You Tube Norton....Thx Jay
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featherbed??
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Yep, bit of a blunder. Keanu Reeves said the same about his in one of his videos.
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actually, it is far more appropriate for Commando than originally , when you think about it!
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Mind you, were they originally sold with a full rearset gear linkage, or just a reversed lever?
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Yes - but I think the original was coined by Harold Daniels when asked by my Grandad (Joe Craig) what the "new" frame, made my Rex McCandless, felt like in comparison to the pre-war "garden gate".
So - it's all a matter of previous points of reference.
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Hi,
I enjoyed the video.
yes, they are a great looking bike, I’ve always hankered for one.
I must say that when I actually saw one in the flesh, a rather tatty example long after Norton was finished, in midst of a sea of other second bikes in a large bike shop it still stirred my blood. Although strapped for cash at the time I should have thrown caution to the wind and just bought it.
However the quality was appalling with the poorly finished fibreglass pretend tank over an unfinished steel tank, a birds nest of wiring below the instruments and a general look that it was a ‘mock up‘ for a photo shoot rather than a production bike.
I would just love to own one and rectify all the rough edges and create the bike that Norton should have released when it was made, combined with a sympathetic increase in horsepower.
regards
Al
I enjoyed the video.
yes, they are a great looking bike, I’ve always hankered for one.
I must say that when I actually saw one in the flesh, a rather tatty example long after Norton was finished, in midst of a sea of other second bikes in a large bike shop it still stirred my blood. Although strapped for cash at the time I should have thrown caution to the wind and just bought it.
However the quality was appalling with the poorly finished fibreglass pretend tank over an unfinished steel tank, a birds nest of wiring below the instruments and a general look that it was a ‘mock up‘ for a photo shoot rather than a production bike.
I would just love to own one and rectify all the rough edges and create the bike that Norton should have released when it was made, combined with a sympathetic increase in horsepower.
regards
Al
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Hi, reversed lever ..........( I had checked on some pics , so cheating a bit
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Beautifully phrased !
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If your first Norton was a Commando and you knew nothing about previous Norton's other than a mention of Featherbed frame then you would think after your first ride that the Commando frame was a Featherbed. I did not make that mistake as I knew about the true Featherbed but that does not stop my first ride on a Commando being a real step change from normal brit singles and twins.
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Yes.... mirrors that actually work as opposed to just somewhere to hang your helmet when parked (seems to be a 961 thing, judging from the photos here)
PS: Not criticism, just observation
PS: Not criticism, just observation
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