What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
Well, I took my wife out for a ride, for the first time, on Monday. First year for me riding a motorcycle. First year for me owning and rid…
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New(ish) owner intro
Just joined a few days ago from NJ, USA. I won a cafe'd '72 Commando on a whim bid at Iconic Auctions back in January. It was previously a …
1h ago
LED turn signal indicator
I'm running LED turn signals with a solid state flasher on a 12V negative ground machine. Pictured is a standard 12V Lucas indicator bulb a…
1h ago
Combat side cover markings
Hi all, I recently acquired a 1972 Commando Combat in the standard Black/Gold color scheme, and noticed that some other examples have a "Co…
2h ago
Tappety Noise
Hi! My 750 has developed a tappety noise after a run on the Autobahn - i wasn't going that fast, but maybe 90mph for 6 miles or so. I've ch…
2h ago
Corbin vs stock seat
My 1972 Commando Roadster came with two seats, a Corbin Gunfighter and the stock two up seat. I knew the Corbin was harsh riding with the o…
4h ago
valve guide to valve clearance
Hello just a couple of questions. I have a shed find 1970 Norton Commando S that Im restoring. The head has iron valve guides. There are no…
13h ago
Amal 36mm MK2 baseline main jet settings
Can anyone assist with baseline main jets settings (just to get me started) for 36mm MK2 Amal’s on a 1007cc stage 3 Maney motor, 11:1CR and…
23h ago
Which side is the tach and speedo on a Commando?
I've seen pictures of both ways, it seems correct to have speedo on right of my 1972 since the speedo drive is on the right but the tach dr…
23h ago
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