After a 3 1/2 year restoration I finished my bike. Its a numbers matching 1970 750S. I did everything myself. Even the paint. Some upgrades include modern style Cush drive single axle rear end. Pazon, Podtronixs, Mikuni, Rebuilt tranny with new bearings and seals, New pistons and rings , rebuilt head, new isolastics, new wheels and tires, basically EVERYTHING has been reworked, upgraded or polished. All original take off parts are saved including yellow tank and side covers. Thanks so much to this invaluable forum for so many helpful tips. Kem Poyner
My 1970 750S is finally on the road!!
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After a 3 1/2 year restoration I finished my bike. Its a numbers matching 1970 750S. I did everything myself. Even the paint. Some upgrades include modern style Cush drive single axle rear end. Pazon, Podtronixs, Mikuni, Rebuilt tranny with new bearings and seals, New pistons and rings , rebuilt head, new isolastics, new wheels and tires, basically EVERYTHING has been reworked, upgraded or polished. All original take off parts are saved including yellow tank and side covers. Thanks so much to this invaluable forum for so many helpful tips. Kem Poyner
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That looks great. Very tastefully done.
Nice work.
Nice work.
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Lovely job. 
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Beautiful job, well done !
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Your bike looks really nice! And from a functionality and safety perspective, your throttle cable routing is exactly how I run all mine. What wheel rims did you use?
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Very, VERY nice looking Commando!
One question - the 'S' stood for "Scrambler".
Why put it on the side plate if not going with 'S' type restoration?
"The S, however, made a radical styling statement. Its 5in headlight wore a chrome “halo” attached to a special upper steering yoke, and side panels, color-keyed to the metalflake-painted fiberglass gas tank (the same tank as the R model and later Roadster), covered a central oil tank. Gone were the sensible shrouds and gaiters from the front forks, exposing slender chrome fork tubes with token dust excluders. Chrome exhaust headers wove around the frame downtubes, exiting on the left and sweeping along the side of the bike, with chrome heat shields adding a finishing touch. Chrome also anointed the fenders, rear damper shrouds, chain guard and seat trim. Gaudy, maybe — but subtle it was not."
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One question - the 'S' stood for "Scrambler".
Why put it on the side plate if not going with 'S' type restoration?
"The S, however, made a radical styling statement. Its 5in headlight wore a chrome “halo” attached to a special upper steering yoke, and side panels, color-keyed to the metalflake-painted fiberglass gas tank (the same tank as the R model and later Roadster), covered a central oil tank. Gone were the sensible shrouds and gaiters from the front forks, exposing slender chrome fork tubes with token dust excluders. Chrome exhaust headers wove around the frame downtubes, exiting on the left and sweeping along the side of the bike, with chrome heat shields adding a finishing touch. Chrome also anointed the fenders, rear damper shrouds, chain guard and seat trim. Gaudy, maybe — but subtle it was not."
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I'm not sure there's any evidence that S meant Scrambler, I think that was just someone's idea. I thought in meant Stud. The S did not have a 5" headlamp, it's the standard 7" like most of the rest. It did have the halo and a central oil tank and no gators.
Yes, very nice presentation, but I too would not have put the S on the panel unless it had the pipes to go with.
Yes, very nice presentation, but I too would not have put the S on the panel unless it had the pipes to go with.
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Scramblers were all the rage back in the day, just as 600 lb. ADV bikes are today. No actual off-road abilities, just pretense and styling. Unless someone at Norton stated that "S" stood for something other than "Scrambler", it seems natual to assume a bike with high pipes, a raised front fender and a "protective ring" encircling the headlight was styled to take advantage of the craze. Did the short-lived "SS" stand for "Street Scrambler" or "Super Sports"? Again, high pipes and a raised fender doesn't seem too sporty.
Very nice resto-mod, by the way.
Very nice resto-mod, by the way.
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