Pictures of your Norton Commandos

rightshiftrick said:
Is that the old Gunstock track? If it is, I remember that bike walking away from many competitors. When I commented on it, one of the other Norton guys stated that Carl's bikes are always fast. If memory serves me correctly, the bike was also much quieter than many of the other race bikes. It was quite impressive.

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After years away from the Dragstrips, I took the Old original bike Myself, Duhamel and Wood and others rode to New England Dragway. The times could have been better. I wasn't doing real hard launches, But I did some good MPH speeds of 107.91 and 108.12 in the quarter. The engine had many miles on it from Track time over the 5 years + or so at the time maybe as high as 2000 miles. It ran strong all its life. Quiet is good and it shows you don't have to make noise to make power.
 
Pictures of your Norton Commandos

At the 41st “Vlaaien Treffen” in South Limberg, Netherlands.
 
!978 New England drag way racing my " Big Red" Mk2a Interstate. It wasn't the fastest of my Nortons , but it was the funniest and after 1000s of all out hole shots on the street and drag racing it primed me up for fast starts in road racing. One wheel take off make it one heck of a wild ride
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At the Honda Hills Norton rally, they had a drag strip day for the members. I had built and rode my newly restored 1972 Combat to go out and do battle, The road racers there were easy prey, but I did beat a Vetter Triumph Triple and a highly modded Commando. I was the Fastest bike there! I was even letting off in each shift as I didn't want to blow a gear box as I had to ride the bike back home from Dick Klamfoth's Honda Hills Campground in Ohio. Funny years later I became a good friend of Klamfoth and took phots for him and he rode my bike in several Vintage events in New Hampshire years later, I did all the photos for his Daytona Monument he worked so hard to get built. You meet the nicest people with a fast Commando.
Smoking Fast.
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The Atlas/Commando Todd Henning #454, rode it first time out in Daytona to a 3rd and he won the AHRMA National Sportsman 750 at Loudon beating the #1 plate holder Rob Tuluie on his Commando. Then it was used as a second bike for racers who needed a bike for a few years. It shifted on the left, and I could never get the hang of it like others did. Great Torque, even with WEB Cam's most radical cam for Nortons. Don Vesco #11 rode it and just used the torque to pull him out of the slow turns at Loudon NH and solved the sloppy, long shifter travel by reaching down and hand shifting it down the short main straight. Vesco adapted and made it work, and took a third place against USCRA's best riders. On a track and bike he never saw before.

Rob became what he was destined to be, more than a top racer, much more than a "Rocket Scientist".

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My grandkids, ages 7 and 9 put this together as a Halloween decoration for our home...I was wondering what they were doing out there.
 
My tribute to "Dem bones, dem bones dem bones' David Aldana on the #13 bike, But my #13 Commando was plagued with transmission problem and both David and I were disappointed in the fact he was up with the leaders at the 1997 Daytona AHRMA Sportsman race. The rider was good enough and the bike was fast enough, but Daytona is not the place to bring a newly built bike.
 

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Could be one the last outtings today before going off insurance for winter layup...Sea to Sky, Porteau Cove BC. My heated liner stood me in good steed.
Pictures of your Norton Commandos


Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
Purchased this 1973 Commando this year. Quite the pleasure to gaze upon and ride. It was mostly as you see it when I purchased. Since purchase I changed the clutch stack height, added a kill switch, oil pressure gauge, voltage indicator and led lighting front and rear. I also converted the clutch from Bowden cable to hydraulic.
This is the first Norton I have owned but am enamored sufficiently to likely try and find another.
Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
ktmal said:
Purchased this 1973 Commando this year. Quite the pleasure to gaze upon and ride. It was mostly as you see it when I purchased. Since purchase I changed the clutch stack height, added a kill switch, oil pressure gauge, voltage indicator and led lighting front and rear. I also converted the clutch from Bowden cable to hydraulic.
This is the first Norton I have owned but am enamored sufficiently to likely try and find another. View attachment 122624
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Looks a cracker. Lots of lovely cNw goodies too. However you do seemed to be missing a carb🤣🤣🤣
 

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