Ok, I can do this! box of parts = 72 commando?

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staticmoves said:
Well the day has come, she's all together.
I must admit, the first time I started it and took it down the street and back, sweet Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey could not have wiped the pie eating grin from my face.
This picture is a fine example of what this forum is about. ( minus my bad hair, and I suppose I could have shaved for the event. )
Ok, I can do this! box of parts = 72 commando?
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Hey lets see some pics of your guys Beautys.................. 8)
 
shrugger said:
They're all located here. Should probly be made a sticky. :wink:
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Ask Jerry?

Of course VIP members get their own photo album. :D
 
Your headlamp isnt aimed properly. Im sorry, but
you fail the inspection! :-)

Nicely done, really.
 
oh I love a black Commando

nicely polished cases

looks like a Corbin seat?

and it shifts on the right!

congrats, you have a beauty
 
Onder said:
Your headlamp isnt aimed properly. Im sorry, but
you fail the inspection! :-)

Nicely done, really.
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I was wondering if anyone would pick that out. I adjusted it last night, the pic was taken about a week ago............... 8)
Hopfully pass saftey monday or tuesday.
 
staticmoves said:
Onder said:
Your headlamp isnt aimed properly. Im sorry, but
you fail the inspection! :-)

Nicely done, really.
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I was wondering if anyone would pick that out. I adjusted it last night, the pic was taken about a week ago............... 8)
Hopfully pass saftey monday or tuesday.
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A minor point but I think perhaps the headlamp brackets are swapped over left to right which is a fairly common mistake if they are? It's difficult to tell for sure from the photo but the headlamp looks too high. I checked your start up video again unfortunately it's fairly low resolution but I think perhaps they are. A photo showing the mounting slot in the bracket should confirm it either way. If the brackets are fitted correctly then the adjustment slots will both be horizontal and parallel with the upper edge of the triangular plate, if not then the slots will run parallel with the lower edge.
 
i'm going to say what everyone else won't, you hair looks fine! great job with the bike too!
 
Thanks for the suggestion earlier in this thread. I should have made our bike thread sticky ages ago!
Job Done
 
...oh yeah, as for the HAIR, you win.
1. You have any.
2. It is another color beside gray or white.

Ride on! :-O
 
He hasn't got nearly enough hair coming out his nose and ears (yet).

Someone had to say it.

It's still a nice job though.

Dave
69S
 
So I have my sights set on a pair of Nortons a 72 and a 73 both in the basket.
Not sure if it's a fever or a glutin for punishment.
I would like to build one as survivor like, and the other maybe as a cafe or dunstallized.

For those that cought on to my bad hair comment, I guess I should consider myself lucky that there is still any hair there to look bad.

The one item I have left to do is fine tune the timing. I have staticaly timed it at 31 degrees BTDC, but there is a small amount of back firing. I have bought a induction gun, so this will be my first crack at strobe timing, I read that it may be advisable to use a battery separate from the bikes battery. ( thoughts here ).
I have also read that strobing a norton is more for curiosity sake than sure accuracy.
So are the thoughts here just mess with the Boyer advance and retard, get it sounding good then strobe it to see how accurate or inaccurate the timing plate is, or start with the strobe?

Thanks in advance....... 8)
 
Notice the exhaust burn on the left arm just below the inside of the elbow, ouch!
Draining the sump with the engine hot. That was about a millisecond of contact time.

Ok, I can do this! box of parts = 72 commando?
 
As far as I'm concerned the strobe is the only way to do it. There's no computer on that bike.

I wish my hair was that colour.

Dave
69S
 
Man, that really is beautiful.

Your work was/is meticulous. With such detail, you must have a monetary total of the finished product. Care to share?

Looking to your next project, you will really love not being tied down to being original and open to modifications. I may do a bone stock bike someday (numbers matching(blah)) but I know it won't be as fun and the open minded type of build.

My red paint need refreshening and is a bit worn. I am seriously concidering the vr880 yellow on black scheme.

Very well done, staticmoves.
 
pvisseriii said:
Man, that really is beautiful.

Your work was/is meticulous. With such detail, you must have a monetary total of the finished product. Care to share?

Looking to your next project, you will really love not being tied down to being original and open to modifications. I may do a bone stock bike someday (numbers matching(blah)) but I know it won't be as fun and the open minded type of build.

My red paint need refreshening and is a bit worn. I am seriously concidering the vr880 yellow on black scheme.

Very well done, staticmoves.
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What monetary total............... :roll:
 
staticmoves said:
The one item I have left to do is fine tune the timing. I have staticaly timed it at 31 degrees BTDC, but there is a small amount of back firing. I have bought a induction gun, so this will be my first crack at strobe timing, I read that it may be advisable to use a battery separate from the bikes battery. ( thoughts here ).
I have also read that strobing a norton is more for curiosity sake than sure accuracy.
So are the thoughts here just mess with the Boyer advance and retard, get it sounding good then strobe it to see how accurate or inaccurate the timing plate is, or start with the strobe?

Thanks in advance....... 8)
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Nice Build! Static
Lookee here
http://www.nocnsw.org.au/technical/igni ... ando-boyer
but I would still do it at 5000....put a rubber mat under the centre stand to stop it from doing the dance.
Backfire could be a air leak at the intake manifolds. Check with propane /torch bottle (unlit) :shock:
while engine is running and direct the gases from propane around manifold and carb joints.
You might want to flatten the flanges for good seal contact.
Cheers
Tom
CNN
 
CanukNortonNut said:
staticmoves said:
The one item I have left to do is fine tune the timing. I have staticaly timed it at 31 degrees BTDC, but there is a small amount of back firing. I have bought a induction gun, so this will be my first crack at strobe timing, I read that it may be advisable to use a battery separate from the bikes battery. ( thoughts here ).
I have also read that strobing a norton is more for curiosity sake than sure accuracy.
So are the thoughts here just mess with the Boyer advance and retard, get it sounding good then strobe it to see how accurate or inaccurate the timing plate is, or start with the strobe?

Thanks in advance....... 8)
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Nice Build! Static
Lookee here
http://www.nocnsw.org.au/technical/igni ... ando-boyer
but I would still do it at 5000....put a rubber mat under the centre stand to stop it from doing the dance.
Backfire could be a air leak at the intake manifolds. Check with propane /torch bottle (unlit) :shock:
while engine is running and direct the gases from propane around manifold and carb joints.
You might want to flatten the flanges for good seal contact.
Cheers
Tom
CNN
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Good call on the rubber mat, the first time I attempted the 5000 strobe, I was by myself and the bike just started to dance, that's when I realized I may need a hand.
What is the consensus on using a battery separate of the bikes battery?
I read that the white noise from being connected to the bikes battery could interfere with the readings.
 
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