Pictures of your Norton Commandos

marc said:
took the first bigger ride with my commando, she behaved well. heres a pic up in the mountains.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Nice bike but is your bottom calliper bolt missing ?
 
storm42 said:
marc said:
took the first bigger ride with my commando, she behaved well. heres a pic up in the mountains.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos

Nice bike but is your bottom calliper bolt missing ?

yes you are right, there is. but i am installing Dons brake upgrade kit tomorrow anyways, so i wont need to worry about the bolt.
 
cjandme said:
Thanks for the extra photos Pete, is that a powerarc ignition you're running? Big cudos to Murray...I'm gonna look for cyclecraft on the web while I'm waiting for my flight out of Afghanistan, maybe I will be able to continue drooling especially if he's offering some of his goodies for sale. Cj

I don't think Murray has a web page but he is on Facebook.
Click here to see what he is up to.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cyclecraf ... ts&fref=ts
 
Finally took a picture and figured I would try to post it. Not entirely all original but looks the part I guess.
Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
[/quote]Is that girl in the El Camino photochopped ?[/quote] Who cares...she's hot and that's a cool set up, with the bike in the back...
 
Here's a taste of my '72 Dunstall Norton ready for it's first real ride in 20 years since my family made the great migration west from Pittsburgh, PA. The bike was garaged for close to an eternity before dad let me get my hands on it. 4,600 miles, the 810 kit is sitting on a shelf in the garage but we figured we ought to leave the 810 badges on there for good measure. ;)


Pictures of your Norton Commandos


www.dunstallnorton.blogspot.com
 
Did you have to register that Dunstall as a '72? It's really a '71 (and your lack of a sidestand supports that :D )
Dunstall silencers make a Norton sound better! When I get spare time, I'll have to upload pictures of my two Commandos. Just not enough time these days...........

Don
 
Deckard said:
Did you have to register that Dunstall as a '72? It's really a '71 (and your lack of a sidestand supports that :D )
Dunstall silencers make a Norton sound better! When I get spare time, I'll have to upload pictures of my two Commandos. Just not enough time these days...........

Don


Don,

It honestly wouldn't surprise me. It's been registered as a '72 since the beginning of time itself and yes, the Dunstall pipes sound absolutely incredible. Who the hell knows what Dunstall was really up to. Bike was ordered in July '71 per below
Pictures of your Norton Commandos


More here: www.dunstallnorton.blogspot.com
 
So I drain the last gulp of my forth pint and turn to my good friend and say “you know, you should sell me that Norton project you haven’t gotten to for the last ten years”…. And he did. Dam it!

Pictures of your Norton Commandos


Looks like she was a real looker in the 70’s, baby blue frame, full Dunstall bodywork and combat heads. Good chance it was a racer in the beginning.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos


It also looks like the last owner was a hillbilly that only owned a (metal) hammer, a pair of vice grips and a can of black spray paint. It’s been sitting for around 30 years from what I know. The frame was bent, it has no electrical system and everything is worn out of specification. Not to mention all the missing & broken parts.

Pictures of your Norton Commandos


After three months of disassembly, cleaning, inventorying & polishing I’m almost at ground zero. If I ever get the frame and crank back from the shops I can get started rebuilding. Hope I’m riding her by spring 2014!

Pictures of your Norton Commandos
 
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