What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

speirmoor said:
These have been discounted on Amazon so I snapped them up. Recommended at the past INOA rally as the drop in sealed chain for the Commando. Just reading the maintenance I found it odd that kerosene is not recommended for cleaning chains whereas I always thought it was ideal ?

“You should clean the chain with a mineral oil based cleaner and a soft cloth to remove excess dirt and grit between the link plates and roller surfaces. Do not use gasoline, kerosene, brake cleaner or any cleaner that contains acid, caustic chemicals to maintain your chain!”


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D.I.D. also say don’t use kerosene or paraffin as we call it over here. WD40 works a treat though
 
Macmarvellous said:
I was disappointed that Count Binface hasn't listed Beans on an English Breakfast to be illegal in his excellent manifesto. Cyclists ignoring the Highway code to ride unicycles is a good one, Anyway, a bit off subject on Nortons. Glad you are well
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What ?!

Never trust a man who doesn’t eat beans, as John Wayne (might have once) said !

I’ll bet you’re the kind of guy who puts the cream on his scones first ?

And calls them skons !

No wonder the country is going to the dogs…
 
The only thing better than Heinz beans on toast… is…

Heinz tinned beef ravioli on toast (use sourdough if you’re posh).

Come on 💪💪

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Love beans on toast or with bacon and eggs or with a nice steak and the best thing about baked beans is they give you a good boost in energy as well makes you fart, better out than in I say, have you ever tried a bake bean omelette, a great way to start a full on day.
 
Fast Eddie said:
The only thing better than Heinz beans on toast… is…

Heinz tinned beef ravioli on toast (use sourdough if you’re posh).

Come on 💪💪

Contact me for more top nutritional tips.
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Man, beans and fried tomatoes are not appropriate breakfast items.

I'd much rather have a slab of cold lasagna or cold slice.

Or, cold cuts and cheeses with a variety of breads, yes. Mmm...Dutch style.
 
As a happy birthday to me i received a new Zen 4203 2RS (on the bench) as I guessed the old generic rear one would be weapy, notchy and rough, like its front sibling.



It was. Barely any grease and spun like it, too. POS.



Just waiting for the new FAG 6203 2RS C3 to come for the rear hub and I can mount it and the new tire and take it for a spin.
 
Mark Savage said:
Keep an eye on that Zen 2RS bearing. The grease comes out fairly soon if you use the rear brake. I’ve already had to inject some high melting point grease in mine within a few thousand miles. This is on a Pender hub where the standard set up of bearings, felt seals and washers won’t fit.
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Bugger. Maybe I should pull it and wash it out and repack it before i put the whole thing back together?

The other bearing was a Pender supplied generic one, and there was as much grease around the bearing as in it.

I thought the Zen would at least be a step up from that or a other generic.
 
gortnipper said:
Man, beans and fried tomatoes are not appropriate breakfast items.

I'd much rather have a slab of cold lasagna or cold slice.

Or, cold cuts and cheeses with a variety of breads, yes. Mmm...Dutch style.
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You’ll be saying you don’t like black pudding next !
 
Is the advantage of the Pender hubs the improved cush?
Anything else?
You've collectively cast doubts over his bearing choice.
Cheers
 
Mark Savage said:
I’ve bought a Pender hub as a spare and I might get it machined to fit a standard set up as there’s no room at the moment. The first one I bought is still fine after 28,000 miles but if Don packs up or throws a seven where the hell could I get one?
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I haven't heard of a hub "wearing out". Is there a reason to expect it might?
 
So today did some post trip maintenance after our recent week away in France and Germany, I trailered the bike there but rode around 1000 miles in the week. Maintenance included changing one of the plain clutch plates for a thicker one, oiling the clutch cable , replaced the speedo drive which packed in while we we were away, adjusted the chan and lubed the throttle cables.

Time for a beer now.

Dave
 
Ah well, I had me a wee adventure over the weekend. Went to a local Norton club event in Dexter MI, about 100 miles from my house, on Sunday and bike behaved well all the way there. Coming back home. The electric start made a weird sound when I hit the button and decided to leave it alone. Kicked it over easy enough, and sounded good. Popped it in gear and headed home. About 20 or so miles later, shifter seemed sticky. Clutch lever felt stiff. Stopping at the traffic lights I noticed that the gear did not disengage when I pulled in the clutch and the bike stalled. I pushed it onto the sidewalk and started looking around for ideas. Checked the belt drive and it was still the right looseness in the primary. Clutch adjustment in the primary was tight and where it always has been. Clutch adjustment on the bars same story. Checked for the clutch plates sticking and they were freely moving. Put it in first and pulled in the clutch and pushed the bike and it was still in gear and turning the engine. Same thing, but this time kicking the starter lever and the engine would turn over. Packed it in and called Hagerty for a tow home - 75 miles away. This week I plan to look at the clutch basket and see what's up in there. I had wondered if it might have been a complication with the cNw starter since this is the only major thing I've done on the bike lately, and before then, the bike ride perfectly and showed no signs of transmission clutch issues. Still using the original cable clutch mechanism and have a fairly new Venhill cable on there. Mystery for sure, to me anyway...
 
Starvingphotog said:
Ah well, I had me a wee adventure over the weekend. Went to a local Norton club event in Dexter MI, about 100 miles from my house, on Sunday and bike behaved well all the way there. Coming back home. The electric start made a weird sound when I hit the button and decided to leave it alone. Kicked it over easy enough, and sounded good. Popped it in gear and headed home. About 20 or so miles later, shifter seemed sticky. Clutch lever felt stiff. Stopping at the traffic lights I noticed that the gear did not disengage when I pulled in the clutch and the bike stalled. I pushed it onto the sidewalk and started looking around for ideas. Checked the belt drive and it was still the right looseness in the primary. Clutch adjustment in the primary was tight and where it always has been. Clutch adjustment on the bars same story. Checked for the clutch plates sticking and they were freely moving. Put it in first and pulled in the clutch and pushed the bike and it was still in gear and turning the engine. Same thing, but this time kicking the starter lever and the engine would turn over. Packed it in and called Hagerty for a tow home - 75 miles away. This week I plan to look at the clutch basket and see what's up in there. I had wondered if it might have been a complication with the cNw starter since this is the only major thing I've done on the bike lately, and before then, the bike ride perfectly and showed no signs of transmission clutch issues. Still using the original cable clutch mechanism and have a fairly new Venhill cable on there. Mystery for sure, to me anyway...
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Maybe your circlip let go behind your clutch basket, and now when you squeeze the clutch lever it can't depress the spring properly... at least that would explain the drag and not being able to get it out of gear...
 
A good thought. I did mess with that when I installed the cnw starter in the spring. Put a new circlip in there from the kit.
A good amount of metal shavings in the basket. Looks like aluminum.
The clutch pack looks ok and no signs of wear on the friction discs or the metal discs.
There is a slight burning smell I noticed when I put my nose in the basket...
Now that I look at this picture it looks like those metal shavings could have come from the centre sprocket....

I'll have to remove the basket and take a look behind to confirm the circlip is ok.
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