Completed 71 FB restoration... from beast to beauty

acadian · Apr 28, 2010

Recently completed and sold by my good friend Roger at Ton Up Bikes in Toronto:

before...

Completed 71 FB restoration... from beast to beauty

and after...

ChuckW · Apr 28, 2010

Very very nice. Hard to believe it is the same bike but I quess having both the mufflles on makes all the differance .

Chuck

Jeandr · Apr 28, 2010

Very well done, I love Fastbacks too.

Jean

pelican · Apr 28, 2010

wow, big improvement

Anglophile · Apr 28, 2010

Nice!

DonOR · Apr 28, 2010

Awesome! another one has risen from the dust... Thank you for saving this beauty

Bobs850 · Apr 28, 2010

very Nice.

daveh · Apr 28, 2010

Stunning!

Foxy · Apr 28, 2010

Great job acadian! Nice to see restorations done with alot of finesse, not cheap but definately worth the time and effort!!
regards Foxy

ILLF8ED · Apr 28, 2010

Hi Acadian,

The VIN would verify, but this isn't a '71 spec. It's either '69 or '70. Mufflers, oil tank, triple clamps, right side cover and chainguard are giveaways. Very nice rebuild!

RoadScholar · Apr 29, 2010

Well done, nice detail.

I am making a '72 into a fastback and 'am having trouble with the seat. I purchased on from a vendor and the fit is poor, yours looks very right; can you tell me how you did your seat or whom it purchsed it from?

RS

Ron L · Apr 29, 2010

RoadScholar,

The only Fastback seats that I have found to fit reasonably well are original seat pans and those from RK Leighton.
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Most other reproduction require some work to get them to fit and then they just don't look like the originals. I have tried several.

Ron L · Apr 29, 2010

The VIN would verify, but this isn't a '71 spec. It's either '69 or '70. Mufflers, oil tank, triple clamps, right side cover and chainguard are giveaways.

Doesn't really matter as none of those years had a disc brake or used the "S" headlight halo. But that's one of the great thing about Commando's. Lots of mix/match of factory parts to build a unique ride that is still Norton!

I like it!

grandpaul · May 3, 2010

Definitely a contender for the 2010 "most improved" award!

I like it in white, too...