Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Forty nine years later - 40 of those collecting dust, but I'd consider it completed now.
1974 the day I bought it, out front of Taylor Matterson London UK, don't know why I didn't bring more gear.
1981 back in Canada the year I stored it, changed the colour
2018 out of storage
2023 pretty much done
 

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MCP said:
Forty nine years later - 40 of those collecting dust, but I'd consider it completed now.
1974 the day I bought it, out front of Taylor Matterson London UK, don't know why I didn't bring more gear.
1981 back in Canada the year I stored it, changed the colour
2018 out of storage
2023 pretty much done
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Time to make up for lost time.
 
TravNorton said:
Hmmmm....just sitting here wondering (oh yeah, 71 days until redeployment back to the US of A!!!!!) why there is no "post a picture of your Norton" thread on this forum. Am I missing some area of the forum that folks can post a pic of their Commando instead of on random threads? Seems it would be easier to devote one thread to this topic exclusively sort of like over at the Britbike forum. Just a suggestion.

I am a noob to this forum so just tell me to shut my pie hole if it has been discussed before (it probably has). I for one would really enjoy checking out owner photos of the most legendary of ALL british bikes...NORTON COMMANDO. :p
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I figured it's about time I added some pics of my first Commando MK3 project bike. Bought as a non-running 'barn-find' last used in 1986, it was my first Norton after 50 years of motorcycle ownership. Took only 6 months to complete and was shocked at how well it went! (Single Mikuni, Crane Cam, Wosp starter, electronic gauges, upgraded front brake. Engine and gearbox was rebuilt by Norman White.

Now onto my second MK3, but in much worse condition after spending most of it's life outdoors in the USA and is going to need more time/effort/money.
 

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Bilko said:
I figured it's about time I added some pics of my first Commando MK3 project bike. Bought as a non-running 'barn-find' last used in 1986, it was my first Norton after 50 years of motorcycle ownership. Took only 6 months to complete and was shocked at how well it went! (Single Mikuni, Crane Cam, Wosp starter, electronic gauges, upgraded front brake. Engine and gearbox was rebuilt by Norman White.

Now onto my second MK3, but in much worse condition after spending most of it's life outdoors in the USA and is going to need more time/effort/money.
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Snap!!!

 
Bilko said:
I figured it's about time I added some pics of my first Commando MK3 project bike. Bought as a non-running 'barn-find' last used in 1986, it was my first Norton after 50 years of motorcycle ownership. Took only 6 months to complete and was shocked at how well it went! (Single Mikuni, Crane Cam, Wosp starter, electronic gauges, upgraded front brake. Engine and gearbox was rebuilt by Norman White.

Now onto my second MK3, but in much worse condition after spending most of it's life outdoors in the USA and is going to need more time/effort/money.
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Thanks for posting your Norton pics. I have to say that's one of the nicest MK3's I've seen. I'm trying to achieve a similar outcome on my MK3 I started restoring last November... hope to finish sometime this summer... once I finish my landscape project, but I digress. I have the drive train finished and back in the frame but still a long way to go. Will post pictures here at some point. Can't say it's been easy, it hasn't been, but like all restorations you keep knocking down problems and eventually it comes together.

I did a full restoration on my 1978 Moto Guzzi 850 LeMans last year, took about 6 months and came out better than I could have hoped for. Here's a YouTube video of it that's getting some play.
 
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