Commando

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

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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.

My new commando notes book has arrived. Its a shame that the commando R is missing from 1969 notes. The Commando R was the stop gap bike which led to the roadster. There were only about 650 made and most went to Canada and America.

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The fork leg drain screws are slightly chewed as they were REALLY tight, so I thought, blow the expense, lets buy some new ones.
Andover Norton say part number 060354 is Fork Slider Drain Screw (UNC)