old 72 norton

Hi everybody,

I recently acquired an old 1972 Norton Commando motorcycle. It does require some restoration to get it back up and running. Is there a place where I can get a repair manual for this particular bike? If there is, does anyone have the web address or whatever contact information there is available.

Thanks,
Bob

Commando manuals

Hi Bob

Try http://www.motors.ebay.com/ and you will find several manuals for your Commando. - And I’m sure you’ll find some other bits and pieces as well.. Happy hunting.

Niels

Manual for '72 Commando

Bob,

What do you mean "old" '72 Norton? That's my new one!

Here are websites of suppliers that can provide the manual you need.

www.rabers.com
www.fairsparesamerica.com
www.norvilmotorcycle.co.uk

I can also recommend OldBritts (www.oldbritts.com). I've bought a bunch of stuff from them. They're good to work with and they stand behind what they sell. Lots of technical info on their website too.

Be careful with ebay - frequently the used parts people sell end up costing more than buying new from one of the brit bike suppliers. And there's a lot of people on ebay selling cheap chinese repro parts. Gotta be careful about that stuff.

Debby

I got mine from Don Hutchinson Cycle (www.triumphman.com). He has a package deal of the service manual, and the parts book. They are reprints, but the quality is good. He is quite the character to talk to on the phone too!