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He meant that it and other British bikes of the early 70s would have been too demanding for me because I didn't have the know-how to maintain it after having started out on bikes a year or two beforehand. Yes, my Dad had bikes as his primary transport, but it was before WW2 and he was living in London. Totally different scene.England had plenty of repair places but I live in Ireland, although I was at school In England for a while. Sorry if my account was confusing. There were no Norton dealers in Ireland at that time and any genuine spares had to come from England. Dealers didn't want to know about British bikes and almost everyone rode Japanese.You don't have to have mechanical experience or your own workshop to ride a Commando, but it sure helps! Just look at the posts on this forum. I have a friend with several classic bikes and he is unable to do some of the work himself, in which case the bike stays in the shed until one of us has the time to sort it; it could be months. The few bike shops that could service a Commando or any other British classic don't want to and there is no-one outside that small circle that I would trust. If you want to keep these machines on the road over here, you try to be as self-sufficient as possible.
He meant that it and other British bikes of the early 70s would have been too demanding for me because I didn't have the know-how to maintain it after having started out on bikes a year or two beforehand. Yes, my Dad had bikes as his primary transport, but it was before WW2 and he was living in London. Totally different scene.
England had plenty of repair places but I live in Ireland, although I was at school In England for a while. Sorry if my account was confusing. There were no Norton dealers in Ireland at that time and any genuine spares had to come from England. Dealers didn't want to know about British bikes and almost everyone rode Japanese.
You don't have to have mechanical experience or your own workshop to ride a Commando, but it sure helps! Just look at the posts on this forum. I have a friend with several classic bikes and he is unable to do some of the work himself, in which case the bike stays in the shed until one of us has the time to sort it; it could be months. The few bike shops that could service a Commando or any other British classic don't want to and there is no-one outside that small circle that I would trust. If you want to keep these machines on the road over here, you try to be as self-sufficient as possible.
