Finaly got my 71 commando running!

71Norton750 · Oct 29, 2009

So after 3 months the bike ran again, all thanks to cookie! couldnt belive how much he knew about this bike, and it only cost 3 blown fuses that i intend on returning to cookie :roll:
anyways I have some video of us starting it! here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTUIDzskQK0 sorry for the video being sideways, i dont know what ran threw my girlfriends head while filming.

rx7171 · Oct 29, 2009

Congratulations.
Third kick. :mrgreen:

71Norton750 · Oct 29, 2009

rx7171 said:
Congratulations.
Third kick. :mrgreen:

I know!!! they always say third times the charm! :lol: Im very exited and next step is rebuilding the carbs , then doing the brakes!

Cookie · Oct 30, 2009

Actual time into it in the three months is probably a couple hours. School and other circumstances have limited his time.
This bike is an example of being better than it looks so far. It has the usual clogged pilots and the wiring is a rats nest.
It needs years of grime cleaned off and the last polish it saw was many years back.
A few hundered bucks and a lot of labor will improve things greatly on this bike.

Rob94010 · Nov 1, 2009

Good job Cookie! Wanna come over and start my Harley?

Oh, wait, it has a push button. :lol:

pelican · Nov 1, 2009

cool vid

DogT · Nov 2, 2009

Why would you want to push a button if you can keep your Anterior Cruciate Ligament and gluts in good shape.

Dave

Flo · Nov 2, 2009

Nice.
I can't believe the size of your garages over there. Most of us in the UK have tiny garages with just enough room for a car, except most of us leave them outside for fear of not being able to get out of them if we park them in there.

71basketcase · Nov 2, 2009

Congratulations!!!!

Now if I can only get my 71 (which always starts on the 1st to 2nd kick) to not smoke when he fires up.... (more on that in another posting!)

RennieK · Nov 2, 2009

Flo said:
Nice.
I can't believe the size of your garages over there. Most of us in the UK have tiny garages with just enough room for a car, except most of us leave them outside for fear of not being able to get out of them if we park them in there.

That pretty much describes my garage, I'm envious too.

swooshdave · Nov 2, 2009

Flo said:
Nice.
I can't believe the size of your garages over there. Most of us in the UK have tiny garages with just enough room for a car, except most of us leave them outside for fear of not being able to get out of them if we park them in there.

Of course when those garages were built there was plenty of room on either side of the Austin 7. :mrgreen:

Cookie · Nov 2, 2009

I have to leave one car at work with seven bikes of my own and the kid's one. Take a look at his Amals.

swooshdave · Nov 2, 2009

Cookie said:
I have to leave one car at work with seven bikes of my own and the kid's one. Take a look at his Amals.

A special model from Amal called Pick-Your-Jet. What you did is guess which hole worked the best and then plugged up the rest. With bubble gum. :|

If they don't leak to anywhere they'll just could additional turbulence and promote better fuel atomization. Really. :mrgreen:

71Norton750 · Nov 3, 2009

they are air intake ports! they add 20HP

Finaly got my 71 commando running!

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