Norton rebirth almost done....

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Here it is so far gents. Far cry from what it was when I got it. Freddy Hernandez deraked it for me, DNA -2 springer, nice hand tooled solo seat with chevy 350 valve springs located on steel ball bearings. Solar black powdercoat. I hope to be riding her in 2 more weeks.
Norton rebirth almost done....

Norton rebirth almost done....

Norton rebirth almost done....

Norton rebirth almost done....
 
Oh, Man everyone to their own. I will get grief from this.

Dave
69 S
 
DogT said:
Oh, Man everyone to their own. I will get grief from this.

Dave
69 S

I can't wait to see it done. It's not like it was a concours winner before.
 
I think it's cool. Better to keep a norton engine around than sitting on a shelf. As long as you like it that's all that matters. Post some pics when you finish.
 
Mate, maybe you are saving a Norton engine, but lets leave the chops to the Harley boys.


Bazz

1970 Bonneville
1973 Norton Commando
1993 Harley Dyna Wide glide
 
It came chopped, so no harm has been done and another Norton rides again.

Looks like a big improvement on what it was before.
 
I agree its better to have a nice chopper than an engine sitting on a shelf. Already looks much better than what you started with, Chopped :wink:
 
Thanks gents, I will of course post pic's when she's done. It will be a more comfortable ride than before as it was built for a person 6+ feet tall. Now it's built for me and riders 5' 8" -6'.
 
Well done chopped850, I know it gave you some grief at the start but once it's running you'll know it's been worth it. What type of tank and colour scheme are you going for?

One thing I don't evny you ... there doesn't look like a lot of padding on that seat!!!!!! :shock:
 
rbt11548 said:
Well done chopped850, I know it gave you some grief at the start but once it's running you'll know it's been worth it. What type of tank and colour scheme are you going for?

One thing I don't evny you ... there doesn't look like a lot of padding on that seat!!!!!! :shock:

Well sitting on it in the garage and bouncing it the front end and the valve springs with the rear wheel, have more spring than the old set up. The trail and rake are correct as it was off by a long shot with the other front end.

As far as paint, I'm going with a black metallic base and red metallic overlay like my brain bucket that is 3 years older than me. :D Of course pic's to follow this weekend when I have more done.
 
Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.

I built a chopper from a G80 Matchless in 1973. Extended the front down tube, made up a rigid end, extended the forks, sissy bar, big fat tyre & everything. Got frowned upon by the then oldies who didn't actually ride their classics.
 
hi chopped 850,just a curious question,is the engine and gearbox iso mounted,if so do you see any rear chain tension problems
 
I will butt in here, as I like this sort of thing. The chain can run tighter on a rigid end, so I reckon the small amount of pull on the Iso's shouldn't make any difference.
 
Norton rebirth almost done....

It was a popular thing in the 70's, here's one of my better attempts from 73.
The Norton looks nice BTW, really clean.
 
Keith's post is a good reminder of some of the ghastly fashions from the 70's. The hi-rider was one such innovation and Keith's unit with its raked forks might have been fashionable then. I gringe when my kids produce photos of me from this period.- the clothes and the long hair. Good for a laugh but lets leave those fashions where they belong. This goes for choppped Nortons as well.

Bazz

1970 Bonneville
1973 Norton Commando
1993 Harley Dyna Wide Glide.
 
Bazz said:
lets leave those fashions where they belong. This goes for choppped Nortons as well.

Nortons in general are not "fashionable", they are from the seventies!, so why do we ride them? If we all wanted to be fashionable we'd be ridng the lastest Italian, jap machine or even a Harley, no difference between a chop and a cafe' racer, apart from certain cycle part features, both 60's -70's fashions, so why does one seem ok to do but not the other?
Most of motorcycling is about individuality and being a bit different, if it wasn't we'd all be just as well sitting in one of the square boxes with a wheel at each corner and blend in nicely with the masses as they do their daily trudge to work.
There may or may not be bits of the bike I like when it's finished, but it is chopped850's bike and he should do it in a way that is right for him.
 
chris plant said:
hi flo,so why did norton conect the swingarm to the gearbox cradle instead of the frame

As I understand, the thinking on the Commando was to rubber isolate the entire drive line from the frame. If you look at it, the engine, primary, gearbox, swing arm and rear wheel assembly are connected to the frame at 8 points: front and rear iso ends (4), head steady rubbers (2), and shock rubbers (2).

Norton had an ad in '69 extolling these virtues:

http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/A_Link/1960s/1969NortonAd.pdf
 
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