Hi All
I have a 1971 Norton Commando Fastback.
I am doing a full rebuild and I'm in the process of putting the bike back together.
Most people paint their barrels black, but I want to keep with the original colour for the year silver.
The question is what brand to use.
I can only find hi temp silver in Matt 1200 degrees. or aluminium .
Does anybody know if the colour of the 71 was in fact an aluminium colour or silver and was the head painted as well or left raw unpainted.
Any help would be good.
Cheers
Steve
1971 Sales Brochure
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Bake on
Hi Steve,
I used Simoniz on my wifes Yam but like most high temperature paints, it should have been baked on in an oven to cure before use "always follow the instructions on the tin" as they say! the engine was in one lump so too big to fit inside the oven, as a result, it washed off the lower temperature areas when cleaning the bike later which was a PITA. I have recently done Commando crankcases and head with 800 degree VHT silver which I have baked in an old oven but haven`t finished the bike yet so can`t comment on durability.
Best regards, Al.
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'This tour-de-force of…
'This tour-de-force of engineering skill' ....to quote from your brochure.
Some food for thought there then....?
An interesting topic over a few pints in the pub.
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re that poster … …
re that poster …
"Uncomplicated" — have you ever studied the list of special tools in the workshop manual?
"Sophistication" — the Isolastic system is clever, but apart from that … ?
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Possible answer to the colour question.....see attached 1971 poster / brochure.