Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Inter850 said:
Hi all,
new member here, though I have been lurking on the forum for close to 2 years after having bought my first Commando.






Hope the Imgur links work and produce a picture or 4.

Thanks Jerry for letting me join this group of knowledgeable and jovial characters.......I have already learnt a lot about Commandos from you guys...thankyou.

Cheers

Norm
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Hi, welcome to the forum. Any details on your front brake, looks like a lockheed ?
 
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robs ss said:
Please explain about the brake pedal in the second last photo - that looks like an impossible angle?
Cheers
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Hi Rob
you mean the last photo??.....angle looks fine to me....works for me anyway.

Thanks all for the nice comments.

Cheers

Norm
 
alans said:
Hi, welcome to the forum. Any details on your front brake, looks like a lockheed ?
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Hi Alan
thanks for the welcome.

Confession time.........I didn't do the restoration.
I was looking for a Commando to rebuild and in the time I was looking saw this one pop up for sale (at a huge price). I spent over 12 months looking for a Commando that Icould fix up to the spec. I wanted and had tallied the $$$ as to what it was going to cost me all up. In the meantime the price of this bike came down below what I had figured I would have to spend all up to build what I wanted, and it pretty much had all the mods on it that I would have incorporated into my build. So I bought it and I reckon I saved money by doing that. I'm still having fun fettling it and trying to iron out some little niggles (part of Brit bike ownership as you know).

So the front brake caliper as I understand it from the PO is actually a Lockheed replica......the disk is a Norvil product (so far OK :) ).

Cheers
Norm
 
Inter850 said:
Hi Rob
you mean the last photo??.....angle looks fine to me....works for me anyway.

Thanks all for the nice comments.

Cheers

Norm
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No Norm - I wasn't referring to your bike (which is VERY nice BTW)
I was asking the question of Zefer (one page back #2076 I think) - see below
Cheers
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Inter850 said:
Hi Alan
thanks for the welcome.

Confession time.........I didn't do the restoration.
I was looking for a Commando to rebuild and in the time I was looking saw this one pop up for sale (at a huge price). I spent over 12 months looking for a Commando that Icould fix up to the spec. I wanted and had tallied the $$$ as to what it was going to cost me all up. In the meantime the price of this bike came down below what I had figured I would have to spend all up to build what I wanted, and it pretty much had all the mods on it that I would have incorporated into my build. So I bought it and I reckon I saved money by doing that. I'm still having fun fettling it and trying to iron out some little niggles (part of Brit bike ownership as you know).

So the front brake caliper as I understand it from the PO is actually a Lockheed replica......the disk is a Norvil product (so far OK :) ).

Cheers
Norm
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all good, have fun
 
Wondering what year this model may be..
hard to tell because obviously the chassis, running gear , engine, gearbox , tank, fork and seats have been changed out from a standard Commando yet for some reason I was attracted to this image . It looks like it may offer a significant performance upgrade...
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Here is my 72 which I got back on the road this past August after a good going over to make it roadworthy. It handles well and runs well and starts no trouble. I am happy with it and enjoy the attention it needs to keep it reliable.
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gnolan said:
Rode my "Land Yacht" from Indianapolis to Austin TX a couple of weeks ago to watch the MotoGP. A few side trips and detours to find fun roads through Arkansas. Put on 2975 miles in 4 days of riding. Way more comfortable than the Commando.
Several bikes for different rides is the best solution.
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Agreed - I have an ST 1300 for distance running but truth be told I don’t ride it much .
 
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