Pictures of your Norton Commandos

The blue GW in the photo had been in storage for 6 years prior to my friend purchasing it last year. It is in as new condition.
The reason for storage- 75 year old rider, 900 lb bike, balance issues with low speed maneuvering.
That must be a common theme with so many of us old guys on huge, heavy touring bikes.
I sometimes find the 215 kg MK3 Interstate to be enough bike to roll around and I have no physical impairments so far.
I can't imagine dealing with twice that weight, especially for someone with a bad hip, knee, ankle etc.

Glen
 
worntorn said:
The blue GW in the photo had been in storage for 6 years prior to my friend purchasing it last year. It is in as new condition.
The reason for storage- 75 year old rider, 900 lb bike, balance issues with low speed maneuvering.
That must be a common theme with so many of us old guys on huge, heavy touring bikes.
I sometimes find the 215 kg MK3 Interstate to be enough bike to roll around and I have no physical impairments so far.
I can't imagine dealing with twice that weight, especially for someone with a bad hip, knee, ankle etc.

Glen
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Struth. At a few months short of 80, I'm moving down to smaller, lighter bikes. The only heavy one I'm keeping is the 961, and only because it is, after all, a Norton. I find myself riding the Street Triple more often now than the 961. A 500 lb. curb weight bike used to seem normal to me, but my comfort level for pushing a bike around is now more like 400 lbs.

Ken
 
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lcrken said:
Struth. At a few moths short of 80, I'm moving down to smaller, lighter bikes. The only heavy one I'm keeping is the 961, and only because it is, after all, a Norton. I find myself riding the Street Triple more often now than the 961. A 500 lb. curb weight bike used to seem normal to me, but my comfort level for pushing a bike around is now more like 400 lbs.

Ken
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Ken, your 1007 will have more power than the 961, much more torque than the 961 and will weight less than 400lbs.

Jus’ sayin’…
 
My ST 1300 weighs in @ just under 700 lbs with a full tank . I weigh 150. It is a handful to move around and gets more difficult every year . I have only dropped it once trying to put it on the lift by myself . It went over easy and came to rest on a chair . The only damage was the mirror . I could not get it back up by myself .
I can no longer roll it backwards by myself unless it is on a smooth hard level surface . Once it is rolling it is as nimble as can be .
I have often thought of selling it but it is worth very little even though it is mint with only 12k miles on the clock .
Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
Rich,
Wait for next year. Road up to Milford for lunch yesterday on a whim. 260 miles round trip. I already got you on speed dial.
 
Deets55 said:
Rich,
Wait for next year. Road up to Milford for lunch yesterday on a whim. 260 miles round trip. I already got you on speed dial.
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Thanks Pete - I think it will still have a spot in my stable.Did you get lost ? Rode my GB 500 to you know where in Chatsworth today . Cholesterol, nitrates & sodium.. yum !
 
Ever since I destroyed my Rotator Cuff in a fall back in 07 I have a tough time pushing a bike it keeps wanting to go in left hand circles because I have very little strength in my left arm now. I always thought I would like to have a ST1300 heard good things about them. My distance bikes are a Suzuki 1000 V-Strom and a 07 V-Rod now.

Mark
 
My uncle used to say to my aunt:"You have two outstanding points, but I just can't put my finger on them" just to hear her say "I am going to give you a bust in the mouth"
 
As it said on the inside of my HS Band Hall locker (I wasnt in the band, but the lockers there were bigger to fit a trombone case!): Man comes from Woman, and spends the rest of his life trying to get back in; and Once a King, always a King, but once a nights enough.
 

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