Hi,
I am just trying to piece together the numbers on my Commando.
Yes i will get a identity certificate once i can get the photos taken and sent off. So what i think i have is a mongrel of 78. The bike is a 1978 Mk111 Commando details are below.
First Registered 05-04-1978
Frame No 336278 Gearbox No 336278 Engine No -850-335398 With this being a late 78 model and reading through Nortons history do you think this was one of the last 30 to be made that year out of spares they had left over , but then why dont the numbers match.Also i have a huge file of varius work carried out plus endless parts bought but not engine casings or a new engine . Its got 20 thou on the clock and looking through old MOTs and the previous owners i feel the mileage is not far off.Looking through the files and piecing it together if it had a new engine it was very early on, I am sure one or two members can shed some light.
Kind Regards
Andrew
Andrew: Do the old MOTs re…
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Hi Mike, I will up date as…
Hi Mike,
I will up date as i go through the paperwork, i have an old log book from 2000/2001 it had 3 former keepers and at that point still running matching numbers on the log book and still does today 336278 i will get it changed in due course. It has got 6 former keepers and the guy i bought it off only had it 5 months prior, with another Commando in the garage and a few other bikes what i can gather he was getting some ear ache, he never used it and it was sold.
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MOTs as promised issue dat…
MOTs as promised issue dates.
21/11/1998 VIN Not found ,Fame powder coated ,Milage 18132
21/3/2000 VIN 336278 Milage 18229
17/ 4/2001 VIN 335398 Engine number Milage 21207
5/8/2015 VIN 336278 I got it tested Milage 21610
As you can see little use. A couple of owners never used it , and i think at one point it was off the road for 8 years . The story has it the previous owner to me bought it from a woman who"s father left it to her in his will . When i got it everthing was tight clutch heavy struggled to find neutral, but after a few miles it all smoothed out and its a pleasure to ride.
Kind Regards
Andrew
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UPDATE OF OWNERS AND OWNER…
UPDATE OF OWNERS AND OWNERSHIP
Mr Newley 1984 - 1997 (1997-2000) ?
Mr Enser 1/4/2000 - 21/8/2001 ( 2978 miles covered lots of bills )
Mr Roberts 21/8/2001 - 2010 ( no MOTs or bills )
The information is gathered from old receipts to the best of my knowledge.
Andrew
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Andrew:
Do the old MOTs reference the same engine and frame serial numbers as you have shown?
Mike