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Banjo washers

I have a leak from the rocker feed at the crankcase Banjo bolt. What is the best type of washers to use here? Aluminium, copper or fibre se…

49m ago

Rear brake light switch alternatives?

Hi guys, Anyone replaced the std commando rear brake switch with a better alternative? After several decades of dealing with the oem switch…

8h ago

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 …

8h 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…

14h 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…

17h ago

cam and crankshaft torque

The book calls for 60 - 80 ft/lbs for the drive side crank nut and fails to give a good figure for the timing side crank and cam nuts. I us…

20h 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…

22h ago

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