Pictures of your Norton Commandos

The Seeley was in your garage and in need of a little TLC when I saw it, that was probably around 6 or 7 years ago. Been living in Normandy for the last 5 years.

I had a 'minor' off in September 2019, at Pau Arnos, southern France, which left this old bloke getting a helicopter ride to ICU with 5 broken ribs and a punctured lung. Not a good plan at 65!

Been slow to recover and get to work on my Rickman.

Today was and AJS day, learning to do magneto timing. Tomorrow get the primary chain on and maybe get some miles done before the weekend!

If I can start the bugger! Still if it proves difficult it will be out with the race rollers!
 
The below black 1974 was a covid lockdown project that I completed and since parted ways with.

The below Fire Flake Blue 1974 was a pleasant unexpected purchase I made a couple of weeks ago. Paint appears to be original with the hand painted stripes starting to rub off. Previous owner installed a 3 phase charging system, Podtronics RR, and Trispark ignition with coils. Outside these modern upgrades, and new pipes, the bike is VERY original. A proper fuel line, set of new isolastics, DT Head Steady, tires, and rear shocks are on order. Outside that, it needs nothing but a rubber ignition sleeve, a good cleaning and a polish. Receipts (dating back to early 2000s) indicate continuous maintenance. It does not leak a drop of oil (for now:), and it started on my first kick. It is a wonderful rider which I plan to preserve "As Is". I could not be happier.

Cheers,
Gatsby

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My Ladies want to be ridden! (the inanimate one(s) anyway...). Regrettably, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak...
 

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July 2020 vs July 2021. Had been parked since 1988, started first kick!
 

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grandpaul said:
VERY nice comparison shots!!!

Well done indeed.
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The guy I bought it from didn't know what he had. His friend left it as his house when he moved to California sometime in the 80's.
Now he was moving and figured he'd try and sell it quickly. If it didn't sell he was going to throw it in the scrap dumpster. Paid $1,200 and then proceeded to triple what I had budgeted to rebuild!
 
eo1bart said:
The guy I bought it from didn't know what he had. His friend left it as his house when he moved to California sometime in the 80's.
Now he was moving and figured he'd try and sell it quickly. If it didn't sell he was going to throw it in the scrap dumpster. Paid $1,200 and then proceeded to triple what I had budgeted to rebuild!
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If you have to ask “ how much will it cost to restore it ? “ then you can’t afford it ...
 
My grandson brought his MK3 over to my place today to do a little maintenance and cleaning, and it looks so pretty that I had to post a picture. This is a project bike that we built together for him back in 2014 in time for us to both have bikes for the INOA rally that year. We've made occasional changes to it since then, and it is still going strong. It lived in my shop until this year, so I could also take it for a spin now and then, but this year he managed to buy his own place, so now it lives in his garage.

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Ken
 
lcrken said:
My grandson brought his MK3 over to my place today to do a little maintenance and cleaning, and it looks so pretty that I had to post a picture. This is a project bike that we built together for him back in 2014 in time for us to both have bikes for the INOA rally that year. We've made occasional changes to it since then, and it is still going strong. It lived in my shop until this year, so I could also take it for a spin now and then, but this year he managed to buy his own place, so now it lives in his garage.

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I'm assuming alternate switchgear to facilitate those mirrors??
 

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