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Just saying hello

Lusted after a commando since I was 9 10 and a school mates dad used to pick him up on his black and gold 750. Complete with oily cutoff and german helmet, by the time I could get a bike the British industry was gone and I grew up on two stroke yamahas then kawasaki, before years flirting with Italians.

Finally bit the bullet and ticked something off the bucket list and bought a 76 mk3 and im well impressed with it , seems its grant tillers fathers old machine. Anyway I'm sure I will be asking you guys lots of questions soon. So please excuse my numptyness

A very good choice of bike.

Welcome and congrats to choosing the best bikes in the world (Commando). I bought my first one 39 years ago and still ride it although it is a bit modified these days. Happy riding.

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Good to have you aboard …

… and congratulations on your new bike.

I'd suggest that a Commando is the wisest choice for a late entry to the wacky world of British motorcycles, given the easy availability of reputable spares of original factory quality or better.

The only downside you will find is the need to acquire new sets of spanners and sockets — but available second-hand at silly prices (use the NOC shop if you prefer new), while the AN replica toolkit would be a wise investment to carry on the bike.

With luck you won't need to delve into your machines innards too soon, but in the meantime it would be worth familiarising yourself with the wide range of thread types to be found on 1970s British bikes — BSF/BSW, UNF/UNC, BA and CEI — and suitable thread gauges.

Wikipedia has very good pages on the different thread standards.