Marks Norton Commando Rebuild

Brownymark · Feb 20, 2017

Getting close now:-

Everything cabled up:-

Oil piping finished:-

Air filter installed:-

Need to finish off some wiring:-

Fill with oil the try to start it! Hopefully this coming weekend

Danno · Feb 20, 2017

Looks great! I hope the flood bike turns out half that nice.

gortnipper · Feb 20, 2017

Both of your bikes are looking good!

Brownymark · Feb 21, 2017

Cheers guys - both your bikes are looking great also - along with a few others on this forum which the owners must be very proud of.

Will keep you posted on the start-up if I can get my head around the last bits of wiring which is not my favourite subject.

freefly103 · Feb 21, 2017

Nice build. Looks really good.

I think the upper arm lever (part 06.0027) on the front drum brake needs to be flipped 180 deg so that both the upper and lower arms are parallel to each other. To achieve this you may have to increase the length of the cable and also the connecting rod.

Brownymark · Feb 21, 2017

Thanks for the tip freefly103 - I will take a look at this.
Looking forward to seeing your additional pictures.

Scout63 · Feb 21, 2017

Thanks for so carefully posting your progress. What a great looking build.

MS850 · Feb 25, 2017

Looks really great,

Brownymark · Feb 26, 2017

Thanks everyone for the encouragement and positive comments. Got it running this afternoon - sounds fantastic

I tried to upload a short video cannot seam to do this via photobucket

Brownymark · Feb 26, 2017

Trying again:-

I hope it works!

grandpaul · Feb 27, 2017

Excellent!

Won't be long before you are out in the breeze.

cjandme · Feb 28, 2017

Brownymark said:
...... Got it running this afternoon - sounds fantastic ...

Well then, it looks as good as it sounds, job well done sir! :mrgreen:

Tin Man · Mar 3, 2017

It looks great! I'll bet you can't wait to ride it.

Brownymark · Mar 5, 2017

Finishing touches waiting for tank & side panels:-

Great to remove the protective layers:-

Wiring etc. tidied up, just need to fit tank and side panels then hopefully MOT and register in the UK - weather permitting!

Brownymark · Mar 19, 2017

Final stages now, looking like the black Norton I always wanted as a kid

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gortnipper · Mar 19, 2017

Very sweet, looking better than new!

Tin Man · Mar 20, 2017

Mark, great work!

Danno · Mar 21, 2017

Looks great! Now get out and ride it!

quikbrew · Mar 21, 2017

Mark, your bike looks fantastic! Do you mind telling us how much it ended-up costing? I've got a very sorry looking '73 850 Interstate in desperate need of restoration, so it would be useful to know, before I take the plunge. Unfortunately, there's a lot more parts missing on mine, so it's going to hurt!

cjandme · Mar 21, 2017

quikbrew said:
..... Unfortunately, there's a lot more parts missing on mine, so it's going to hurt!

Just look at it like an opportunity to replace those parts with new and improved ones 8)

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