Pictures of your Norton Commandos

thackero · Sep 15, 2014

In May 2014 I purchased some large lumps and a few boxes of a 1975 Commando 850 Mark 3 and a spare 750 Complete motor + more parts. Heres some pictures of what i dragged out of abarn after all had been standing for 25 plus years. I will post progress pictures of the rebuild. Not a concours resto
antcipated but a usable classic using OEM parts only (except for new premier amals)

motoalchemist · Sep 19, 2014

mschmitz57 said:
Years ago I bought an old Fastback tail and fiberglass Interstate tank on Evilbay and converted my `71 Roadster into an "Interback".
Modified a Fastback seat from Leighton to fit the longer Interstate tank tank. Used a JPN front fender from Old Britts.
Painted everything in a Manx color scheme.

good to see another interback, not sure if I posted mine here in this thread, but heres a pic of my 71

Nater_Potater · Sep 19, 2014

motoalchemist said:
good to see another interback, not sure if I posted mine here in this thread, but heres a pic of my 71

'Nice to see another bike with actual Interstate pipes attached. I'm probably just biased, but I like the looks of the horizontal pipes better. Some may argue that the upswept pipes give better cornering clearance, but the sidestand and/or centerstand drag on mine long before the pipes enter into the picture. Still, mschmitz57 sure has a handsome machine in silver.

Saddlesaw · Sep 19, 2014

good to see another interback, not sure if I posted mine here in this thread, but heres a pic of my 71

Motoalchemist are they ACE bars? They seem, shallower i.e. less reach?

Dennis C · Sep 22, 2014

First ride in 30 years, not to far but about 30 miles

Not a frame down but pistons, rings, valves, and guides, rebuilt amals rebuilt front fork new rear shocks, new brakes and bearings front and rear new ISO'S up graded the swing arm pivot. headers are polished and original, Pea Shooter's are new. Lots of polishing!!

<a href="http://s980.photobucket.com/user/denniscarlsen/media/135_zpse87c3a5b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae286/denniscarlsen/135_zpse87c3a5b.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 135_zpse87c3a5b.jpg"/></a>

Dennis

grandpaul · Sep 24, 2014

Dennis,

What a nice, understated classic.

Dean · Oct 1, 2014

My 68. This is the before pic.... Maybe some time for the after!

grandpaul · Oct 1, 2014

hobot will love this fastchopback, or whatever you want to call it...

Roadrash · Oct 1, 2014

Before and afters...

thackero · Oct 2, 2014

thackero said:
In May 2014 I purchased some large lumps and a few boxes of a 1975 Commando 850 Mark 3 and a spare 750 Complete motor + more parts. Heres some pictures of what i dragged out of abarn after all had been standing for 25 plus years. I will post progress pictures of the rebuild. Not a concours resto
antcipated but a usable classic using OEM parts only (except for new premier amals)

Almost 60% done !

batrider · Oct 2, 2014

Nice lift and well lit garage. With lots of room. Woo hoo!

motoalchemist · Oct 4, 2014

Saddlesaw said:
good to see another interback, not sure if I posted mine here in this thread, but heres a pic of my 71

Click to expand...

Motoalchemist are they ACE bars? They seem, shallower i.e. less reach?

they are norman hyde bars. just allows me to sit better with the rear sets. I have long arms

vidar hjelm johansen · Oct 5, 2014

Great bike.
I liked that mix of interstate and fastback.
I'm working on an interstate that I want more cafe look.
In this context, I wish such handelbar that you have.
Where can I find that?

Vidar

nortncom · Oct 5, 2014

Some Sunday pics of my MKIII

99cyclone · Oct 8, 2014

dirtroads · Oct 12, 2014

The Turning Point...

I feel like I've reached a milestone. Now I have to figure out how to put it together.

grandpaul · Oct 12, 2014

HA!

Eerily reminescent of 9 years ago...

(I can fully appreciate the work it took to stage that photo)

Welcome to the forum.

dirtroads · Oct 12, 2014

Thanks, I am glad to be here. I think taking this photo is a rite of some kind, eh?

marc · Oct 13, 2014

Nater_Potater · Oct 14, 2014

dirtroads said:
The Turning Point...

I feel like I've reached a milestone. Now I have to figure out how to put it together.

Wow! My turning point two years ago pales in comparison to yours and Grandpauls. I'm impressed!

Granted, mine was mostly for cosmetic reasons.

Keep those pictures coming!

Nathan

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