Hey everyone 22 years old and in Manchester the north west of the united kingdom been obsessed with bikes for as long as i can remember been reading about commando's on here for a while so thought Id sign up share with everyone my first norton a 1966 650ss the same guy owned her since new and sold her to me on the proviso Ill never sell it which I definitely wont. Amazing to think he had it for 43 years matching numbers and all that clobber but a bit rough round the edges in places ands got a little bit of a noise on the engine that Im trying to figure out. all fresh engine rebuild not even run in yet so guessing its gotta be something wrong timing wise maybe on the valves? whats everyone reckon put a video bellow plans for the bike are fix engine noise get some new carbs on it undecided between the original 376 twin amals or concentrics sort the forks as they are dead no rebound or anything probs a landsdowne kit as hes not to far from me few other peeps in the uk noc owners club running them to set of john tickle rearsets so I can get my legs in a better position manx clip ons and shorter shrouds electronic ignition system swept back exhausts with whatever gives the best gains engine wise fontana 4ls front brake - so I can stop if a car pulls out on me rather than putting disks on hagon rear shocks with shrouds - standard shocks are a bit on there last legs 43,000 miles of riding does that oh and a new tank and seat to keep the original safe and resprayed on the shelf away from corrosion then some engine tuning nice and mild but more refined than original hope you all enjoy the pictures be more to come as I work on the bike put a video clip up of the sound of the engine also some clips on my utube channel of my trip to the isle of man TT shows what the ferries are like haha crazy straps over your bike and stuff Tom from when I picked her up first thing I did was remove the indicators and the luggage rack lol were totally recking the lines of the bike
few pics I snapped on the phone last night to show my uncle just about to go down to the workshop and get some more stuff sorted on it lots more cleaning haha Ill take one of the cameras this time and get some better pictures as these are really pants lol thanks, Tom heres a few more pictures going to take more in a bit thought itd be interesting to take some before pictures before i get stuck into all the work already polished this a little lol oh well ok alot haha Ill have to get some more took over the next week been polishing like crazy and took the horrible indicators of so it looks more as it should absolutley buzzing with how she is now but a long way to go is nice to save another bike knowing itl be looked after for a long long time never going to sell this one
Thats a cracker mate .. Have a look at the old bikes on my profile page .. All in the restoration process as my 5yr old boys takes up a lot of my time Cracking pics to
stunning bike. Always had a fond thing for Norton's. One day I will get a norton f1 and or a norton commando plus my own RAC van to follow me around.
if you ever want any advice on commandos mate just ask know a shed load about them my uncle used to race a gus kuhn back in the day lovley bikes and very reliable to if fettled right for me though you just cant beat the handling of a featherbed frame its just so perfect
all right gixerlc,22yrs A!! when i was a few years younger than you,, i own a few norton's at 16 a 250cc jubilee,and navgator,i got the norton bug then,ended up with a 88,99,99s,and an atlas,and a garage full of spares...but when the results were positive,they all had to go.(deposit on a house)..sold most of them to a mate of mine,he still got 99% of them rotting away in a damp garage, the f*^ker wont sell a nut or bolt to anyone....mal
Hi Mal gutted to hear you had to sell them matey such a shame when some people get hold of them and let them rot away these babies are meant to be ridden was one of the main conditions the owner had of me having it that i used it on the road and never resell it been polishing it all week haha really coming up now just got to sort the none rebounding forks out so going to strip them once Ive done a little more work on the fireblade Id love to get my hands on a atlas and a fastback commando how did you find the atlas mate Thanks, Tom
the atlas was the best, down to it being a 750cc,it was quick ...for them days,the push rods was a fecker to do,it was 2mins or all day,i cracked the head steady racing a bonnie off the lights,are happy days!!!.........mal
