Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
Pictures of your Norton Commandos

My late father’s MKIII. I did a lot of work to it about 8 years ago, and then one humid summer night it decided to die on me. I ended up pushing it 3 miles home… After that, I took a break from it, which led to a longer break than I had wanted.

Got it cleaned up last weekend and plan to get back on the road soon.
 
Moose3869 said:
Pictures of your Norton Commandos

My late father’s MKIII. I did a lot of work to it about 8 years ago, and then one humid summer night it decided to die on me. I ended up pushing it 3 miles home… After that, I took a break from it, which led to a longer break than I had wanted.

Got it cleaned up last weekend and plan to get back on the road soon.
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Dude, that's seriously beautiful! Perhaps it's my late-night beverages but something about the way the rear-sets and clubman bars refine the traditional Roadster lines to make it look low and sleek... and that deep black is killer.
 
2WheelsUp said:
Dude, that's seriously beautiful! Perhaps it's my late-night beverages but something about the way the rear-sets and clubman bars refine the traditional Roadster lines to make it look low and sleek... and that deep black is killer.
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I agree. Really tight look. Nice work. Big hole in the center tho.
 
2WheelsUp said:
Dude, that's seriously beautiful! Perhaps it's my late-night beverages but something about the way the rear-sets and clubman bars refine the traditional Roadster lines to make it look low and sleek... and that deep black is killer.
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Thank you , sir. I feel dirty for letting such a nice bike sit for so long, especially so considering this was my father’s pride and joy.

I remember how e cited he was when he had the bike featured in Classic Bike magazine in the 90s. Some of the older members here probably knew my father and this bike, as he was always going to Norton gatherings and such.
 
Moose3869 said:
Pictures of your Norton Commandos

My late father’s MKIII. I did a lot of work to it about 8 years ago, and then one humid summer night it decided to die on me. I ended up pushing it 3 miles home… After that, I took a break from it, which led to a longer break than I had wanted.

Got it cleaned up last weekend and plan to get back on the road soon.
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The bike is nice for sure… but not as impressive as your lawn mowing skills !!
 
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Hi Everyone. First post here...recently acquired a 1972 Gus Kuhn 750 with a Combat engine. Currently having the frame and brackets repainted, but the wheels, tank, seat unit and cycle parts are in pretty good shape, so am just cleaning 53 years years of crud off and putting her back together as she is.

The 32mm Amal carbs were running with bellmouths and are a bit scored, but I am keen to get her back together, get her running later this summer and then if the motor needs sorting I'll get that sorted over the winter. The bike has just 19k on the clock, I don't believe the block has ever been apart, as the nuts at the base of the barrel look untouched. Everything including the fact I am just the 4th keeper points to the fact she's pretty original - oh and a 2 into 1 Dunstall exhaust system too.

I have put a camera inside the bores, l/h pot is fine - r/h pot has a small amount of scoring on one side only, so am inclined to clean up and get her going as is before performing any automotive surgery. Am replacing isolastic rubbers, which have sagged with age, but am v excited to get her up and running. Any thoughts on whether I should go further with the motor at this stage most welcome.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
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Rogerthat1 said:
Hi Everyone. First post here...recently acquired a 1972 Gus Kuhn 750 with a Combat engine. Currently having the frame and brackets repainted, but the wheels, tank, seat unit and cycle parts are in pretty good shape, so am just cleaning 53 years years of crud off and putting her back together as she is.

The 32mm Amal carbs were running with bellmouths and are a bit scored, but I am keen to get her back together, get her running later this summer and then if the motor needs sorting I'll get that sorted over the winter. The bike has just 19k on the clock, I don't believe the block has ever been apart, as the nuts at the base of the barrel look untouched. Everything including the fact I am just the 4th keeper points to the fact she's pretty original - oh and a 2 into 1 Dunstall exhaust system too.

I have put a camera inside the bores, l/h pot is fine - r/h pot has a small amount of scoring on one side only, so am inclined to clean up and get her going as is before performing any automotive surgery. Am replacing isolastic rubbers, which have sagged with age, but am v excited to get her up and running. Any thoughts on whether I should go further with the motor at this stage most welcome.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos
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have you run the engine at all? If not, pour some engine oil down under the exhaust tappet covers to make sure cam has some oil on it, then drain sump and clean filter , check oil tank level, and kick over plenty of times with plugs out to make sure crank is full of oil, all before attempting to start.
 
Hi no the motor hasn't been running on my watch... the previous owner was riding it more or less daily - it has been sitting for about 15 years so corrosion has been an issue, which I have more or less sorted. But compression is good, oil returned to the tank on kicking over so I'll make sure there's fresh oil etc well circulated before I attempt to start her.

I had to drain the oil out of the sump, so the crankcase has been sitting in oil all that time.
 
jan nelder said:
have you run the engine at all? If not, pour some engine oil down under the exhaust tappet covers to make sure cam has some oil on it, then drain sump and clean filter , check oil tank level, and kick over plenty of times with plugs out to make sure crank is full of oil, all before attempting to start.
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Hi no the motor hasn't been running on my watch... the previous owner was riding it more or less daily - it has been sitting for about 15 years so corrosion has been an issue, which I have more or less sorted. But compression is good, oil returned to the tank on kicking over so I'll make sure there's fresh oil etc well circulated before I attempt to start her.

I had to drain the oil out of the sump, so the crankcase has been sitting in oil all that time.
 
Went to the Quincey, California , INOA. took all three of my Nortons, so my friends could ride also. Something cool about seeing and hearing your own bikes on the road at once. The riding in Quincey was amazing.
The road to Bucks Lake was one of the best 18 miles I've ever ridden in California. That last picture was loading up the night before trip.
 

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