Commando

I don't have an old school oil pump gun for the swing arm oil nipple and too tight to buy one so cobbled this together (photo). 15 hours since brimmed and counting.

Got to have laugh when it's too cold for my old bones to be riding.

Hi all,

Did all Mk3 Commandos suffer from incorrectly hardened camshafts from the factory. How long did they last before they had to be replaced?

The time has come for new tyres. 110/90 x 18 on WM3 rear rim is 10 years old and near legal limit, 90/90 x 19 on WM2 front rim has plenty of tread left but is pushing 20 years old.

Hi, I am restoring a1975 850 Electric start Interstate. It is a re-import from the states and came to me in black, but I am going to finish it in silver.

I have an early 850 that had been standing for a few years and on its the first proper run the clutch was slipping quite badly.  There are 5 bronze clutch plates.  The plates are 3mm thick and the friction pads 3.55mm.  What is the limit of the th

Hi,

Hi, I have an early 20M Commando where the centre stand is mounted on a frame tube rather than the later engine plate mount.

Hi, just finished wiring my 850 Mk3 (phew!).

Hello, I read somewhere that once grit gets into an oil tank that's it's near impossible to get it all out and after a week of flushing out this seems to be true.

Hi All,
When kicking over my nearly finished MK2a there is a weird clunking sound from K/start area that only happens when under load with the plugs in, fine without the plugs.