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Just wondering if anyone has a link for downloading a workshop manual for a commando 961? 
I'm sure I have seen one on the forum somewhere but not found it again since, if one exists at all? Thanks  Roger

Hi - is there anyone in Hampshire, Dorset or Sussex who would kindly lend me this tool (ET2003, NOC part number 067524).  I'm desperate!   Thanks

Is there anyone out there who would be happy to talk to me on the phone re. RGM primary belt tension/alignment.
Thanks   Roger (Mk2A)

Hello everyone,

I'm new to the forum, I've recently acquired my father's Norton Commando 750 Fastback, This bike has been in the family years, and my goal is to bring it back to life and do it justice.

I've been trying to fit the brake lever supplied with my ES2 without success. I bought the machine in boxes and have been trying to assemble it.

well looks like some good news from the DVLA makes a change ha. 

we shell see ?

Hi,
there seems to be an error in the dominator service notes that state that only early dynamo cranks had 1" oilways. I just opened up an alternator 88 crank and it too had 1" oilways.

Looking for spark plug HT leads for a Classic. The manual states they should be 600 ohms . I cannot find anything close to that. Will  5K ohms caps work? AN does not have any in stock, and the ones they list do not have any specs. 

Good morning all.   As we we all know our lightweights used the same frame as late Francis Barnett bikes.

Can anyone recommend a good petrol tap for my slimline ES2. There is very little room between the tap and frame top tube and frustrated fitting taps that leak.

Many thanks 

The clutch operation on my newly acquired bike is truly horrible so I dismantled the clutch.

Has any body had this on a Dominator.
Where a gap opens up below the fork shroud .
Any info on this would be appreciated.
                     Andy

Can anybody identify from when to when this type was used?
The ventilation and connections 1 or 2 are not equal on these 2, any explanation?

Thanks in advance for any information.

Following all the ministrations I've carried out with the Electra, last week I went out to the garage every morning and started the engine using the electric starter  - each time it burst into life immediately although I didn't run it for long.

I'm having problems selecting gears , and the box sometimes gets stuck in gear .
Stripping down reveals the selector rod shaft loose in the thread at the back of the main case .

Anyone else experienced their Inter cutting out at junctions changing down into 2nd Gear?

I have been trying to fit the front wheel on my slimline dommi and am having trouble torqueing up the spindle nut It will tighten up OK to the correct torque but there is a gap between the inner side of left hand slider and the bearing dust cap Th

Hi
Would someone be able to give me the correct length of the top distance tube for a bolt up rear subframe its the top tube which is often used for a tank strap buckle. Its a 1954 wideline featherbed frame.
thanks
Adrian

Afternoon all.

I don't suppose anybody has an original brake lever combination bracket hanging around I could buy Orginal 7/8 size.

The brake lever and air valve sits together on this bracket.

two pictures attached.

A question about the best technique for fitting the Navigator and Electra one piece cylinder barrels onto the pistons for experienced Lightweight Owners.

Hello. Just to set the scene I inherited a 1963 88 sport with a 1966 650ss engine. Well a 650ss crank and head with a 99 barrel anyway.

I am grounding, I think the centre stand and probably need new shocks but read about fitting these 2" longer and wondered if anyone has tried this? To make the most of grippy modern tyres, or maybe longer knees??

My old faithful Commando 850 Mk2a has performed wonderfully these last 30 years but recently has been playing up. The symptoms are simply that it starts well and rides well, but after 10  miles or so, it cuts out. Abrupt and complete.

hi everyone, i have just purchased a 1972 750 commando but it has a silver/grey frame this is the first norton i have owned is this a standard colour as i thought black was the norm

Does anyone have a rolling starter they don't now need? Alternatively can anyone direct me to a source for one?

many thanks
 

Does anyone produce a swept back pipe for the above please?

Thank you 

This is a serious question. Apart from the new Nortons (both Garner era and TVS) the vast majority of Nortons on the roads are not required to pass an MOT. This does not mean a free pass to ride around on a bike that has obvious defects.

I see that Avon and Dunlop are not producing their 410 x 19 Tyres and they are no longer available

Any ideas of what to use as their replacements?.

Bit of a mystery, for whatever reason, number 6 headbolt down,and number 7 sleeve nut up have always had a tendency to come a bit undone, ok, live with it and nip it up, but this timeI thought I"d overdone it and lo and behold, Oil collecting on t

As always, I find myself doubting my judgement.