Hello to all of you! I am a new one in this forum!

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ludwig said:
Let's do some REAL riding , while the likes of Bazz spend their days posing next to their ' goreous styled ' original bikes , beer in hand , scrutinising others peoples bikes for 'wrong' or ' incorrect' parts , like dogs sniffing up each others ass ...
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haha well said ludwig!
 
Yeah, we all know that the Commando had its faults , but to describe it as a "piece of sh**" is a bit over the top, for a bike that was judged by the readers of MCN as the "Machine of the Year" for five years in succession. There are a range of improvements that can be made and most owners have done these to end up with an eminently reliable machine while retaining the original looks.

I own two of Britains best, Triumph Bonneville and Norton Commando, and yes they have been restored to original condition , but are hardly pampered pets. Both are ridden regularly on weekends away covering distances of over 700 klms without problems. I will post some pics when I get the"box brownie" sorted.

Bazz

1970 Bonneville
1973 Commando Roadster
 
Those who actually bought one , and where replacing their main bearings after 3000 kms ( like me ) knew better .

I don't know what your current ride is, but assume you must have a commando somewhere. If so what has made you stay with commandos for so long given your poor opinion of them?

Bazz

197- Bonneville
1973 Commando Roadster
 
ludwig, You have made some nice changes without destroying the "norton soul". Well done, although I am not sure that my back would stand up to a days riding with those clipons, rearsets and seat position.Unfortunately, IMHO Chris has not achieved this with his machine.
Nonetheless, I would be the first to admit that Chris's machine would probably eat my stock 750 in a street fight, but I know what bike I would prefer to be on at the end of a days ride. I reckon Chris's machine would be a real ball tearer on the track and that is where it would be best suited in its current configuration, because down here it would not pass a roadworthy inspection(MOT to some of you), given no rear mudguard(fender) no chain guard and the routing of some of the cables , just for starters.

I reckon we should start a campaign to outlaw bad taste Commando customisations. Lets leave the bad taste conversions to the "Hawg" riders.


Bazz

1970 Bonneville
1973 Commando Roadster.
 
It's going to be VERY tough to decide who gets to be on the "Bad Taste Police" board...
 
hello Ludwig! YES! your bike is beautiful! and a fine blue colour.....how does your steering damper work?

bye, chris
 
hey Bazz! cause of the MOT:
i think here in austria it is the same as in australia....there are some nice guys when you do MOT and there are some guys who can`t decide what is important for your safety and the safety for other people.
the nice guy sees it as it is without reading the law with a magnifying glass: no rear fender....my problem - i get maybe sputtered my back with mud [but never happened: my license plate is my fender]....no chainguard....the same....
it is relative.....some judge it this way, some judge it in another way.
but i think we all know where the nice guy is doing MOT in our hometowns.

cause of the cable routing: don`t be too severely with me....this is my wiring harness mk1.....mk2 is coming next winter!

chris
 
Ludwig - I just noticed your rubber spigot mounting on the Amals and the resultant angle of static repose. Doesn't that result in very low float bowl levels?
 
Bazz said:
If I wanted a cafe racer I would build a triton, not ruin a Commando.
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Bazz, building a Triton is DESTROYING an Atlas, can't do that now can you? not with what you say about the bike Chris built.

Chris, very nicely done

Jean
 
Bazz said:
If I wanted a cafe racer I would build a triton, not ruin a Commando.
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Lots of Commandos, Atlases and Triumphs have been ruined already, not to mention many tastless Tritons built. What's the big deal? It's not like Commandos are a rare breed or anything. Cut it up if you want to or not. The choice is up to the owner and not an internet forum peanut gallery.

If one was to cut up a nice old HRD Vincent then that's another story but I'm sure one less stock 750 Commando won't tip the world off it's axis.

There's no difference between someone hoarding old bikes away in barn, never to be seen again or someone cutting/changing a nice old stocker. Either way it's one less original bike on the road and these machines were built to be ridden. At least the thread starter's bike is being ridden and that is what it's all about.
 
If one is hesitant about using an Atlas frame, there's always the earlier wideline frame.

The origin of the Tritons was the pillaging of Manxes for their engines by Formula 3 auto racers. There were hundreds, if not a couple thousand, Tritons Norvins and Norbsas built up out of the bones of Manxes, Dommies, and Atlases that had their engines either blown or stolen for other uses.

Got to admit, it must have been pretty sweet back in those days to get a brand new Norton rolling chassis, sometimes complete with the transmission, for a song.



In fact, there are a couple of companies out there that make pretty good copies of featherbed and Seeley frames for whatever powerplant you want to put into it.
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http://www.framecrafters.net/ - Seeley repro frames
 
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Jeandr said:
Bazz, building a Triton is DESTROYING an Atlas, can't do that now can you? not with what you say about the bike Chris built.

Chris, very nicely done

Jean
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I don't have a problem with "destroying" those "teeth rattling" Atlas's, just like to see Commandos preserved, tasteful conversions allowed. After all isn't this a Norton Commando forum. I must commend Chris in posting a good defence of what he has done to his machine, mind you, not that he has to justify what he does. However, I still maintain that when you post on this forum you are inviting others to comment. To his credit Chris has not taken offence at my comments

Bazz

1970 Bonneville ( last of the good ones)
1973 Commando Roadster Mk V ( The best 750 Commando)
 
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