Spark Plugs do not fit
I am having a problem with fitting new spark plugs. It seems that the plugs I just removed have some added collar on them. I removed them o…
1h ago
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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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Question about breaking in my rebuilt engine
My 1973 850 has new pistons and rings and the cylinders are newly bored oversize. The piston to bore clearance is 4 thou as per piston spec…
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Do I have a '71 or '72?
Back in late April I posted a question regarding my crank bearings. While I was told by the PO that the bike was a '72, questions regarding…
3h ago
Does a Tri Spark run on a positive ground/earth system?
A new member of our Norton Club is rewiring his (new to him) '71 Commando. He wants to run LED lights and a Tri Spark. He thinks he needs t…
9h ago
Mk3 Sprags, a new design
A little while ago i bought at auction, a box of spares that contained the parts removed from an 850 commando that had had the Alton electr…
10h ago
DNC cam
Hi All, I have a couple of cams with DNC and 1054 cast into them. They are 750 style with tacho drive and breather drive on end. 2 of them …
11h ago
Clutch advice....
'74 Mk2. I've just got back from a return visit to the motherland (Wolverhampton). The bike ran great. Better than it ever has since I've h…
11h ago
Pictures of your Norton Commandos
Hmmmm....just sitting here wondering (oh yeah, 71 days until redeployment back to the US of A!!!!!) why there is no "post a picture of your…
12h ago
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