What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

YING said:
Maybe have it properly welded and flip it over to the other side.Proper alignment during the install makes a big difference.
Mike
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Exhaust install advice .
1 . On sidestand . Tighten exh. rose buds first . Run up hot , Retighten again .
Tighten up muffler support nuts 2 nd .
Pipe to muffler clamps very lightly tighten , or not much at all !
Ride . Enjoy .
Repeat above steps .
 
Entered in the 1st car show of the season. Bike section was mostly all Harleys but got lots of votes and interest.
What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
 
About welding peashooter: I had the same problem. Luckily, I live close by to a real master welder, who was able to weld the assembly together and have the seam look like it was chromed. Thanks, Kim!!
 
What I have been doing with Norton: Last week: Signed up for a show, mostly cars but with a bike section. Did a short ride before show. There were two other Nortons and two people approached who were interested in joining our club. This week: Attended a wake for (yet another) Britbike repair facility that is closing. 😢
 
nortonmargie said:
What I have been doing with Norton: Last week: Signed up for a show, mostly cars but with a bike section. Did a short ride before show. There were two other Nortons and two people approached who were interested in joining our club. This week: Attended a wake for (yet another) Britbike repair facility that is closing. 😢
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Whilst we were messin' about in Africa , avoiding winter , 3 of Toronto's best motorcycle workshops closed their doors .
 
Hi all. After nearly 6 years of faultless service, I had a breakdown! Mk3 850. Wouldn't start on the button, sounded like a flat battery. Managed to kick it and rode home (with the headlight on). I always keep it on a CTEK maintainer. Put it on charge and it was flat, but has re-charged to show the green light on the CTEK.

The battery is about 6 years old, so that's probably the problem. On a mk3, is there a simple check for charging output pre / post regulator? 👍
 
I ended up ordering these Taiwanese-made peashooters (not emgo) for about US$250 and they look nice. Went on easy, and sound authentic. That growl is what I was hoping would be preserved with these and they certainly were. I'm gonna take my English-made silencer to my fabricator guy up the road to ask him to see what he can do to weld it up nice. Keep that set as a spare - clean it up, and maybe mount them on the Combat since those are a little rougher looking.
What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

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Mart UK said:
Hi all. After nearly 6 years of faultless service, I had a breakdown! Mk3 850. Wouldn't start on the button, sounded like a flat battery. Managed to kick it and rode home (with the headlight on). I always keep it on a CTEK maintainer. Put it on charge and it was flat, but has re-charged to show the green light on the CTEK.

The battery is about 6 years old, so that's probably the problem. On a mk3, is there a simple check for charging output pre / post regulator? 👍
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New battery . $pend .
 
Starvingphotog said:
I ended up ordering these Taiwanese-made peashooters (not emgo) for about US$250 and they look nice. Went on easy, and sound authentic. That growl is what I was hoping would be preserved with these and they certainly were. I'm gonna take my English-made silencer to my fabricator guy up the road to ask him to see what he can do to weld it up nice. Keep that set as a spare - clean it up, and maybe mount them on the Combat since those are a little rougher looking.
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Good choice .
 
Starvingphotog said:
I ended up ordering these Taiwanese-made peashooters (not emgo) for about US$250 and they look nice. Went on easy, and sound authentic. That growl is what I was hoping would be preserved with these and they certainly were. I'm gonna take my English-made silencer to my fabricator guy up the road to ask him to see what he can do to weld it up nice. Keep that set as a spare - clean it up, and maybe mount them on the Combat since those are a little rougher looking.
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Rob,
Those look great.Where are they from?
Thanks,Mike
 
Schwany said:
That is a new cam!! Damn what a waste having to put it in a drawer.

Is it really that lumpy a profile? If you have the tuning chops making a bigger cam work in a Norton can be fun although mildly impractical on the street.
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.405 lift 296 dur. 105 lc. Megacycle 560-NDP 06-07 I remember hearing that you need to run a fast idle and it's not good for street use?
 
Hortons Norton said:
.405 lift 296 dur. 105 lc. Megacycle 560-NDP 06-07 I remember hearing that you need to run a fast idle and it's not good for street use?
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Neato. Hot road and track cam. A touch hotter than the JS03.

Has anyone on this website actually used that cam and verified a Norton engine can't be tuned to use it on the street? Based on most of the stock is best talk here, I sort of doubt it.

It would probably be too much cam for most Norton owners, be hard on the clutch, and you might never get out of 1st gear in town until over 35mph. Fun out in the countryside without stop signs and your TTi gearbox.

I'll give you $50 for it, since it's no darn good. ;) kidding
 

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