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A lot of the effort used here is going through the rear suspension. Try sitting or standing astride it or on the centre stand .I would never start it in that manner but i have been starting big twins for 50 years

Back.in the day one of my riding companions had a 1969 Norton Commando Fast Back, in dark green. The thig I most remeber was when he broke his leg just before the Islebof Man TT So he welded a stantion out of the head stock, as it was his brake leg .to rest his leg on. He road 200+ miles there, then 200+ back with his girlfriend on pillion 😂 top til.mate, never kick a bike on the side stand, you'll all end up on the floor.

As a 73 norton comando past owner i can relate but after you get the hang of it you will have very little trouble .Brings back memories .

In 1971 at a dealer in DFW area I traded my 70 bsa lightening for 71 Norton fastback (fiberglass metalflake tank and rear fender) It was a beauty, put dunstall pipes on it. ❤

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Ouch said the sidestand.

Hey, it’s a Norton. Didn’t expect it to be easy, did you?

I bought mine aged 18 in 1977. Being 18 helps a lot, but please don't kick it over on the side stand, sit astride or use the centre stand. If it ever fires up, but immediately cuts out, it's possibly the kill switch (yes, it can fire but just for a second). You might like to now that in 1977 a Queen's jubilee Bonneville cost £749, whereas a Commndo cost £1,600. A good bike forr the taller chap, I'm 6'2".

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Great way to break a leg. 😮 *DON'T* leave your weight on the starting foot.

I remember when these first came out , saw one do 128 mph over a quarter mile at a drag meeting.. Conan UK

IT'S FAILURE NORTON COMMANDO BY BRITISHERS. TRADITIONAL OIL LEAKS.

If a Commando do not start with max. two kicks, it has some issues with ignition or carburettors.

Good grief the starting procedure for this or any similar British Big Twin is: open fuel tap. Depress ticklers on both carbs till petrol runs out; open throttle no more than 1/8; get to tdc; kick. If she don't start after 3 or 4, check for spark. Oh and they had a completely ridiculous kill button which needed to be in circuit but frequently wasn't. Usually if you just flicked that button (it's red) that would get contact back and bingo. (These switch clusters were not very waterproof.) A lot of us just ended up wiring that button out because it was such a total PITA.

Some people just don't know how to start them i never had any trouble starting my bikes

Sure way to break a leg (at least). STAND ASTRIDE!

You big dummy you flooded the carbs here. When I had my commando it started on the first kick!

I just added a video of my 73 750 , same colour as well .

Nice bike. Sounds great. Love these old bikes. Enjoy.

If it's not a worn out carb then it's an air leak on the inlet port - either the carb connections or judging by the oil coming out of the LH side, pipe out of spec valve guides. Standard guides are useless - they bell inwards on fitment and the i.d is too big from the start. Looking and listening to the videos you still have problems - lots of oil smoke from LH cylinder on start-up - you need to strip down the top end and do it properly - send the entire top end off to a proven Norton shop.

Is that a standard engine (sounds good when revved 😊)?

Credit the original designers with some knowledge. If the idea is to compensate for warped float bowl surface flatten the surface. No need whatsoever for your modification.Better off replacing the original carbs with Amal Premiers.

I didn't see you use the choke. If the engine was cold on start up they need the choke for them to run at idle from cold - if they don't need the choke then the mixture is too rich on the idle circuit. If you have the Premiers fitted you can change the pilot jets. If you don't have Premiers then fit a pair - the original Amals where cheap at best. Best thing to do is get it on a dyno where you'll get a graph print out of the air:fuel ratio through the rev range. The engine is burning oil too - needs the top end doing properly.

It's a shame - another example of more time spent making a bike look nice rather than time spent making sure it's going to start, run right and be reliable - at least you should have learnt something, good luck for the future!

Sweet!!!! Love the way all cycle parts wobble around like a bowl of jelly _ Proper Norton. Keep it up.

It looks so doodle against those stupid and shitty Harley’s !

What is this video for ?

That looks like so much fun. Old Commandos are such great handling bikes, it must have been a pleasure on this road course.

What model is this. Very nice

The engine sound is music 👍

That fast an idle on a Commando with cold oil will inflict life shortening harm. Should have shut it down immediately and checked the carbs then with engine OFF.

Sounds like you are having a fuel starvation issue. If you have the Premiers with the stayup floats you need to set the fuel level not the float level like you do with the old plastic floats.. You use an old drain plug with a nipple and some clear 1/4 fuel line to make a utube. Most Brit bike Amal suppliers have a kit availble or they are on ebay. With the utube zip tied to the side of the carb turn the fuel on and measure how high it comes in the tube. What you are shooting for is about .21" below the top of the float bowl(not the top the gasket). If it is low, take the bowl off and gently bend the metal tangs on float up so that it sits higher in the bowl. With the stay up floats this generally means the top of float is parallel with the top of bowl and slightly proud of the top when it is close. Usually if you get it too high the needle won't close and the carb will drip gas. This may take a few back and forths to get it right but it will make the bike idle a lot better.

Nice bike. Sounds good. As a fellow Norton owner, I'm curious about why the rear fender and taillight occasionally bob up and down at idle. It looks like the rear frame member supporting them isn't welded to the main frame tube. Is there something you've modified to cause this?

Not the most exciting presentation, but fortunately this beautiful bike in that colour does a lot of talking itself.

A nice modification would be an acceptable upgrade to round slide Mikuni carburetors. They perform reliably and the adjustments are spot on. I swapped from 40mm Bings to 38mm TMX flat slide Mikuni’s on my BMW R100 CS. Much better.

Everyone said that but when it raced against faster Hondas in the early seventies it took the round the corners every time !

Worst video ever. What a joke just listening to you start and warm up your Norton. Why don't you ride it and show what it can do. What waste of time. Not sure you m even deserve own that great of motorcycle

Had a Triton. Great frame but thank goodness the engine was a Triumph.

Beautiful bike. I feel for you man. They are not easy to kick over sometimes. My dad had a 73 850 with a rebuilt engine and the engine was so tight we ended up pull starting it with the car lol but it worked. Once running it ran like a bat outta hell. I swear it would lay rubber for about 30 feet.

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My norton is the same color :-)

My mate used to spend so much time getting his commando started that he used to leave it running and run into the boozer and sink a quick pint.occasionally it would dance across the courtyard on the centre stand and head for the kerb but he always managed to sink the last mouthful of beer before disaster struck.i never owned a norton but seeing this brings back great memories of my old biking days.

I've got a '69 XLCH. What you did there was just the priming kicks I need to start my mechanical chum. Yours is a beautiful bike. I'm jealous. My 'CH needs a garage buddy like your Norton. Airheads forever. Thanks for the vid. Sub/Likie

It's bad enough with a 65 Lambretta! Your Norton a very pretty ornament even she doesn't like to start.

Great job. Even after surfacing my float bowls I had inconsistent idling with popping back. Your mod will fix it. I’m going the try the mod.

Saves on gym fees.

Cool! I've been the twice for the AMA Vintage Days a while back but I'm going this year, riding my bike from NC.

Sounds like the relay on the coils mod, trying to fix a non existent problem or one due to poor maintenance. Even on new Premiers I lap the bowl surface flat on a mini surface plate similar to Tornados reply. The gasket is sufficient in most cases to seal without lapping on new carbs. A lot less trouble than doing this and no problems with the idling over tens of thousands of miles. How did you check this was a problem?

Sounds mean! Why do I cringe watching these older English bike being run on idle with no fan. Sure sounds crisp though.

Bit of smoke puffing when blipping throttle. When my 850 did that, found the original intake valve seals had gone brittle and crumbly...but yours should be new. Did you use updated Viton seals or stock? Also, the tiny oil drain hole on floor of intake rocker box, right side, partially under the spring seat (on the 850 anyway) can get clogged, leading to excess oil building up in the rocker, getting sucked past the intake or exhaust valve stems. I was able to clear mine using an extra long aerosol spray can straw (off a Seafoam can) and run it down nearly all the way to the timing chest where it takes a 90 deg bend. Must of had some debris in there as oil now drains much faster. In you case, idling on side stand could mean the oil is accumulating away from that drain hole and overfilling the rocker until you are upright. A Centerstand is a beautiful thing to have ;-)