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Okay, Ludwig, but your story still leaves some questions.How could you buy a new and rare 750cc N15CS (about 2500 made as I understand it) for the “same price” as a new CB-450? Was your government already applying a large tariff to the Japanese motorcycles in the “early seventies”?The term “break your heart” that your father used could mean different things. Please clarify what he meant. Did he mean your heart would be broken by that Commando, any Commando, any Norton, any British bike, or any high-performance motorcycle? Did he suggest that you buy a different brand and model of motorcycle and were his bikes used as primary vehicles? About your Commando. Why must you have “mechanical experience” or your “own workshop” to drive a Commando? Are there no motorcycle repair places in England that are competent to service a Norton? We still have them in Canada and any owner can choose to have all the work done there if that is what they want.
Okay, Ludwig, but your story still leaves some questions.
How could you buy a new and rare 750cc N15CS (about 2500 made as I understand it) for the “same price” as a new CB-450? Was your government already applying a large tariff to the Japanese motorcycles in the “early seventies”?
The term “break your heart” that your father used could mean different things. Please clarify what he meant. Did he mean your heart would be broken by that Commando, any Commando, any Norton, any British bike, or any high-performance motorcycle? Did he suggest that you buy a different brand and model of motorcycle and were his bikes used as primary vehicles?
About your Commando. Why must you have “mechanical experience” or your “own workshop” to drive a Commando? Are there no motorcycle repair places in England that are competent to service a Norton? We still have them in Canada and any owner can choose to have all the work done there if that is what they want.