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Title: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: komp on May 01, 2015, 10:12:00 AM
not especially into this type of thing, more of a modern sports bike type
but this appeared in my twitter feed and i thought it was stunning

(http://a38898d4011a160a051fb191.gearheads.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/norton-commando-750-10.jpg?e1be4f)
(http://a38898d4011a160a051fb191.gearheads.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/norton-commando-750-6.jpg?e1be4f)
(http://a38898d4011a160a051fb191.gearheads.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/norton-commando-750-2.jpg?e1be4f)
(http://a38898d4011a160a051fb191.gearheads.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/norton-commando-750-4.jpg?e1be4f)
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: Bullet on May 01, 2015, 10:26:30 AM
That looks pimp as f*(k   alot of time and effort went into that id bet  :afro:
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: Jarse on May 01, 2015, 10:48:42 AM
Looks stunning,  How it goes and handles may well be a different story.
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: ash on May 01, 2015, 11:07:11 AM
My brother had one just like this one back in the late 70's.

I rode it when it came into my mates possession in 84, but it was shipped off to NZ a couple of years later.

It had an evil kickback on it which broke a mechanics ankle when he tried to kick it over when he did some electrical work on it for my mate.

(http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/100/5/c/norton_commando_750_by_cmdpirxii-d3dnrcx.jpg)
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: ash on May 01, 2015, 11:09:18 AM
These Isolastic frames were based on the featherbed frames. They were actually pretty good when new.
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: komp on May 01, 2015, 11:09:57 AM
when you are reminded of what it started off as its even more impressive
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: ash on May 01, 2015, 11:18:12 AM
That cafe racer really is very nice.
A huge amount of work has gone into it.
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: MOzZereLLa on May 01, 2015, 11:43:13 AM
Shiny - no. Green - no but the bike aside the final colour scheme is lush.
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: Lord Danoir the first on May 01, 2015, 11:54:58 AM
Quote from: The Wizard of MOz on May 01, 2015, 11:43:13 AM
Shiny - no. Green - no but the bike aside the final colour scheme is lush.

:sign5:
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: Carbon_ZX6R on May 01, 2015, 05:15:23 PM
That's a little bit special.....
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: Druid on May 06, 2015, 10:48:01 AM
How much is it Mister?

Me likee a lot.
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: T.C on May 06, 2015, 03:42:16 PM
Last Nortons I had and rode were
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: T.C on May 06, 2015, 03:43:05 PM
and this was my first
Title: Re: norton commando 750 bling
Post by: Doug_Z1000 on May 07, 2015, 01:46:22 PM
My first big bike at 17 was a 1970 Norton 750 Fastback, whistling pipes and a tls front brake.  It was a great bike ruined by silly problems that should have been factory-sorted, like the solid external oil lines that fractured, dumping a gallon of Duckhams Q over my rear tyre, the silly points ignition with the innards that fracture, bit of a theme here ..... vibration.  A set of the Mark 3 isolastic mounts, a flexible oil line, and electric ignition and it was a fine bike. 

Another one I should have kept, sob.

The green one is lovely, it must have taken a lot of skill and effort to make it look that simple.