‘70 Commando Roadster rebuild in GA

If you are going to do the Kegler clamp mod, which you should, would have been a bit easier before hanging the whole thing together. Do it soon...
 
Normal?

Took the gbox out to clean up and noticed this seam parallel to shaft
‘70 Commando Roadster rebuild in GA


edit-didn’t notice a seam in the replacement inner on Andover site.
 
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If you are going to do the Kegler clamp mod, which you should, would have been a bit easier before hanging the whole thing together. Do it soon...


Yep. Just piecing things together, touching up paint, etc. Good practice. My NYCNorton clamps are on the way.

The old Norton engineers must have liked those little metal link puzzles, quite fun putting the frame over the engine, tipping and manipulating to connect the pieces.

I need to purchase some tapered drifts to smooth out the bolt placement.
 
Pete,
Did you see anything in my harness pics?

Looks like your harness has been replaced with a newer one at some point, my original harness was cloth wrapped, yours appears to be plastic. Had the bike been restored previously? If your connections seem sound and you REALLY don't want to buy a new one you will probably be ok.

If I was in your shoes and putting in as much work as you seem to be I would bite the bullet and get a new one for peace of mind. You can also make your own as the Pazon will eliminate many of the leads up near the coils.

Up to you!
 
Looks like your harness has been replaced with a newer one at some point, my original harness was cloth wrapped, yours appears to be plastic. Had the bike been restored previously? If your connections seem sound and you REALLY don't want to buy a new one you will probably be ok.

If I was in your shoes and putting in as much work as you seem to be I would bite the bullet and get a new one for peace of mind. You can also make your own as the Pazon will eliminate many of the leads up near the coils.

Up to you!

I’ve been trained to get things done quickly, a lot of plug and play, then rushing to the track. I wish I had the patience (knowledge) to build the harness without a bunch of trial and error.

Thanks, would like to see your electrical work up close one day.
 
That new harness looks fine with me. Even the connectors are clean.
 
Keep it clean, and never wire the battery backwards, maybe 20 years.
 
Harness looks good. Advantage is that it probably has the right color coded wiring. My stock '72 has original plastic wrapped harness. Cloth covered I think was much earlier.
You can get all the connector bits to fix it up from British Wiring in PA.
 
Harness looks good. Advantage is that it probably has the right color coded wiring. My stock '72 has original plastic wrapped harness. Cloth covered I think was much earlier.
You can get all the connector bits to fix it up from British Wiring in PA.


Appreciate the recommendation. I’ll look em up.
 
Had a minute to prep the swingarm and get familiar before the clamps arrive. According to the shop manual, I was to prepare a container for the deluge of oil while dismantling... dry as a bone!

Spindle looks surprisingly smooth:

‘70 Commando Roadster rebuild in GA
 
That looks...great.
Sure you're not dismantling a recent restoration?
 
Need to acknowledge the folks at CBE, in Vermont, for help this past winter going over the 750 motor. Jack and crew took good care of it and allowed me to show up and do a little wrenching on my first Brit twin.

After completion, Jack hooked up his new test stand and ran the motor a bit to work out any problems before shipping to GA.



Thanks Classic Bike Experience. Check out their version of a Norton ‘Christmas Story’. A link should be available on their website.
http://classicbikeexperience.com/
 
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That looks...great.
Sure you're not dismantling a recent restoration?

The swingarm is tight as an OJ leather glove! Takes a few pounds of pressure to manipulate.

The bike was restored many years ago with around 7,400miles. Put up as a display bike and sat forever. The front wheel had a spot of rusty discoloration where the lowest point must have been while on display.

Bad news is, I have to go through every assembly to make sure a seal, o-ring, washer, screw, etc. wasn’t left out because the bike was never meant to be ridden after that rebuild. Battery was never installed either.
 
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