Muffler options

Fellow Norton heads,
I am looking to get away from Peashooters, are there any good (stainless or otherwise "pretty", short,
reverse cones available like Togas or Megatons). I'm not too worried about fit as I can have plates made
up and will not be running passenger pegs. This is for my 1971 Commando "mild/cafe/special/custom".

The bike so far:
Steel Hi-rider tank, Fastback tail section, custom seat, no side covers, chopper "bullet" style oil tank, "S"
stainless chainguard, "M" bars, 5 3/4" headlight, Ceriani headlight ears, Miller "stop" tail light ("frenched"
into the tail section), 16 amp stator, Tri-spark ignition, Taylor head steady, mk III iso's, stainless
everything I can get, frame and bracketry powdercoated British Racing Green, tank and tail section painted
low gloss black (think tire sidewall black), mk I Amals, 2 position boat ignition switch, custom harness (made
by me, all soldered, negative ground), 3 "blade" fusebox, CNW engine and gearbox rebuild, dimpled and double
shouldered alloy rims with the CNW hub treatment, UPS battery (in tail section), HK swingarm lockrings, rear
brake vents, Setrab oil cooler, spin-on oil filter, anti wet sumping valve, dual output coil, CNW "Z" plates,
Landsdowne fork kit, LED bulbs and more to come.
yes, this Commando is a money-pit (I have a garage full of money-pits).

Unclviny

Let's see some pics!!!!

Sadly it's just a pile of (expensive) parts right now, I've started accumulating parts for the rebuild but my
lift still has another bike on it and my shop is small!.
Finish the project I'm working on now, buy a new lift, clean out the shop (to make room for the Commando
parts that are presently stashed all around the house) and start on the Norton.
Because of my work-schedule I get to spend a couple of weeks straight working on bikes every couple of months
(Oilfield service hand) so I think I'll get started on it pretty soon.

Unclviny

no worries, that's how mine is right now. Waiting on my lower fork legs to put the front end together, and sprockets to put the rear wheel and clutch on.

Unclviny,
Where did you get an 'S' style chainguard in stainless?

Dave
69 'S'

It could look cool with some older Bonneville silencers adapted. I'm just trying to think outside the peashooter or reverse cone box here.

I'd like to see a pic of that money pit as well (when you get to it anyway) just to confirm the fact that I'm not the only one throwing money hedonistically at my Commando. Maybe Pelican is too, but at least that makes 3 of us.

Hey, may as well get it how u want it. My uncle comes over to check on my progress every once in a while. He would rather I would've kept it stock. He understands though if something makes it better, safer, or more reliable it's better for me. Plenty of nice stock commandos out there.

pelican said:

Hey, may as well get it how u want it. My uncle comes over to check on my progress every once in a while. He would rather I would've kept it stock. He understands though if something makes it better, safer, or more reliable it's better for me. Plenty of nice stock commandos out there.

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You're like me. I'll upgrade as necessary for safety and reliability of every day riding.

Oilfield service hand? Perhaps you might work on some of the seismic equipment we make.

I got the "s" stainless chainguard from British ebay (MetalMorphic, The Windsor Yard,Marsh lane,
Ware, Herts. SG12 9QB), $162.00 shipped to Texas U.S.A.

If I completely lose my mind muffler-wise I'm going to get a pair of shortened, handed, stainless
Brooklands Cans made by Armours, but that is going to be big bucks (even by money pit
standards).

I'm whats commonly referred to as a Mudlogger, I come to work long after the Seismic crew has
come and gone.

Unclviny

Hi,
Log onto www.newbonneville.com Its a site dedicated to the late model Triumph Bonnevilles (obviously) and there are a number of alternative mufflers offered.