.. nice bike.. congrats!
what is the difference between the roadster handlebars and the semi-western one?
.. I thought that the semi-western from Andover was smaller..
the throttle seems the same as the roadster one..
differences between Commando and S type
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.. nice bike.. congrats!
what is the difference between the roadster handlebars and the semi-western one?
.. I thought that the semi-western from Andover was smaller..
the throttle seems the same as the roadster one..
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For those of you who would swap out the 71 and newer bikes headers for the S type, the 71 and newer bikes have a larger front mudguard and stays (and bridge) to accommodate a larger tire than the 70's 300-19. What this means is under hard braking, the front mudguard can foul in the S pipes and be a cause for no steering in that situation. I would not recommend it unless your'e on for some real excitement in that moment of terror. Those front mudguards and stays are rare as hen's teeth.
And yes the early yokes have the threaded holes underneath for the halo headlamp mount, easy enough to tell.
Rivera has the right info on the handlebar switch. I have my original handlebars and they are somewhat larger than the ones I got from Walridge which I think are similar to Andover or may even be Andover.
And yes the early yokes have the threaded holes underneath for the halo headlamp mount, easy enough to tell.
Rivera has the right info on the handlebar switch. I have my original handlebars and they are somewhat larger than the ones I got from Walridge which I think are similar to Andover or may even be Andover.
I recall you had a picture showing the original handlebars over the repros mounted on your bike.. can you show it again?
Thanks: I love the look of the original handlebar.. it is a pity that it is not produced anymore..
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Well, I got a cable without brake switch also from Andover. Three weeks after completion I had a crash because of that switch.
It got blocked behind the lamp housing and all those cables. Did not notice it on a normal road but instantly on a gravel road....
I mounted a micro brake switch under the hand brake lever
It got blocked behind the lamp housing and all those cables. Did not notice it on a normal road but instantly on a gravel road....
I mounted a micro brake switch under the hand brake lever
.. what do you mean by 'brake cable with/without switch'?
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I guess it is this one: https://andover-norton.co.uk/en/shop-details/20397
To be sure ask at Andover Norton.
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Here's that pic of the original bars which are slightly bent on the right I think, compared to the Walridge bars. I like the look of the originals better. I always wanted to put a switch on the brake handle or front brake assembly, I hated that sponge of a switch in the original front brake
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Dunno if this warrants a separate thread or not, but is there a reasonably close western bar out there somewhere? The "US" bars that are sold for Commandos are a couple inches lower than the one my '74 came with and I'd dearly like to have it back to that height. What I have is higher than a Euro bar but lower than the one I had (bent in a crash
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137xxx cannot be a S.
137xxx could be also a Fastback.
As Les said the last S was 135xxx.
Other differences between Roadster and S could be:
-S has the chromed filter plate, silver painted the Roadster;
-S has the metalflake painted rear tale light, black painted the Roadster.
But the great difference is that 137xxx is not a S.
Ask to the NOC Records, they know.
Piero
137xxx cannot be a S.
137xxx could be also a Fastback.
As Les said the last S was 135xxx.
Other differences between Roadster and S could be:
-S has the chromed filter plate, silver painted the Roadster;
-S has the metalflake painted rear tale light, black painted the Roadster.
But the great difference is that 137xxx is not a S.
Ask to the NOC Records, they know.
Piero
As Les said, the yokes are 1971, and 137xxx is a 1970 type that has the early yokes.here I am posting some details of the bike in the hope it may help to spot if it is an 'S' or a normal 'Roadster' type.. (btw originally it had the headlamp halo, but I am not sure this was added by the former owners)
Even if 137xxx is a Roadster or a Fastback cannot have the later yokes.
Piero
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