why not buy the official Norton manual for Commandos (06.5146) from Andover Norton at £25.64 no VAT ?
I have the Haynes and Clymer, but the "Official" one is my "go-to"
And Norman's new one is just excellent.
I have the Haynes "Owners Workshop Manual" published 1990 (Good shape) and the Haynes "Owners Workshop Manual" published 1973 (Very Good shape). There are quite a few for sale on eBay, New. Amazon has a lot of the 1990 version for sale. PM me if interested in either of my used ones.I've used a Clymer manual for years on my brick (BMW K100RS) and when I got hold of the mk2 I was hoping they did one for the Commando.
I see they did, but now out of print, but there's a version that also includes Triumph & BSA models. https://haynes.com/en-gb/norton/750850cc-commando/1969-1975-0
It's sold by Haynes, but isn't the Haynes manual?
So would the Norton section be the same as the old single Clymer edition, or is a bit of a trimmed down version?
I would imagine covering 3 different manufacturers offerings in one manual would make for a weighty (and navigationally frustrating) tome?
Cheers for the offer Greg,I have the Haynes "Owners Workshop Manual" published 1990 (Good shape) and the Haynes "Owners Workshop Manual" published 1973 (Very Good shape). There are quite a few for sale on eBay, New. Amazon has a lot of the 1990 version for sale. PM me if interested in either of my used ones.
Yes, both of the Tech Digests were done by the INOA.Nice collection Chuck_Wagon
The Tech Digest you mention, is that the INOA book?
I see that in the NOC spares for £15
Some might include this as a 'must have'.....
The speedo repair book is nice reading but don't expect it to do anything other than tell you how to do a hack job on the instrument. I don't have the other book, so I don't know about it.I think this has become our "What Book?" thread so I thought to post here. Does anyone have any experience and recommendations for two books I am looking at, both by Graham Blighe, especially as applicable to our Nortons?
= Improving Classic Motorcycles
= Magnetic Speedometer Repair
What cam does Norman recommend?It was just for a different 'perspective' on tackling things, but yes, agree, official manuals are always the best.
Norman's new one? As in the restoration book? I have that and find my head in it most evenings.
The Mk 111 manual is the one most full of omissions and outright mistakes .IIRC there is a mistake / ambiguous instruction in the gearbox assembly section of the Haynes manual. It describes the orientation of a pinion on the layshaft, which could be mis-assembled. - as in put on inside outwards.... I think the error is pointed out in the Commando Service Notes book. I have made a suitable annotation in my Haynes manual, but I dont have it to hand to check.
Interesting. I have the version shown in Chuck_Wagon's post #10 earlier in the thread, I guess that is the first issue of the manual?
PW3?What cam does Norman recommend?
Chuck,The four at the top left are the best manuals to have together with parts books, the Tech Digests are quite useful.
There are errors in them all scattered about, even in the Norton workshop manual that have been documented on here by LAB & others. The MKIII edited workshop manual available from chaztuna is nice to have for that model. He's put a lot of work into corrected errors in that manual. The Sudco Mikuni book is a must have when fiddling with those carbs.
Those old Norton news booklets contain a lot useful little hints and are a fun wayback machine read.
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