grandpaul
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The latest Born Again Bikes client project is a refurb/mod of a '75 Norton roadster to a monoshock repli-racer. A bit different than anything I've done before in several ways:
1. I'm designing & building my own swingarm & rising-rate linkage for the monoshock
2. It will not be a total restoration, just a chassis modification & refurb (no powdercoat)
3. It will not be a total engine overhaul, just a beefed up top end job (bottom end is in great shape)
4. It will not get new paint, chrom, etc., just a detailed polish, clean & wax.
It will have an inverted fork front end, nearly identical to my 880 project, built from a spare ZX9 front end that I've got standing by. More of the existing Norton OEM brake master cylinder parts will be retained than on the 880 project, as the client wants to keep as much of the "flavor" of the original Commando as possible, down to the stickers on the tank & sidecovers. Basically, just the suspension & top end will be upgraded.
Here's the starting point:
1. I'm designing & building my own swingarm & rising-rate linkage for the monoshock
2. It will not be a total restoration, just a chassis modification & refurb (no powdercoat)
3. It will not be a total engine overhaul, just a beefed up top end job (bottom end is in great shape)
4. It will not get new paint, chrom, etc., just a detailed polish, clean & wax.
It will have an inverted fork front end, nearly identical to my 880 project, built from a spare ZX9 front end that I've got standing by. More of the existing Norton OEM brake master cylinder parts will be retained than on the 880 project, as the client wants to keep as much of the "flavor" of the original Commando as possible, down to the stickers on the tank & sidecovers. Basically, just the suspension & top end will be upgraded.
Here's the starting point: