Commando prices surprising....

Sign of the time lads .. This little beauty being sold in Metuchen NJ can be all yours for $ 9500 US .. 250 W , 12 speed , front and rear disc brakes
Commando prices surprising....
 
I fabbed a 21 litre Roadster style tank in aluminium for the 920 Commando. Wasn't sure how that would look on the bike but it turned out OK. The plan was for 18 litres but somehow it ended up at 21, which is a bit better for touring, maybe ideal.

Glen
 
johnm said:
The blue Commando in the photo attached now has the tank my friend made and I used for years. Its now ow on another friends project bike just finished last year. They both did a nice job.

Johnny the guy who made the tank is the A in this project. He is pretty good.

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A lot of work goes into making a casting like that , amazing .
 
If you ride a motorcycle to be seen and admired, a Commando is probably a good way to go. Most of the other early motorcycles are intent on destroying their riders joints and muscles with vibration. My mate bought a lovely 500cc Gold Star BSA. He rode it from Melbourne to Phillip Island, and was then faced with the ordeal of riding it home again. He also has a Vincent, which is much the same. They are nice to own as long as you do not ride them very far. I don't like the rubber mounted motor of the Commando, but when I ride a motorcycle, I am more focused on it's handling rather than comfort. Of all the early British bikes, the Commando is the only one which was designed to be vibrationless. If they did not vibrate, they were usually very slow.
The only modern bike I have ridden, was a VFR400 Honda. The comparison is ridiculous. If I rode a modern bike regularly , I would lose my licence very quickly.
 
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