What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

Stevo said:

Fitted a reed valve from Mikes XS the other day. Judging by the musical hum when first kicking the bike over then the virtual lack of positive pressure at the breather outlet in the oil tank when running, it seems to be working.

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@Stevo, Mikes XS specialized in Yamah parts and I found the reed valve they sell. Where did you fit it onto your engine? Pictures would be great. Thanks.

Hey, I didn’t take pics of my install though we should thank Dan for his shown here and this is exactly how mine is fitted too.
Steve

Thread 'Trixie With Her Knickers Down'
https://www.accessnorton.com/NortonCommando/trixie-with-her-knickers-down.38829/

Didn’t intend linking the whole thread, sorry. Digitally challenged here.

Took ‘Arnie’ on his first overnight trip to my cousin’s home near Norwich, about a 160 miles from me, spotted this road that leads to the village by the same name; thankfully mine didn’t’ ‘blo’!





Garaged overnight next to his pride and joy, a rare Lotus Escort Mk1 owned since he was 16, (now 63) To be rebuilt… one day

An unplanned detour on my return run today caused by running out of mobile data and thus took a wrong turn off the A11 meant I ended up by pure chance at a small village just outside of Cambridge. Hang about, I’ve another cousin who lives here! Popped in for a quick cuppa before the 100 final leg.

Make no mistake, these Corbin seats are the bollox. Six hours 5 in the saddle, two petrol top ups and a 40min tea break and no discomfort is pretty impressive.

Café au Lait said:

Took ‘Arnie’ on his first overnight trip to my cousin’s home near Norwich, about a 160 miles from me, spotted this road that leads to the village by the same name; thankfully mine didn’t’ ‘blo’!

Garaged overnight next to his pride and joy, a rare Lotus Escort Mk1 owned since he was 16, (now 63) To be rebuilt… one day

An unplanned detour on my return run today caused by running out of mobile data and thus took a wrong turn off the A11 meant I ended up by pure chance at a small village just outside of Cambridge. Hang about, I’ve another cousin who lives here! Popped in for a quick cuppa before the 100 final leg.

Make no mistake, these Corbin seats are the bollox. Six hours 5 in the saddle, two petrol top ups and a 40min tea break and no discomfort is pretty impressive.

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Cafe,

How did your tail bag work out and how was it attached?
Thanks,Mike

As fate typically demands, the "legbone connected to the thighbone" syndrome has swept over my shop.

This was just supposed to be a cleanup / detail / quick fix to trailer to a nearby bike show, and now it has turned into fixing stuff I said I'd fix "one of these days" including:

-Permanent sidestand stop
-Pit Bull bolts on the swingarm
-Proper setback on the fork yokes, with proper bar mount provision
-Proper shimming and spacers in the front hub & bearings
-Proper headlight mounts
-Proper meter mounts
-Rear inner fender
-Chainguard

Of course add to that:

-"missing" 1-into-2 throttle cable (don't remember when I robbed that)
-"missing" tach & speedo inner cables (same gremlins, I suppose)
-matching grips (all this time, they were slightly mismatched)
-clutch lever (broken ball end)
-all new fuel lines and intake crossover tube
-braided stainless top end oil line set (replaces cheap plastic ones)
-rebuild rear brake master cylinder (of course)
-third mounting pin for left sidecover (lower rear)
-battery (of course)
-battery hold-down strap (perished)
-all new muffler rubber bobbins (perished)
-de-rust and touch-up paint several non-stock fasteners including rear axle (CAT heavy equip't bolt)
-polish all alloy engine covers
-polish fork legs
-install dual neck K&N clone air filter (only $30 on Amazon)

So, THIS bike will take 2 or maybe 3 WEEKS, instead of DAYS. And, I still have three others to get done (not nearly as extensive) before Nov. 2nd!

It was a L-O-N-G day yesterday...

Tore that sucker right down, by golly!



Liberated the forks, mainly to get at the yokes...



Pit Bull bolts done.



Yokes came home with me, I'm doing AutoCAD design of a new set, and plans for modifying this set; we'll see which one is less expensive...