Pictures of your Norton Commandos

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If you nfall over a spare wheel , sure . But t.C. prefers 16s , and WHO are WE to ARGUE .
A 18 would get wider rubber than a 19 , and then you could get it to Slide AND Drift .

Was ' the work ' required TO the carburator . :P :)

Nice McHine , the 1/2 bore master cylinder would be o.k. ,
if you strat changeing everything its easier to start at the end .
Then you wouldnt be there .
 
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My '73 850
 
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Thought it was time to post the pics of some of the bikes in the shed. This is the Mark V 750. Sydney Harbour in the background.

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Same bike in Touring mode



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This is the 850 replica. Now has yellow fibreglass rear guard. Hard on the back but it flies.

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This is the Aprilia RST I take to MotoGP at Phillip Island. 2000 mile round trip. Great sports tourer. 12 hour days no problem. 130mph cruise.
 
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When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. I even learned to ride on a 4-cylinder bike but when I grew up, I put away childish things and bought my Norton. :D
 
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After giving up a year long search for a barn-bike Commando to fix up, someone living near by casually mentioned he had one getting in the way in his shed. The front end was caked in rust and pigeon shit, but the rest of the bike was well preserved with oily filth. It was only after I started cleaning it I found the 32mm carbs and the "C" stamped on the head !!!!

Haven't touched the engine. There is generous wads of sealant on the crankcase seam and it doesn't leak a drop of oil (I've parked it in the living room on a white carpet!) so I assume the engine was rebuilt and Combat bearings have been traded for Superblends. I switched the 19 tooth for a 20 and put a O-ring chain on it. otherwise the powerplant is untouched. I bought a Boyer but it starts and runs so well I never installed it. I replaced the Isolastics and made a custom Head Steady and Butt Steady. This really improved the handling on bad roads.

Decals are made on Corel Draw and clear-coated over.

Just let her out of the workshop after 2 years and she started on the first kick.

Manxman
 
Took a ride this morning with some of my motorcycling friends, and they snapped a picture of my 1974 Dunstall.
 

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Wonderful sensation to still see through it so well comnoz with all the added features looking right - except as some angles... Btw Jims peak power tuned exhaust is distincly louder than ordinary Commandos but its more sounding bigger than it is rather than loud annoying so another best in its class successes. Jim as you have put so much attention into this family member and had so so many good and intense adventure events I would think by now ya might have a name to call her by.
 
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F.W.I.W.......... neither of those are pics of your Norton Commando Hobot.
that stuff belongs in the pub.
 
OK removed the funny photo clutter. Comnoz big fairing and nice black patent leather finished shapes kind of strike me as over big head on too light small a bike body in some his image angles. Not being negative on what comnoz has done over his decades of work but for sure his Cdo sounds rather bigger than it looks and is front heavy enough he can pull stoppies he tells me and not fly over bars because his knees blocked against end of the fairing. Peel may give me similar impression with her over size fairing and 2-1-hollow megaphone with missing oil tank.
 
looks like a custom backrest/rack assy intended to support the loop rather than just bolting on and relying on the loop for strength,

in a way that blends in nicely with the bike so you don't even really notice it,

or, maybe someone sells them
 
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Just bought this '75 MK3, this is my 2nd Norton, first was a '70 commando I bought in 1972. I road it home with 15 year old tires and no rear brakes, Ran good and shifted fine. Looks nice but needs TLC, I'm taking down to frame to paint and replace whats it needs.

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find the commando in this photo
 

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Well ... looks to me like about 100 of them are Commandos :mrgreen: And, looks like a picture taken from the "bucket truck" at the 2015 INOA North Carolina Rally "bike show" at the front area of the campground.
 
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