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My apologies Glen, i was refering to the Velo Thruxton which I think gave about 40to 42bhp and had a topspeed of 110-115 mph. TheVenon for which Velo claimed 36 bhp was good for just about the magc ton. DBD34 had slightly more claimed.As regards freeway speeds well my Enfield will hold 70mph but that is not for me the point.. The weekend my Dad was dying in hospital I had to ride my Commando from London up to Derbyshire in a hurry.. Going round the M25 at 90 in the rain in the fast lane i suddenly go this premonition that i was not alone. And sure enough one of our 4wheeled friends was tryng to edge past by pushing me out of the way . His car must have been hard up against the outer crash barrier. It was about 12inches waya from me and moving over!!!!! At 90 the Commando willof course accelertate but wouldit have got me out ofharms way.?I very much doubt the BSA would , the ZZR is of course a different issue blink and the offending car would be a dot in the mirror, but not so the Norton .Given the BSA's lowdown torque I daresay it would be an absolute delight toride on anywhere but in really fast traffic
My apologies Glen, i was refering to the Velo Thruxton which I think gave about 40to 42bhp and had a topspeed of 110-115 mph. TheVenon for which Velo claimed 36 bhp was good for just about the magc ton. DBD34 had slightly more claimed.
As regards freeway speeds well my Enfield will hold 70mph but that is not for me the point.. The weekend my Dad was dying in hospital I had to ride my Commando from London up to Derbyshire in a hurry.. Going round the M25 at 90 in the rain in the fast lane i suddenly go this premonition that i was not alone. And sure enough one of our 4wheeled friends was tryng to edge past by pushing me out of the way . His car must have been hard up against the outer crash barrier. It was about 12inches waya from me and moving over!!!!! At 90 the Commando willof course accelertate but wouldit have got me out ofharms way.?
I very much doubt the BSA would , the ZZR is of course a different issue blink and the offending car would be a dot in the mirror, but not so the Norton .
Given the BSA's lowdown torque I daresay it would be an absolute delight toride on anywhere but in really fast traffic
