Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Deets,
Please excuse my ignorance on how you have wired the SAE plug on the bars to turn on with the switch.Is this done with a relay? I thought the only way was to wire the plug directly to the battery. I run controller off the SAE plug into my tank bag then to the vest. I have not used my GPS together with the vest.

Could you put up a sketch of how to make it switched? I ran my bike yesterday with vest on full heat and everything worked fine and that heat was really nice! I am just trying to get my head around how your setup works

Thanks,
Mike
 
YING said:
Deets,
Please excuse my ignorance on how you have wired the SAE plug on the bars to turn on with the switch.Is this done with a relay? I thought the only way was to wire the plug directly to the battery. I run controller off the SAE plug into my tank bag then to the vest. I have not used my GPS together with the vest.

Could you put up a sketch of how to make it switched? I ran my bike yesterday with vest on full heat and everything worked fine and that heat was really nice! I am just trying to get my head around how your setup works

Thanks,
Mike
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IIRC, I connected the white wire in the head light shell to the black wire on an SAE, and the red wire to the ground , also in the headlight shell. I would not recommend using this for the heated gear though. In my case I only use it for low current draw, ie. GPS.
Now remember I have a MKIII, so there is a lot of wires in the headlight shell, unlike the other years. Pretty sure the white wire coming from the ignition switch (which is switched power) is pretty standard for all the Commando's. That's why I use my Battery Tender SAE for my heated stuff, it's a decent gauge wire directly from the battery, and if I blow a fuse nothing else is affected.
Don't get too wrapped up in the (+) earth thing, as long as what ever you hook up is isolated it is (+) to (+) and (-) to (-) when making your connections.
Glad you heated stuff worked well.
Pete
 
Deets55 said:
IIRC, I connected the white wire in the head light shell to the black wire on an SAE, and the red wire to the ground , also in the headlight shell. I would not recommend using this for the heated gear though. In my case I only use it for low current draw, ie. GPS.
Now remember I have a MKIII, so there is a lot of wires in the headlight shell, unlike the other years. Pretty sure the white wire coming from the ignition switch (which is switched power) is pretty standard for all the Commando's. That's why I use my Battery Tender SAE for my heated stuff, it's a decent gauge wire directly from the battery, and if I blow a fuse nothing else is affected.
Don't get too wrapped up in the (+) earth thing, as long as what ever you hook up is isolated it is (+) to (+) and (-) to (-) when making your connections.
Glad you heated stuff worked well.
Pete
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Pete,
Thanks for the reply. I understand now how your setup works. I am going to leave mine as is but going to fuse both wires going to my battery on the cord that runs my vest,GPS,phone charger.The only thing that I will be running this time of year is the vest. I have no use for winter but that’s life.Hope you have a nice holiday season.
Mike
 
YING said:
Pete,
Thanks for the reply. I understand now how your setup works. I am going to leave mine as is but going to fuse both wires going to my battery on the cord that runs my vest,GPS,phone charger.The only thing that I will be running this time of year is the vest. I have no use for winter but that’s life.Hope you have a nice holiday season.
Mike
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Mike,
Glad everything worked out. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Pete
 
Managed to get out in sunshine before the rain came in. I've been riding my CB750K6 lately, to break it in after engine work. I nearly fell off the back of the Norton, when I opened the throttle. Great bike.
 

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I think the fenders painted to match the tank and side covers is the best commando look, even though it's not the stock look. The CNW bikes are all done that way, as is my own bike that way for over 40 years. It sets off the contrast of the chrome/aluminum parts of the engine/primary/gear box from the frame and bodywork. Sweet looking bike Shane
 
I thought I would share a picture of a MkIII project that I picked up last summer. The bike was taken off the road in 1983 due to a bad cam. Most of the bike is there in boxes, but everything will need going through to see what is serviceable and what needs to be repaired or replaced. I've got the motor out and apart. Just waiting on a few things before getting it back together.

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