This came in for an Mot today .....

big al · Post by **big al** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 7:48 pm

Norton Commando 1974. 12,500 miles from new and one owner.
Enjoy (thumbs)

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JonnyBravo · Post by **JonnyBravo** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:04 pm

Very nice (thumbs)

Andi_Archer · Post by **Andi_Archer** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 9:36 pm

Lovely looking bike AL (thumbs)

phillh · Post by **phillh** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 10:59 pm

(thumbs) lovely bike. I hope you passed it!

Flintlock · Post by **Flintlock** » Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:08 pm

Seeing and hearing one of those when in my early teens in the 70's helped plant the seed of my wanting to buy a motorbike when i turned 16. (thumbs)

Big Red · Post by **Big Red** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 7:44 am

My cousin had one of those when I was 14. I was desperate for a ride on it so he said if I can start it he would take me out for a ride. So skinny me (at the time) jumped on and tried to kick it over and the resulting kick back threw me straight over the handlebars, I couldn't walk properly for a week. Later on her did take me out on it and when he accelerated away he left me lying in the road because I wasn't holding on. Didn't put me off bikes though.

-Ralph- · Post by **-Ralph-** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 7:47 am

Beauty. The bike that really started my passion for bikes. If it was mine it wouldn't be getting MOT'd in November when the salt has already gone down, I have another bike for winter use. It'd be tucked up in a warm garage until mid April at least.

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AndyB · Post by **AndyB** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:00 am

That's a really nice looking bike. It must be one of the very last 750 engined ones because the 850 was officially released in 1973. Mine is an 850 MKIIA and it's a 1974 bike.

qcnr · Post by **qcnr** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:04 am

Nice bike, shame it hasn't been used though...

Old Git Ray · Post by **Old Git Ray** » Fri Nov 25, 2016 10:35 am

As a kid I used to drool over Nortons.

Then at a service station in 1974, I remember parking my Yammie FS1E next to a brand new one. There was a puddle of oil dripping from it.

Sadly, put me off British bikes altogether.