Well, nearly all the bugs have been worked out and I've now done 3500 miles shaking it down and fine tuning it.
Full specifications as follows.
Production racer front end. The original Norton disc brake. I've always loved the look of this setup and the AP (then Lockheed) calipers have always impressed me. This gives the bite that the standard Norton caliper lacks. 11.5 inch floating disc. Andover Norton Master cylinder. One of the new 13mm (?) ones. Braided stainless Goodridge hose.
Lansdowne conversion. Got it pretty much right with compression and rebound damping. Beautiful ride and control. Thanks John. RIP.
2.5 inch x 19 Morad rim with 100/90 Avon Roadrider. Light steering, good grip. No handling vices.
Halogen headlight. No brainer.
Smith's electronic gauges. Bloody fantastic! None of the grief that the standard gauges give and they even read like the originals. 750 type clock holders. Always liked the look. Polished alloy instead of the longer black 850 ones.
EMGO tank. excellent product. And cheap. The original was past it.
New vernier isolastics. The old ones were a bit chewed up. Stainless double sided gearbox adjuster.
Jim Comstock head steady. Fabulous. Neat simple. As advertised.
New steel sidecovers from AN. Good fit and quality.
Sparx three phase alternator. Charging power over and above standard.
Hayward belt primary drive. Had it for years. Fantastic. Barnett clutch plates. Been in for about 25,000 miles. NO issues.
Standard exhaust from Andover Norton. Ceramic coated headers inside and out.
Corbin seat. I've had this on for about nine years. Has saved my arse on many occasions. Literally. One of the absolute best mods for comfort you can purchase. Well, at least for my arse. Lets you retain the standard footrests. Beautiful riding position for touring or around town. Anything.
Standard rear drum brake. Nothing wrong here. If anybody complains about this, it's not set up right or you are using rearsets, which completely take away your leverage.
750 style tail light. Again, better looking than the later slab. LED tail and brake lights. Reliability at last.
cNw indicators. Honda. So what? They work well and are light.
2.5 inch x 19 Morad rim with 100/90 Avon Roadrider tyre. I've been through a heap of these. Love 'em. When the rear wears out, the front goes on the rear, new tyre on the front.
cNw rear number plate mount and chain guard. Typical lovely, lovely work by Matt at cNw.
Ikon rear shocks. Excellent! Complements the Lansdowne conversion front. Beautiful ride and handling.
Everything in the gearbox micro polished by my friends at CIC Coatings here in Perth, Western Australia. Very, very slick gearbox. An absolute pleasure to use.
Tri Spark ignition. The pick of the bunch. Single Accel coil and bracket from cNw.
Polished crank and rods and rocker gear.
Standard 850 pistons ceramic coated on top, Teflon coated skirts. Maney alloy barrels.
Fullauto Technologies head. Completely standard. Not even a clean up of the ports. Number 2. My first production head. Nearly 22,000 miles. No issues.
Jim Comstock breather. Had the cases machined for this. Great product. Exactly as advertised. Jim is a genius. Period.
PW3 cam. Much stronger in the mid range. Trusty old 34 VM Mikuni. Brilliant! It was on the bike when I got it. Absolutely no issues in 35,000 miles of my use alone. God knows how long it had been on the bike before I got it. Having said that, I'm going to give Jim Schmidt's 33 CR Keihins a run soon. Just so I don't die wondering.
Everything that's gone on this bike has been carefully thought about and is a distillation of my knowledge about Commandos and everything I've gleaned from the great people who love Commandos.
In my opinion, for my purposes, it is the finest Commando for riding purposes there is. Performance is best described, and by others too, as "strong". Spent far too much on it, but, it's only money! That I don't have.
I love it and can't spend enough time on it. Even in winter.
Full specifications as follows.
Production racer front end. The original Norton disc brake. I've always loved the look of this setup and the AP (then Lockheed) calipers have always impressed me. This gives the bite that the standard Norton caliper lacks. 11.5 inch floating disc. Andover Norton Master cylinder. One of the new 13mm (?) ones. Braided stainless Goodridge hose.
Lansdowne conversion. Got it pretty much right with compression and rebound damping. Beautiful ride and control. Thanks John. RIP.
2.5 inch x 19 Morad rim with 100/90 Avon Roadrider. Light steering, good grip. No handling vices.
Halogen headlight. No brainer.
Smith's electronic gauges. Bloody fantastic! None of the grief that the standard gauges give and they even read like the originals. 750 type clock holders. Always liked the look. Polished alloy instead of the longer black 850 ones.
EMGO tank. excellent product. And cheap. The original was past it.
New vernier isolastics. The old ones were a bit chewed up. Stainless double sided gearbox adjuster.
Jim Comstock head steady. Fabulous. Neat simple. As advertised.
New steel sidecovers from AN. Good fit and quality.
Sparx three phase alternator. Charging power over and above standard.
Hayward belt primary drive. Had it for years. Fantastic. Barnett clutch plates. Been in for about 25,000 miles. NO issues.
Standard exhaust from Andover Norton. Ceramic coated headers inside and out.
Corbin seat. I've had this on for about nine years. Has saved my arse on many occasions. Literally. One of the absolute best mods for comfort you can purchase. Well, at least for my arse. Lets you retain the standard footrests. Beautiful riding position for touring or around town. Anything.
Standard rear drum brake. Nothing wrong here. If anybody complains about this, it's not set up right or you are using rearsets, which completely take away your leverage.
750 style tail light. Again, better looking than the later slab. LED tail and brake lights. Reliability at last.
cNw indicators. Honda. So what? They work well and are light.
2.5 inch x 19 Morad rim with 100/90 Avon Roadrider tyre. I've been through a heap of these. Love 'em. When the rear wears out, the front goes on the rear, new tyre on the front.
cNw rear number plate mount and chain guard. Typical lovely, lovely work by Matt at cNw.
Ikon rear shocks. Excellent! Complements the Lansdowne conversion front. Beautiful ride and handling.
Everything in the gearbox micro polished by my friends at CIC Coatings here in Perth, Western Australia. Very, very slick gearbox. An absolute pleasure to use.
Tri Spark ignition. The pick of the bunch. Single Accel coil and bracket from cNw.
Polished crank and rods and rocker gear.
Standard 850 pistons ceramic coated on top, Teflon coated skirts. Maney alloy barrels.
Fullauto Technologies head. Completely standard. Not even a clean up of the ports. Number 2. My first production head. Nearly 22,000 miles. No issues.
Jim Comstock breather. Had the cases machined for this. Great product. Exactly as advertised. Jim is a genius. Period.
PW3 cam. Much stronger in the mid range. Trusty old 34 VM Mikuni. Brilliant! It was on the bike when I got it. Absolutely no issues in 35,000 miles of my use alone. God knows how long it had been on the bike before I got it. Having said that, I'm going to give Jim Schmidt's 33 CR Keihins a run soon. Just so I don't die wondering.
Everything that's gone on this bike has been carefully thought about and is a distillation of my knowledge about Commandos and everything I've gleaned from the great people who love Commandos.
In my opinion, for my purposes, it is the finest Commando for riding purposes there is. Performance is best described, and by others too, as "strong". Spent far too much on it, but, it's only money! That I don't have.
I love it and can't spend enough time on it. Even in winter.
