What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

Went on a short 48 mile ride in beautiful weather. Bike ran great. So nice.
 
Ian James said:
I got a lift but at 71 I found it very difficult to wheel the bike up on to it and impossible to put on the center stand and after a near catastrophe whilst holding the handlebars and tightening the front wheel clamp I decided to set the lift into the floor. I cut the concrete and removed 200mm of soil , lined the hole with two layers of plastic sheeting and poured a new floor. Now I can ride straight in and onto the lift kick out the side stand and dismount without a care . To make it easy to get the bike on the center stand I drilled a 20mm hole just behind where it meets the floor and put a bolt up through the floor with a nut and around 30mm of three protruding this makes the lifting easier as was inclined to slide along the powder coated table . Once on the stand I place an LShaped plate ( 50x25x6mm angle iron) over the foot lever and another nut on top and now I rarely use the wheel clamp.I have sacrificed 200mm of lift which is a small price for safety and convenience. CHEERS ALL IAN
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Yep I did the same
But I made my own bike lift so I made the arms longer to suit
My lift is 2200 mm long 700mm wide and comes up 700 mm from the floor
 

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baz said:
Yep I did the same
But I made my own bike lift so I made the arms longer to suit
My lift is 2200 mm long 700mm wide and comes up 700 mm from the floor
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You never know what's going to appear on my ramp!!!
 

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Swapped the original shimmed rear Isolastics to the mk111 verniers.

I'm now off to find somewhere or something in my house that hasn't got red rubber grease all over it :D
 
ashman said:
The best thing I ever spent on my workshop was a lift table for working on my bikes the second one was a motorcycle scissor jack for lifting the front or back wheel, both the lift table and scissor jack both work hand in hand together and its safer to have your bike on a purposed work table than just hanging in the air for something to happen, invest in your motorcycle and workshop if you intend to do any work on your bike whether for maintenance or just cleaning your bike, I wish I had my lift table and scissor jack 40 years ago.
Don't be cheap and spend the money on a lift table, + your back will love you, no more laying on a cold floor or sitting on your bum on a cold floor and working on your bike at the right level.

Ashley
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Ok Ashley, I'm SOLD! I'm gonna git me a lift for the garage. I don't think I'll be allowed to cement it into a spot, but I really like that idea Ian. Thanks for your encouragement folks. Time to start shopping for the right one for me. The HF unit is definitely tempting for the $, and it's on sale for US$500. I'll get a proper chock for it like Ying suggests.

Before that though, I purchased a new front brake kit from Matt over at cNw since my hydraulic line is cracked and prompted me to upgrade part of the system and keep the original calipers and setup on the wheel, for now. So, I'll be installing that in a week or so when it gets here and I have some time. I think the lift would come in very handy for this installation...:)
 
Hey guys, I have a newbie question. I'm curious about carbon buildup in the engine with my type of riding. I'm typically sitting in 3rd and cruising around back roads at 50-55mph, maybe even down to 40-45 on turns and such. Generally my tach shows 3000rpm and I'm wondering when carbon buildup becomes a problem and if my type of riding will get me in trouble eventually. I'm not a racer and I'm new to riding so I actually enjoy just cruising around back roads and on occasion when the roads are clean and smooth I'll take it up to 65mph for short stints, but generally hang out at 50mph in 3rd at 3krpm. Should I be concerned about carbon buildup in the engine? Thoughts?
 
Starvingphotog said:
Hey guys, I have a newbie question. I'm curious about carbon buildup in the engine with my type of riding. I'm typically sitting in 3rd and cruising around back roads at 50-55mph, maybe even down to 40-45 on turns and such. Generally my tach shows 3000rpm and I'm wondering when carbon buildup becomes a problem and if my type of riding will get me in trouble eventually. I'm not a racer and I'm new to riding so I actually enjoy just cruising around back roads and on occasion when the roads are clean and smooth I'll take it up to 65mph for short stints, but generally hang out at 50mph in 3rd at 3krpm. Should I be concerned about carbon buildup in the engine? Thoughts?
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No problems. Unleaded fuel solved that problem.

As an aside, a CB175 would do that for a lot less cost & effort.
JK :p
 
Ha! yeah, you're right about that 175 or 250 for that matter, but like the John Deere slogon, nothing runs like a Norton...And nothing quite looks and sounds like a Norton...:)

I generally keep my RPMs above 3000 in whichever gear that I'm in.
 
Bonzo said:
Put the 'stuff' back in my head...

What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
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You know, now that I compare the alignment you've got with what I can see in my valve train, mine are quite misaligned and not as centered as yours where the tappets connects with the valves there.
 
Got up early this morning and adjusted my drive chain tension and took a quick blast for 32 miles. Nice and cool this morning. So far I’ve got 518 miles ridden since my rebuild. Time to change filter, engine and primary oil. Gearbox oil too. Currently fighting small oil leaks. Nothing of any consequence just irritating. Good riding to all!
 
Larry S said:
Got up early this morning and adjusted my drive chain tension and took a quick blast for 32 miles. Nice and cool this morning. So far I’ve got 518 miles ridden since my rebuild. Time to change filter, engine and primary oil. Gearbox oil too. Currently fighting small oil leaks. Nothing of any consequence just irritating. Good riding to all!
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Keep torquing that head down !
 
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