slimslowslider
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The Evolution of Commando Species...Japanese style
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Some of the engineering seems a bit strange perhaps, but looks like it works. The headlight looks naff though and I don't see what the cutouts at the front of the tank are for. Exhaust seems very quiet for its size.
Was in Japan a year ago and would love to go back there with a bike. Saw quite a lot of country that I'd like to ride through. Try not to spend too much time in the big cities though.
Was in Japan a year ago and would love to go back there with a bike. Saw quite a lot of country that I'd like to ride through. Try not to spend too much time in the big cities though.
I wrote to the builder and he sent me a link to a few pictures
The thing on the timing cover is a failed attempt at relocating the kick starter, it did not work but he left the "growth" there just because :wink: He has an extended drive shaft and also extended gearbox shafts to move the sprocket out to clear his wide rear tire. If you can read Japanese, the site is at http://homepage3.nifty.com/hanksart/
I like his oil tank placed in front of the engine, probaly dictated by the monoshock rear end. He has a magnetic tach and an electronic speedo, the only way to go with foreign wheels.
All in all, a neat bike.
Jean
The thing on the timing cover is a failed attempt at relocating the kick starter, it did not work but he left the "growth" there just because :wink: He has an extended drive shaft and also extended gearbox shafts to move the sprocket out to clear his wide rear tire. If you can read Japanese, the site is at http://homepage3.nifty.com/hanksart/
I like his oil tank placed in front of the engine, probaly dictated by the monoshock rear end. He has a magnetic tach and an electronic speedo, the only way to go with foreign wheels.
All in all, a neat bike.
Jean
It proves that there is more than one way to skin a cat and that the old Norton can be given a facelift. It won't be as fast as a modern bike, but it will most certainly be better than a stocker performance wise, it may not please everyone, but the same can be said about art. I'm easy, I like it, I even like "some" choppers and just as art, sculpture in particular, it is the work that went into the art piece that makes me appreciate it more. An installation consisting of a pile of bricks is not art to me, a classic wooden chair replicated in metal is.
Jean
Jean
I like the bike in general but this shot loses some points. It reminds me of the first time I sat on a Honda 750 or a Z1. I told the owner I felt like I was sitting on a lady bug. They are too squat, not long and lean like a Norton. This ones a full axe handle across the hind end.Jeandr said:I wrote to the builder and he sent me a link to a few pictures
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That is a big rump :lol:RennieK said:I like the bike in general but this shot loses some points. It reminds me of the first time I sat on a Honda 750 or a Z1. I told the owner I felt like I was sitting on a lady bug. They are too squat, not long and lean like a Norton. This ones a full axe handle across the hind end.Jeandr said:I wrote to the builder and he sent me a link to a few pictures
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The bodywork looks like it was "borrowed" from a big Jap bike. The big ass is to cover the giant mufflers. :mrgreen:
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