Completed 71 FB restoration... from beast to beauty

acadian

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

before...

and after...

 

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ChuckW

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

Chuck

 

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Jeandr

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Very well done, I love Fastbacks too.

Jean

 

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pelican

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wow, big improvement

 

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Nice!

 

DonOR

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

 

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Bobs850

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very Nice.

 

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daveh

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Stunning!

 

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Foxy

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

 

ILLF8ED

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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

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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

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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.

 

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Ron L

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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.

Click to expand...

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

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

I like it in white, too...