Pictures of your Norton Commandos

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Collection of bits, from my garage NOC, Ebay etc.
At least 18months from finishing (Finances.), just trying out ideas at the moment.
 

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Paul (850 Commando.) said:
Collection of bits, from my garage NOC, Ebay etc.
At least 18months from finishing (Finances.), just trying out ideas at the moment.
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Nice. Some interesting stuff going on there!

You know there’s a build section on this forum? Its where the nerds hang out to get excited over trick bits and details. It’d be great if you started a thread there…
 
Fast Eddie said:
Nice. Some interesting stuff going on there!

You know there’s a build section on this forum? Its where the nerds hang out to get excited over trick bits and details. It’d be great if you started a thread there…
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Yes... 'erm...... I was just looking there 'for a friend' (honest!!) :-)
 
Unless there is an event on, the only time that venue is a biker venue is a Monday evening. Most Monday evenings through the summer there is a reasonable gathering there. Unfortunately I don’t seem to manage to get there very often these days tho.
 
Fast Eddie said:
Rattlier than a 961 ?!

Must have been about to blow up !!
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It was under an old railway bridge at the time so sounded worse than actual. Ridden by a n old girl as well, other half on an early Hinckley twin! Not sure if 850, Norton, the lads were rushing to the beck to play in the mud!
 
Just ran across this picture of me on my PR from back in the '70s. Still pretty original, except for the 2-into-1 exhaust. I experimented with several alternative systems before going back to the original peashooters. Note the stylish leathers, with the latest high tech armor, diamond stitched horsehair padding. This was my first set of racing leathers, a two piece style made by a local shop that made them for dirt track racers. And don't miss the trick race boots, cheap wellingtons work boots from K-mart. I think the tires are the KR73/KR76 triangulars. The track is probably Willow Springs.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos


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SteveA said:
And hopefully you will explain that top tube?
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SteveA said:
How is the Seeley Weslake these days?
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Quite a while since you came around Steve, so I can't remember whether I'd had the cancer op' or not.

Anyway a combination of the cancer and the accident has made working a bit of a challenge, i.e, fatigue and some physical problems.
Just grateful I got my road licence returned in the end.
Racing was obviously a no go thing, but be thankful for what you've got I suppose.

Couldn't bring myself to sell the Seeley, but I'd used a few parts on my Thruxton (1200 Hinkley.) and it came out better than I could've hoped, so got to thinking how about building a complete bike.........

There are quite a few pars from the Seeley going on to this, so it's still with me really.

The top tube is 4" longer than stock, steering head lowered 1" and frame raked 2.5 degrees.
Very much a "Show N Go bike" I guess and unsurprisingly represents my biking life since I last had a Commando in the late 70s/early 80s.
 
The Seeley was in your garage and in need of a little TLC when I saw it, that was probably around 6 or 7 years ago. Been living in Normandy for the last 5 years.

I had a 'minor' off in September 2019, at Pau Arnos, southern France, which left this old bloke getting a helicopter ride to ICU with 5 broken ribs and a punctured lung. Not a good plan at 65!

Been slow to recover and get to work on my Rickman.

Today was and AJS day, learning to do magneto timing. Tomorrow get the primary chain on and maybe get some miles done before the weekend!

If I can start the bugger! Still if it proves difficult it will be out with the race rollers!
 
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