Norton Commando 850mk3....coming back to life...

Made some decent progress this week..........primary all looked good.
 

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Wiring harness removed and the engine......
 

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And then the gearbox..........
Frame looks pretty good,but does need work. Not sure whether to paint of powder coat............Anybody with experience of either or both? What are your thoughts?
 

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Finally the gearbox cradle includes the swing arm......
Just the forks front wheel and yokes to go. I can then get them sorted.
Wheels are quite rusted. I have to decide whether to get them rechromed or get new. Trying to get costs for rechroming but not having much luck at the moment:blast
 

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Completely stripped now :thumb
A bit of cleaning to do then and removal of swinging arm bush before the lot goes for either painting or powder coating,not really sure is the best:nenau anyone with experience of either? Or both..........
 

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In your OP you said you wanted to modernise it - therefore powder coat it - easier and cheaper, and arguably more durable than a decent paint job. However, personally, I would paint it for authenticities sake here- powder coat (good as it can be) is IMHO the easy get out of jail option, far to commonly used inappropriately. But what do I know.
 
I had a yellow 750 Commando S Type reg. No. NTH 298J, I bought it from 2 Wheel Services in Bridgend in 1971. It was a revelation after my 1966 BSA Lightning. I raced it in the early 70’s at Llandow and the North Gloucester Road races and the lowest position I ever had was 5th. Mind you, the last race I ever had it stopped when I was leading, the coils were mounted under the front of the petrol tank and holed themselves rubbing against the down tubes of the frame! Still, it was a brilliant bike that I toured on, commuted on and raced and I would love another someday. As for kick starting, it was a doddle, justease over compression and then give it a firm kick, first time, every time!
 
Completely stripped now :thumb
A bit of cleaning to do then and removal of swinging arm bush before the lot goes for either painting or powder coating,not really sure is the best:nenau anyone with experience of either? Or both..........

If your going down the powder coating route have a read at this article
http://www.oldbritts.com/powder_coating.html

I used a lot of the info in prepping my frame for coating years ago and time spent now is time saved later on the rebuild.
 

Luckily, that’s one job that has already been done by previous owner.......:thumb

I had a yellow 750 Commando S Type reg. No. NTH 298J, I bought it from 2 Wheel Services in Bridgend in 1971. It was a revelation after my 1966 BSA Lightning. I raced it in the early 70’s at Llandow and the North Gloucester Road races and the lowest position I ever had was 5th. Mind you, the last race I ever had it stopped when I was leading, the coils were mounted under the front of the petrol tank and holed themselves rubbing against the down tubes of the frame! Still, it was a brilliant bike that I toured on, commuted on and raced and I would love another someday. As for kick starting, it was a doddle, justease over compression and then give it a firm kick, first time, every time!

:thumb.....Have to say, I’m really looking forward to this bike being back on the road.
I’ve committed to riding it down to Biarritz next June:blast so it has to be right!:cool:
 
In your OP you said you wanted to modernise it - therefore powder coat it - easier and cheaper, and arguably more durable than a decent paint job. However, personally, I would paint it for authenticities sake here- powder coat (good as it can be) is IMHO the easy get out of jail option, far to commonly used inappropriately. But what do I know.

That’s not very helpful is it?......:D
 
How’s this for a cam?....:eek:
Norman White sent me a pic of it:blast
 

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