I bought the first Commando I ever saw new. I think 68 remember I traded a MK4 BSA in on it. The thing I am remembering is I shelled the teeth off the transmission 4 that is FOUR times while the bike was in warrenty finally as the mech at the dealer and I were getting ready to require a new transmission or a zipper for the one in the bike the factory sent new shafts for everthing in the transmission the explanation was that faulty material hardness in the shafts was letting the gears bend out of full engagement which took off the teeth all I know is one time my hand slipped off the clutch with the engine idling and it broke the case that time. I am not sure that the problem was fixed as that was the time the 750 Honda came out and I traded again. Anybody else hear of this "problem"?
early Commando transmission
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stang484 said:
Nope. Let me guess, you were about 18 and thought wheelies were cool? :wink:
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Ignore swooh's attitude, good guy with Norton in his soul now but his own antics on video and traffic nullify his poking at anyone else to take to serious.
Me now was a stupid teen that learned to dump clutch and run through gears and not go nowhere outside the smoke cloud. Its on my permanent grin record til I'm gone.
I'd suspect bent soft shafts from an over tightened primary chain event that cracked shell so fatigue cracks caught ya out on clutch slip. Yours is first report I've heard of w/o a race or drag event involved. Cdo AMC shells are getting rare and in $500 zone, Atlas ones essentially identical plentiful and half as much.
Me now was a stupid teen that learned to dump clutch and run through gears and not go nowhere outside the smoke cloud. Its on my permanent grin record til I'm gone.
I'd suspect bent soft shafts from an over tightened primary chain event that cracked shell so fatigue cracks caught ya out on clutch slip. Yours is first report I've heard of w/o a race or drag event involved. Cdo AMC shells are getting rare and in $500 zone, Atlas ones essentially identical plentiful and half as much.
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hobot said:
A ringing endorsement coming from you, Steve. :mrgreen:
I went through 7 Gearbox rebuilds in 9 years (1973 850) and yes I was 18 when I bought it and fond of "riding it like I stole it" (my best trick was when the I twisted the Mainshaft in half, I still have the 2 pieces somewhere). It was YEARS before I determined that I had "Pulled the box out of square" and putting fresh internals in a bad box was like "Pissing in the wind".
And yes, the "Mainshaft Episode" did involve the front wheel being off the ground!
Vince
And yes, the "Mainshaft Episode" did involve the front wheel being off the ground!
Vince
AMC boxes had the tooth form thickened up at some point - was that for the Commando or earlier. ?
850 boxes had some less than straight mainshafts at some point, early ones, bulletin described how to identify them ?
The trouble with not making everything yourself, and outsourcing and contracting everything out is that some tiny or minor or unknown differences can make a big difference later on ??
850 boxes had some less than straight mainshafts at some point, early ones, bulletin described how to identify them ?
The trouble with not making everything yourself, and outsourcing and contracting everything out is that some tiny or minor or unknown differences can make a big difference later on ??
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stang484 said:
yes but most of those ended up getting rid of the honda and getting a commando again ! :mrgreen:
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