What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?

robs ss said:
In the early eighties I had a suzuki katana 1000 that had an effective fairing (if you are above 130km/hr - to get your weight off the clip-ons) in terms of frontal wind but had no effect (to me) on cross winds. Did 250,000km on that - mostly long inland highways (Mackay to Melbourne and west to Perth)/
Was a "racing" bike but a great cruiser.
Cheers
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The absolute most comfortable bike I've ever done long distances on was my slabside Suzuki GSXR 1100, it was great and I regret ever selling it.
 
daveforty said:
50 mile afternoon on dry roads and enjoying the sunshine. First time this year I havent worn 'winter' overtrousers for a ride out.
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Same here Dave, ‘cept I was able to wear the summer Klim jacket.
 
Friday: Left the Commando in the garage due to weekend weather forecast. Rode to Quail MC Gathering on modern Triumph. Four hours of slow, go, stop and lanesplitting around huge trucks. Stayed at motel. Saturday: Got to event at 8:30 AM. Cold and overcast. Rain started around 10 am and did not let up. Left at 1:30 and got back to motel, drenched. Sunday, cold but dry in AM. Rode home with no issues. Got the Norton out and did 11 fun miles.
 
nortonmargie said:
Friday: Left the Commando in the garage due to weekend weather forecast. Rode to Quail MC Gathering on modern Triumph. Four hours of slow, go, stop and lanesplitting around huge trucks. Stayed at motel. Saturday: Got to event at 8:30 AM. Cold and overcast. Rain started around 10 am and did not let up. Left at 1:30 and got back to motel, drenched. Sunday, cold but dry in AM. Rode home with no issues. Got the Norton out and did 11 fun miles.
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weather for that gathering is always a crap shoot.It is quite a show and sorry for you having a bad day.

Mike
 
What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
After going to stroud on Saturday to get some parts for my Rickman on Sunday Sandra and I headed off to the Dales on the Commando. We spent the night at the Fox and Hounds in a place called Starbotton and came home today the scenic route and via a very nice cheese shop near Settle where we tasted and bought some very nice farmhouse made cheese. All in all a very good weekend and to finish off we’re going to open a bottle of red and sample some of the aforementioned cheese.

Dave
 
Dellis said:
View attachment 114183View attachment 114184After going to stroud on Saturday to get some parts for my Rickman on Sunday Sandra and I headed off to the Dales on the Commando. We spent the night at the Fox and Hounds in a place called Starbotton and came home today the scenic route and via a very nice cheese shop near Settle where we tasted and bought some very nice farmhouse made cheese. All in all a very good weekend and to finish off we’re going to open a bottle of red and sample some of the aforementioned cheese.

Dave
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I got to go to England and rent a bike! What a lovely place!
 
Dellis said:
View attachment 114183View attachment 114184After going to stroud on Saturday to get some parts for my Rickman on Sunday Sandra and I headed off to the Dales on the Commando. We spent the night at the Fox and Hounds in a place called Starbotton and came home today the scenic route and via a very nice cheese shop near Settle where we tasted and bought some very nice farmhouse made cheese. All in all a very good weekend and to finish off we’re going to open a bottle of red and sample some of the aforementioned cheese.

Dave
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the Dales have some lovely scenery and very good biking roads for sensible speeds.
 
20C and not a cloud in the sky made for a very enjoyable 95 mile afternoon . While the scenery is great , your attention is a must . The first 12 miles of the 20 mile road are quite technical . Nothing but curves with speeds between 50 to 60 mph. Add to that 1 red fox, 1 pheasant and 1 rabbit and you’ll see the need to pay attention.




The last 8 miles are much easier, giving you the chance to stretch the throttle . This little section which i call Eau Rouge will have you grinning like a cat eating shit off a thistle 😂😂​
 

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Managed to squeeze one in on the FJR directly below the steering stem…..just. It and an aftermarket electric job does tend to wake ‘em up when used in anger, or just for a laff.
 
Stevo said:
Managed to squeeze one in on the FJR directly below the steering stem…..just. It and an aftermarket electric job does tend to wake ‘em up when used in anger, or just for a laff.
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Thanks for the advice . It's totally about where to mount it , being so big . And how , ( bracketry ) . Derek Wilson turned me on to it ( London , Ont . ) , but then I found out he mounts it inside the battery compartment area where he fits a tiny Lithium battery , so plenty of room for the Stiebel air horn . Likely makes him launch off his own Norton seat when used .
I have a Cdn. tire relay in place . This will be used with the Canadian tire little electric horn using the MK 111 lead acid Cdn. Tire Battery , of course . Ah , Life .
 
Haa Haa! Good times when it used to be in circulation in my neck of the wood, Waterloo, Ontario. There was a pub called Morty's that took it on par for the regular Canadian currency and we used it to buy beer and chicken wings.

For those of you that have no idea what we're talking about, and are curious here's a photo of the denominations I have. Fellow Canucks will note the coveted and rare $1.00 note!
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Today ; went to the Toronto - Stockyards Canadian Tire ( on the Norton , running quite well ) , to buy a Fiamm Freeway blaster horn , a new fuse holder , blue shop towels . Met Eugene by chance , who told me of the Lucha Libre wrestling show Aug. 18 th . at Parkdale Hall this summer . I have 4 vintage / Norton motorbike rallies lined up for this summer / fall in Canada .
 
Ron Hulton said:
20C and not a cloud in the sky made for a very enjoyable 95 mile afternoon . While the scenery is great , your attention is a must . The first 12 miles of the 20 mile road are quite technical . Nothing but curves with speeds between 50 to 60 mph. Add to that 1 red fox, 1 pheasant and 1 rabbit and you’ll see the need to pay attention.




The last 8 miles are much easier, giving you the chance to stretch the throttle . This little section which i call Eau Rouge will have you grinning like a cat eating shit off a thistle 😂😂​
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having watched some fast classic bikes at the original Eau Rouge, I highly recommend it. I also discovered that the name comes from a small stream that goes under the track there, and has a reddish tinge.
 
110m around the Welsh borders up as far as Newtown. The local VMCC has a summer long ride which involves visiting various locations around mid Wales to answer a simple question from an info board or similar. Most of these waypoints are along single track lanes in the middle of nowhere, so the Commando isnt the ideal bike, but still good riding.
 
Looks like the updated bearing is on the layshaft. What was the reason for going in there?
Just a side note as per Mick Hemmings, The numbers on the outer and inner sleeve should be in the same direction.
 
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