Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Dave Swanson · Jun 23, 2016

marc · Jun 23, 2016

gortnipper · Jun 24, 2016

marc said:

Sweet

Oldrider · Jun 25, 2016

An old 1972 750 from Detroit landed in Oz 2012
Added TriSpark and some new Amal bits and 18 months of fine tuning.
Goes like a missile .

MS850 · Jun 26, 2016

marc said:

Love the brakes

MS850 · Jun 26, 2016

Oldrider said:
An old 1972 750 from Detroit landed in Oz 2012
Added TriSpark and some new Amal bits and 18 months of fine tuning.
Goes like a missile .

Looks better than showroom condition

Cycle Goon · Jun 28, 2016

Oldrider-your bike looks FANTASTIC!!! I just sold a 79 Bonnie that is going to New Zealand via New York.

Danno · Jun 28, 2016

P. Egan once said, "There are three colors you should paint a motorcycle, and two of them are black" The last two examples illustrate his point. :!:

grandpaul · Jun 29, 2016

I've never seen a Black Commando I didn't like, except maybe this one...

rwalker28 · Jun 29, 2016

Yikes!

MS850 · Jun 30, 2016

grandpaul said:
I've never seen a Black Commando I didn't like, except maybe this one...

Maybe it just me, but Norton and chopper shouldn't be in the same sentence. :shock:

Oldrider · Jul 1, 2016

MS850 said:
Oldrider said:

An old 1972 750 from Detroit landed in Oz 2012
Added TriSpark and some new Amal bits and 18 months of fine tuning.
Goes like a missile .

Click to expand...

Looks better than showroom condition

Thanks ... in real life (on the road) the bike has a wonderful original and "often ridden" look about it.
No leaks, but I do run a rag over the shiny bits occasionally.
Congratulations to all the owners of the magnificent bikes shown here.
What a fantastic and exclusive family we have.
Cheers
O/R

Nater_Potater · Jul 7, 2016

MS850 said:
Maybe it just me, but Norton and chopper shouldn't be in the same sentence. :shock:

Unless it's to say that a Norton should never be given the chopper treatment!

Cycle Goon · Jul 7, 2016

Took a little trip from Eden NY, 20 miles south of Buffalo, NY, to Merrimack NH on 7/3/16. 942 miles in one day with my 4 year old son. In a standard cab truck. My son, the only human being that can make me look calm/low energy.

But he was an angel and the end result was well worth the trip. The garage is getting quite full. 71 Roadster, 72 Bonnie, 75 Trident, 79 Bonnie, and an 84 R100 in addition to this.

lcrken · Jul 8, 2016

New looks for the old MK3. Yesterday it was a red Interstate. Today it's a green Roadster. I like the riding position of the Roadster better. We will have this one at the rally next week.

Ken

Ken

aslink · Jul 14, 2016

Well it's official, I'm now a two 850 Commando owner. I just picked up my father-in-laws 850. He purchased it in 74 in England and toured Europe on it and then shipped it back with him.

Here's a shot of it freshly rolled out of his garage in Santa Cruz before our ride.

And here it is on the trailer to head back to Montana with me.

I have my stepfathers 73 850 on a lift doing some work to get it back on the road. This one is the one I grew up with it still has the original Dunstalls he put on it back in 73. They sound so awesome.

bucksfizz · Jul 23, 2016

I've just joined this forum on the recommendation of a buddy, who incidentally brokered the deal on my latest acquisition:

It's pretty rough, but restorable.
It's a '74 engine in a '75 frame, so I'll do a restomod and not feel guilty.
I've yet to get the bike in my garage, as it's currently on its way back to its place of birth.
Yep, it's yet another repatriated motor cycle going back to England - we just don't have barn finds here any more.
I'm looking forward to doing a full restoration over winter, the initial plan being to get it up and running.
That way I can get the bike registered, and discover all the faults that will inevitably be lurking there somewhere.
I had a '74 Roadster back in 1975-6, so it'll be like greeting an old friend.
BTW, I recognize quite a few "names" on this site from TriumphRat.

WhiteRockNorton · Jul 23, 2016

71' Roadster bought recently, my first Norton. Added new headers/silencers. Next up new steel tank, carbs,suspension. Maybe drum stiffening kit.

Cycle Goon · Jul 25, 2016

Wow, Commandos look fantastic in green!

puffer_nutter · Aug 24, 2016

I have just finished a two year restoration of an early 1970 Fastback. The most unique aspect of this bike is obviously the finish.
The colour, Fireflake Silver, is interesting. It is listed as a colour in the spares list for 1969 and Mortons archive has two pictures which appear to show a light metalflake finsh on these bikes. However I've yet to find a period colour photo to confirm for certain. http://www.mortonsarchive.com/v/photos/ ... 1312270802

I used the Silver metalflake panels on Tony Denniss' Red/Silver bike at Andover Norton as a reference as I suspect the fibreglass used was the same.
James

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