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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
I won an auction and am having it shipped. Questions abound! |
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| Author: | JAKE! [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
When I was a Kid Nortons were pretty popular and dependable. They held their value fairly well. Good for you, enjoy. |
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| Author: | elwood [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
What year? That should be a great classic bike, Not sure about parts availability on Guam...but congrats! |
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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
Its a 1973 Roadster. And I'm not shipping it here to Guam:( Too much money, too much rust. It will be worth twice what I gave for it before I even get to see it.... |
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| Author: | JAKE! [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
Henry Bowman wrote: Its a 1973 Roadster. And I'm not shipping it here to Guam:( Too much money, too much rust. It will be worth twice what I gave for it before I even get to see it.... Beautiful, very nice. Ship it to my house, I'll take care of it for you 
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| Author: | elwood [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
That's awesome!!! I would not ship it to Guam either...You can ship it to Me, I will take great care of it until your return! |
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| Author: | JAKE! [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 5:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
elwood wrote: That's awesome!!! I would not ship it to Guam either...You can ship it to Me, I will take great care of it until your return! Hey Dude what's up !! I offered first, best friend my ass 
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| Author: | gyromike [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 8:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
Don't listen to those guys Ben, they're full of shit! They just want to ride your new toy, poppin' wheelies and stuff. Unlike me, who will keep it in a climate controlled museum-quality facility for you... 
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| Author: | Arnie M. [ Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
. Never had a Norton but always really liked them (1970's) I have never been a bike guy , but my first one was a BSA 650 with a sissy bar (remember those ?) ..... but I had endless trouble with it .... ran fine for a while , then one cylinder would cut out . If I kept that spark plug impeccably clean it would fire for a while but then quit. Being a fairly good mechanic I checked everything .... compression was good , fuel was good , ignition was good .... reluctantly paid money for a dealer-mechanic to go through it , he could find nothing wrong. Yet I would set out on a cross country , after a few miles the 2 cyl became a 1 cyl and I had to limp home cussing all the way . Sold it as is , told the new buyer all the issues I had , he took it anyway , and after a week or so he told me he found the problem ...... two cylinders , two ignition systems , two coils , and one hot lead from one coil was too close to the frame and would short out (arc across) unless it had a new plug or a newly cleaned plug. He turned the coil around and had an excellent bike. Truth is I would be freezing cold on the bike on the hottest day , teeth and eyes full of dirt and bugs , I didn't enjoy it at all. The ironic thing is the only time the coil didn't short out for some reason was when it was raining and the bike was all wet , and so was I , and freezing cold , and cussing like a sailor trying to be a biker. Enjoy your Norton Henry ..... I envy . |
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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
Wow, gosh the outpouring of support from the guys on this board just gets a guy...sniff..sniff....all choked up! All of you wonderful gents offering to care for my beautiful bike! Only in the gyro world would I even for a moment consider saying yes to you guys.... What a swell bunch;) |
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| Author: | Arnie M. [ Tue Jun 05, 2018 3:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
. I will take care of it for you ..... going by my above post you can be sure I wont be riding it haaaaa ..... I am actually liking your new bike very much. If I was ever to get a bike it would be a high torque 4 stroke hill climber , slow and good for exploring offroad , I love getting off the beaten path , but find that 4 wheelers are too cumbersome and big , a small bike can slip between trees when the bears are chasing me. I used to have pretty girls chasing me but now it is only bears. |
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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Who here knows about Norton Commandos? |
Arnie, one word for you ROKON! |
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