Barn find 1974 850 Commando

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DogT said:
Hey, my original horn is still working just fine, I actually scared a young bear up a tree this spring with it, it though it was a bee under a bonnet.

Mini, there's no problem with it being a Roadster originally. I doubt if anyone on the forum will complain. Fix it and ride.

Start a fix-up thread so we can have some vicarious enjoyment.

Dave
69S

Non-original?!?!?!?! You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!! OH, FOR SHAME!!!!!!!!!!

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So this tells you how much I know about this bike- I gave a few parts to the guy who bought the Trophy chassis and a horn was in the pile. I got looking at the Norton and not seeing the horn in the usual locations I called him and asked for the horn back thinking it went to this bike. After conversing back and forth we came to the conclusion he did not have my horn. So I did something stupid and looked in the manual to see where it might mount up and sure enough there it was. Who came up with that crazy location? And yes, now I see that the bike was built around the horn!

I'll start another thread when I start working on it to keep you guys posted. I might even make the Hansen Dam meet with it.
 
Mini Mo said:
Who came up with that crazy location? And yes, now I see that the bike was built around the horn!

The most serious injury I sustained while employed as a mechanic was from trying to remove a horn from a Norton. You will notice that I said "trying." I had the front wheel anchored in a type of wheel vice mounted to the floor. The back of the bike was hoisted in the air. I was under it with a socket, three extensions and a breaker bar. I was using this set up to reach way up into the horn cavity to free the horn from its mount. I got the socket on the bolt. Half sitting and partially lying on my back I pulled the wrench back toward me. I promptly slipped off and punched myself square in the mouth with a handful of Sears Craftsman, half inch drive, breaker bar. I actually saw stars and little birds like in a cartoon. Next, I looked around me to make sure no one saw me. (I would never have lived it down if the other mechanics knew I had knocked myself out.) Then I checked my teeth. They were OK but I had a mouth full of blood where I split the inside of my lip on my teeth. If memory serves I think I just wired in a new horn and hung it in a different spot. It is my question too. Who came up with that crazy location?
 
It really isn't that big a deal at all to remove the horn with the rear wheel and fender removed. I'm not saying it's fun but there are much harder things to do on a Norton. It is just ugly under there with all the oily dirt though.
 
batrider said:
It really isn't that big a deal at all to remove the horn with the rear wheel and fender removed. I'm not saying it's fun but there are much harder things to do on a Norton. It is just ugly under there with all the oily dirt though.
Hey, I resemble the oil and dirt. No, it's really not hard to get to the horn, just remove the rear tyre and the mudguard like you say and it's right there. Just takes some time, kind of like removing the carbs or air filter. Get used to it, it's a Norton and it improves your manhood, at least that what I'm sticking with.

Dave
69S
 
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