Interesting Commando for sale in NZ

Fast Eddie · 2026-01-11T10:56:30-0700

Rockithound said:
Maybe a "non-starter"? Is there sufficient clearance with reversed gearshift lever for fold-out (T160 style) kick start lever to work?

Plenty, it’s a cranked gear-lever.

MichaelB · 2026-01-11T20:11:55-0700

Atlas head and Little Blower aside, I've been looking for the CC ventilation.

komet · 2026-01-12T01:39:43-0700

There are postings from 2012 about it on the forum under "Drouin supercharger", and October 2021 issue of Classic Bike magazine has an article by Uli Cloesen. But for those who doubt, look up "Ray Coleman Supercharged Norton" on you tube to see him start and ride it on the street. Click on his name to see his other videos; V8 trike, his bike collection, etc.

dobba99 · 2026-01-12T01:51:46-0700

komet said:
There are postings from 2012 about it on the forum under "Drouin supercharger", and October 2021 issue of Classic Bike magazine has an article by Uli Cloesen. But for those who doubt, look up "Ray Coleman Supercharged Norton" on you tube to see him start and ride it on the street. Click on his name to see his other videos; V8 trike, his bike collection, etc.

I stand corrected, it does/did work. I wonder if he did any performance testing with it? Judging by the colour of the exhaust pipes it think not

robs ss · 2026-01-12T02:20:03-0700

komet said:
But for those who doubt, look up "Ray Coleman Supercharged Norton" on you tube to see him start and ride it on the street. Click on his name to see his other videos; V8 trike, his bike collection, etc.

Is he any relation to Rod Coleman, a kiwi rider, who rode for AJS on the European circuits, including IOM, in the'50s?

baz · 2026-01-12T02:52:19-0700

komet said:
There are postings from 2012 about it on the forum under "Drouin supercharger", and October 2021 issue of Classic Bike magazine has an article by Uli Cloesen. But for those who doubt, look up "Ray Coleman Supercharged Norton" on you tube to see him start and ride it on the street. Click on his name to see his other videos; V8 trike, his bike collection, etc.

I saw it on YouTube many years ago
I believe it's an Asin 500 blower from a Suzuki swift on there

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