Ahem...Others can like it or hate it, but I think it's pretty good looking now as an interstate... In fact, it looks much nicer than any roadster with those ugly lollypop directional lights front and back... Just look at the CNW bikes. Matt ditched those "walmart" looking directional lights on his beautiful bikes. He knew how bad they looked too...
Glen, Great info. Could you give any dimensions or a photo comparison? My Mk III project will stay a Roadster, as it started life. All 3 of my past Commandos have been Roadsters. It was very rare to see any other model of Commando in upstate New York, 35 years ago.Some of the Interstate tanks got a bit too big for awhile there. I'm not sure if this was limited to the FG tanks.
Norton must have reconsidered the need for that width as they narrowed the tanks quite a bit by the time my steel tanked 75 Interstate was built.
A friend has a 73 850 Interstate which has the wider tank and it is massive. It doesn't look as nice as the narrow Interstate tank. The extra capacity isn't needed.
Glen
My old boss used to say the following about the original VW Beetle. They are all the same.... no two alike!It's complicated!
Interstate Tank Variations
This started when yesterday I put 6.83 US gallons in my Interstate tank. I had always assumed from the literature that the capacity was 6.6 US gallons. So I did some research and it seems there were at least three different tanks and possibly six. And that doesn't take into account any...www.accessnorton.com
Uh-Oh....Well... I wouldn't say the roadster look is exactly ugly, but it could do with an anti-wet-sumping-valve to improve its looks.