Pictures of your Norton Commandos
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Sort of. We used different switch gear to accomodate the aftermarket clutch and brake master cylinders, and used mirrors to fit them. We originally used conventional round mirrors, but the grandson later decided to go with the ones it has now. They don't work nearly as well, and he will probably go back to the conventional mirrors sometime soon. This is a picture of the controls and switchgear before changing to the weird mirrors.
The original build used even more conventional round chrome mirrors. I posted some more info on the original build in this thread back in 2015:
New MK3 Project for NC Rally, Maybe
I'm finally getting far enough along in this project to post some pictures. This is a MK3 that I bought from a friend who had it for years, and finally decided he was never going to get to it. It was missing a few bits, like tank and seat, and in need of a rebuild, but mostly there. I bought...
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Where does the time go ... found these shots of my youngest taken some 16 years ago . A lot of water under the bridge since then . Both bikes have been over restored - ( the Commando survived a salt water dunking during Sandy ) - house got its feet & floor wet in Sandy as well and has since been lifted up with a nice shop underneath. And the girl in the pics is now a woman about to be married and works as a therapist in a large nursing home. During the peak of CoVid she was hands on with sometimes 50 positive patients a week - for months . They grow up much too fast and things like the pandemic mature them even faster but forge them as well . I’m a lucky guy .
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Woo, the aluminum covers look great! Care to share your techniques and materials to get that shine?
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What size Miks you got on the Vin, and how do they run?
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Nice looking motorcycle!
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No, buy I did wear it do I would "match".
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While the timing and primary covers off for repairs, I buffed them out on a wheel using progressively finer grade materials. However, final hand polishing with Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish significantly brightened them up. It's good stuff.
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Hello Nigel. They are the 32's that went on two years ago. Thread below:
Back to Mikuni carbs
As desirable as is keeping the original 289/276 carbs on the Shadow, I have decided to go back to the Mikunis and have ordered the Mikuni adapters from VOC Spares. I had installed 30mm VM's on the bike back in 1982 using home made adapters. The carbs were never set up properly; however, it...
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Bleu. ;-)
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Looks like Norman White blue to me?
Worth at least 2 sec per lap they say!
Looking good Steve.
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Not quite. Actually it is RAL 5015 Sky Blue. Part of me getting close to my RAFMSA racing roots! (I got 50 RAFMSA stickers made! Min order.)
The screen on this fairing is taller than the old one, so with the colour I can look forward to 3 sec per lap improvements.
I was limited on specific shade due to the need to supply gel coat colour to the fairing manufacturer (Ragged Edge Racing) (I also have another bike in the same colour!)
I am considering how to add the two works Norton '72 white stripes, but that may be overdoing it.
Norman told me the '72 bikes and subsequent replicas/restorations are in a Ford UK colour, I think it was Atlantic Blue, but certainly it was used on early Ford Escort RS2000s teamed with Olympic Blue.
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