Restomod 1973 Norton Commando 850 Completed build
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- This Norton received a restomod treatment, watch as it goes back together
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Wow. That came up looking real good. Well done, nice work.
Thanks very much, and thanks for checking it out.
Found the video whilst looking for commando rebuilds, subscribed for the excellent build process.....and the Russian Circles hoody!
Really appreciate the subscription. I have a couple Triumph builds up next. Very cool you know who they are, definitely in the elite minority ;-)
Beautiful Machine !
Thanks very much.
Fantastic job, absolutely love it. Restoring a couple of bikes myself, not sure I'll match your high standards. Not taking the engine apart for vapour blasting so I'll have a lived in patina. Maybe I'll get a polishing wheel for alloy covers though, save my fingers & get a better finish.
Thanks very much. Alloy wheel cleaner helps get the aluminum much cleaner, which is nice if you're not taking it all apart. Cheers
Looks like you've done a fantastic job there.
Thanks very much, and thanks for the parts. Running your isolastics and new fork springs.
Wow, nice bike !👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks very much and thanks for watching.
Wow, very inspiring! Excellent work, nice shop too!
Thank you very much!
It looks absolutely fantastic, one very happy and lucky owner I would guess.
Thanks very much. Ya, it was hard to let this one go.
Reminds me of the ‘73 850 Interstate that I bought new for £778.62 otr. Doesn’t sound much now but I was only on £36/week (before tax)
I've collected a herd of Commandos. Makes us old guys feel young 😂
Oh ya? So you're where they all ended up. LOL. Really though, not many for sale around here. Cheers
@@origin8or 68 commando green, 69 type R red flake , 69 750 s blue flake, 71 750ss yellow, 72 750 combat roadster black, 72 750 combat interstate silver with original craven hard bags and added electric start, 74 commando roadster black and 75 commando roadster yellow. all fully restored and running. Also a Triumph Hurricane , 76 BMW orange Daytona , 72 triumph 750 bonni chopped and 2001 fatboy white and built. At 70 I wish I was younger to enjoy them more. I forgot 1, 71 Kawasaki 500 widow maker
Omg I wish you lived in my street 😀
WOW! Such a beautiful bike, top work. I really hope my 1958 Dommie build comes out as nice. Subscribed!
Appreciate it, thanks for checking out the video and subscribing. Hoping to get working on my '59 Triumph soon.
Amazing yet a tad depressing ha ha. I subscribed. I’m building an MK3 with zero talent. Took my motor to get done by a guy who knows Nortons. Wanted to help him and learn but guess he wanted to get things done on his own. Cost me a lot for that but I just didn’t want to tackle it by myself. Wish you were based in Canada for sure. Your work is fantastic.
Hi Stu, thanks so much for the sub! I am in Canada - just East of Toronto. Cheers!!
@@origin8or Man I wish I knew that. I’m up here in the North between Kirkland Lake and the Tri Towns. (Directly between North Bay and Timmins) Most definitely would have got you to do motor. Guy I had do mine worked on bikes and refurbished a Norton. He is excellent mechanic on cars but doesn’t see enough bikes.
Wentworth tool's are a must with Norton bikes
Norton's bike are real fast
Nice rebuild but let's hope the owner can find someone to install the dual carbs the engineers and designers intended. That's so it can perform as a Commando with its proper acceleration and torque. It would be a lot more fun guaranteed, if it had it's grunt back.
Thanks for your comment though I am pretty sure Colorado Norton Works (who the single was purchased from) knows a thing or two about setting up these bikes. For the "once-in-a-while" sunny day the customer gets the urge to fire the bike up, it will work just fine. We're not trying to break a land speed record with it. Cheers!
You can hear that Norton gasping for mixture when you rev it with that single Mikuni. Idle sounds rough. Do all that beautiful work and don't even put the dual carbs on?
Only rough because it’s cold. Bike runs just fine on a single Mikuni, just ask Colorado Norton Works. Only purists care about the stock dual carbs. Thanks for checking it out. 🤙🏼
You race em you rench em
She a nice bike
Nice one
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Is very ok. Fast back.
What's the specs on the restomod? Was it built for performance or reliability?
All stock replacement other than KPMI stainless valves. Thanks for checking it out.
@@origin8or More of a restoration than a mod then.👍
@@freemenofengland2880 I personally believe the term "restoration" means back to factory specs - every nut and bolt. I take liberties on items like LED tail and headlight, custom wiring, gauges, bobbed fenders, wider tires, custom paint, seat, single carb etc. Hence the restomod term LOL. Cheers
@@origin8or Resto-Mod it most definitely is then!! 😂👍
Beautiful work. Perhaps the owner will fit the chrome headlight later. The 73-74 Roadsters are among the best looking bikes.
It's amazing that the temporary engine Bert Hopwood designed for Norton was pushed from 500 cc to 850 cc and out lasted the company that made it. Norton went broke in 1950 nobody wanted the twin because Norton was known for it's singles like the MANX. Customers didn't like the Norton Commando as many preferred the Feather Bed frames which also handles better so they offered the Mercury. The Matchless G-80 500 cc single was also made up to 1969. Great desert 🏜️ sled. They only made 7,000 bikes a year while Triumph made 40,000+ bikes a year and they decided to close down Triumph instead. How stupid could the British management be?
I never knew that history, thanks for sharing!
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The first Norton twin was the 500cc Dominator which was introduced in 1949. The 600cc Dominator 99 came in 1955 followed by the 750cc Atlas in 1962. The first 750cc Commando was unveiled to the public in 1967 and in April of 1973 the 850 Commando was released. More than 55000 Commandos were produced between 1967 and 1977.
@@pdm2201 1 Norton first came out with a twin cylinder motorcycle everyone was a gas because Norton was the people who you went to when you wanted to buy a single cylinder motorcycle with a Banks Norton. Nobody bought twins from Norton which is why they went broke in 1950 and we're bored out by associated motorcycles. I have the book on Norton by Roy bacon.