Having owned the exact Norton Commando for about 30 years and getting owned numerous many others around the years and having modified numerous of them. I experience that I have a thing to offer you all Commando owners in the way of suggestions on modifications. I have attained a good deal of practical experience around the a long time and even invested several a long time creating, fixing and restoring bikes of all sorts. I even now really don’t take into consideration myself an specialist although as I consider there is often far more to find out and many others might have diverse experiences to myself with the same thing.
So a list of the most valuable mods but not in any particular order and this is only my viewpoint, I am sure some will disagree.
1. Front brake, I use a grimeca caliper on a floating disc but several other alternatives are offered and just about anything is better than the typical. I do like the glance of the authentic even though and favor it to most of the mods I have seen. I did manage to strengthen the unique front brake by fitting stainless pistons, braided hose, a diverse lever and finally a diverse master cylinder. You do now have the option (at least in the Uk) of owning the primary master cyl. sleeved and a lesser piston fitted which I recognize aids. It seems that Norton acquired the ratio of master cyl. piston to caliper piston erroneous from the start out.
2. 18″ WM3 rear wheel rim, primarily for the preference of tyres which is very confined with the initial 19″. It does are inclined to stick to the strains in the road a little bit a lot more than conventional in particular when the tyre is receiving to the stop of it’s everyday living. I continue to regulate to hold up with most modern day devices on the twisty bits, but most likely which is just the way I ride (ordinarily rapidly).
3. Swinging arm, the later on 850’s have cotter pins equipped to halt the pin transferring sideways and carrying out by itself and the bushes. I equipped my own decades ago by welding nuts on the back with pinch bots and the bushes and pin lasted for lots of a long time. Put OIL IN IT do not use grease this will damage the oil lite bushes in no time, I used to use an ep140 added hefty gear oil which assisted hold it in. Last time I had it apart I made a decision to make my possess mod. and have now fitted needle roller bearings that run in grease.
4. Entrance Forks, to hold the entrance end tight and boost the damping I have equipped a damping kit and strengthened the front mudguard remain to boost stability. there are damping kits and fork braces out there nonetheless from suppliers. I also fitted a steering damper a several many years again but have now removed it and identified small change. I have large huge bars (export bonnie variety) and uncover there is a good deal of leverage to keep issues pointing wherever you want to go.
5. Isolastics, a basic a single this just fit the afterwards MKIII adjustable type and no much more shimming needed.
6. Head regular, I have the authentic fitted at the minute but I am going to make myself just one with bearings in it pretty quickly. These sort are out there from your nearby friendly Norton seller!! very well some of them in any case. Or you may possibly go for the Norvil sort head regular of match the MKIII form with the springs. This ought to enable with higher pace balance.
7. Shocks, I have applied Koni adjustable shocks for many yrs and in reality the identical pair have been on my 750cc for 25 yrs + with no signals of leaking and established on the cheapest damping setting the are still organization. (Girlings suck)
So there you are, a number of modifications that I individually have uncovered increase my riding knowledge, I would be extremely interested to listen to your very own sights on anything Norton. You can discover me via my website internet site.
