Pictures of your Norton Commandos

The lightweight 920 is finally done. It weighs 314 lbs without fuel.
I might get a few more pounds off it next winter, but it's getting tough to find places to trim. CJ sent me more Titanium to work with (thanks!)
The fairing is a 6 pound penalty and the second disc is about the same, but they will stay for now. The second disc looks right on there, the forks are made for it . The fairing actual improves acceleration a little, plus adds some rider comfort on long hauls.
I am hoping to change the rear shocks to Maxton once the US border fully opens. The alloy body cheap Chinese shocks on there now ride very comfortably, not sure how long they will last.
With the front end being a high performance Showa Big Piston anti dive type, it seems the back deserves something better!





 
@worntorn What a kick ass bike.

Yeah, you could shave of 20lbs more, but you (we) would get more bang for the buck if you (we all) lost that off the top heavy seat.

Well done.

Again.
 
That's for sure. The plan is to get back to pre Covid weight, that would be about -20lbs.
Seems to be a common theme for most folks right now.
 
Glen,
That is a beautiful motorcycle!You should be proud of your work.
Mike
 
Rolled Trixie out for a picture after her gearbox rebuild and yes the ham can is missing. I wanted to catch the light as it was just right as the sun was sinking in the late afternoon here near the Canadian border.

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Before and after.
 

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I had a Doctors appointment in a town 20 miles from my home. It was a gorgeous day in the mid 60s (F) a good opportunity to take the scenic route and stop at a quaint little diner for lunch.

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The sun really made the Blue Flame Flake paint sparkle.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
Just made some changes:
  • Fitted black headlight bucket & instrument buckets (Matt's new CNC ones)
  • Fitted black brake plate & RH rear wheel cover (both these & above parts done with the 2K epoxy can in satin black)
  • Fitted red tank & side covers bought from our @Dellis - gives quite a different look, I think.
Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
robs ss said:
Just made some changes:
  • Fitted black headlight bucket & instrument buckets (Matt's new CNC ones)
  • Fitted black brake plate & RH rear wheel cover (both these & above parts done with the 2K epoxy can in satin black)
  • Fitted red tank & side covers bought from our @Dellis - gives quite a different look, I think.
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Looks really good.

Dave
 
robs ss said:
Just made some changes:
  • Fitted black headlight bucket & instrument buckets (Matt's new CNC ones)
  • Fitted black brake plate & RH rear wheel cover (both these & above parts done with the 2K epoxy can in satin black)
  • Fitted red tank & side covers bought from our @Dellis - gives quite a different look, I think.
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Rob,

Why is there so little fork travel ?

Dave
 
@Dellis - It's just Matt's build with the Showa forks - unfortunately they have longer sliders. That means less travel for the ride height.
I have done 7500 miles now on our local roads (read - not good) and it really hasn't been a problem, so they must be really good forks.
I changed the rear to Nitron R3's and that was a great improvement - real kidney savers.
More travel probably would be better on the front but this really isn't bad.
Cheers
 
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