We only supply parts that we would use in our own rebuilds and high quality parts that we have manufactured ourselves. Using our own 'in house' facilities we ensure all the paintwork is of the very best quality to give your bike a refreshed look. We specialise in the engine cylinder heads and barrels and wheels hubs, brake plates and forks paintwork. They only produced this colourscheme in Those were the days… I still feel stupid that I sold it to finance a bigger house when the first baby arrived.
I bought a brand new roadster in from geenes automotive in lomis ca. Would not redline in 4th until i changed the mufflers out to dunstalls for Put bmw cafe bars on and rode northern ca.
Roads hard. Nice bike. Want the new or scrambler. The test ride was awesome with that big new tight engine chuffing away. Turned it around in the street and it felt about like a kind of heavy bicycle. He kept talking about this friend of his, Willard, who at that time was the local weatherman.
Rode to Branson Mo. After a quarter of a century it had fallen into disrepair with leaks and a pair of shot Amals. Took it to Baxter Cycle and got leaks fixed, a single Mikuni Carb, and electronic ignition. That really made it easier to get along with. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Northeast U. South Central U. Southeast U. West U. Subscriber Login. Sign in. The result was a perfectly restored seat totally sympathetic to the factory job.
It is a class job and the family is more than happy that they are still in the Commando picture. These came with the brake lever and gearchange linkage fitted.
Getting them on was a slight challenge, the holes not matching up exactly due to the triangulated nature of the fitment. This is more due to the inherent years of vibration moving the locating pins a poofteenth on either side, rather than any problem with the location of the stud holes on the plates.
So, on to the bench drill they went, a spring washer here, some Loctite there and they were on. Hook up the brakes, adjust the location of the linkage on the spline and the job is done.
This, coupled with the rearsets gave the bike a modern seating position and, as my great mate Spannerman suggested, this offers the rider the chance to ride the bike like a modern steed. Not me, anyway. The rear guard was sound but very dirty and scratched. Electromold did the polishing and it came up like new. I tossed a bit of paint about on the rear frame rails, polished everything like a nutcase and the results are there to see.
It was decidedly uncomfortable though, and if you are at all prone to muscular aches and pains, well you might like to think again. Yes, you have to service it closely every km, and you are not about to bother your mate on the latest GSX-R until you park it up and no-one is looking at all in his direction, they hate that.
The good news is that Commandos are decidedly collectable. While it used to be true that restoring one would cost the same as buying one already done, that is no longer the case. And, there is no more rewarding ride on the planet. It was a "wreck of a chopper" so had been messed about with a lot over the years. Most reliable method on a bike missing the MK2a air cleaner is the battery tray. If the battery long side is aligned front to back of bike it's a MK2, if it's aligned left to right it started as a MK2a.
It has the steel filter backplate and it's unlikely that someone customising in those days would have fitted it and then no filter. It was the air filter and silencer changes that made the difference, so its a Mk2 now! Battery tray is different i.
I have a MK2A and did a quick walk-around the bike to try and pick out some of the little differences. I'm sure that there are others that I missed. The video description also includes a few items that I learned from the AccessNorton forum.
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