I renewed, replaced
and upgraded a few things on my Commando including:
An Original Steel
Roadster Tank to replace the original Fiberglass Tank that was susceptible
to today's new Ethanol Fuel Mixtures.
New Dry Cell Battery,
New Alloy Top Fork Nuts, New
Cafe Style Seat, New Wassell Exhaust Pipes, New Exhaust Nuts, and New
Stainless Peashooters
Modified 60's Style
Lucas Alloy KJ-2 Taillight, New Headlight Shell, Lucas PL-700 Tri-Bar Headlight,
Tomaselli
Adjustable Clubman Bars with 60's Style Grips,
New Ceandess Gas Cap,
Alloy BarEnd Mirror, New Instrument Bezels, New Avon RoadRiders Tyres,
New Front Brake Line, Chrome Valve Covers,
Colorado
Norton Works Hydraulic Clutch, Norvil Rearsets with Reversed Gearshift
Lever (1 down, 3 up), New MKIII Kickstart Lever,
New Swing Arm
Bushings, All New Rubbers. New Alloy Inspection Plug Covers. 2008 Bonneville
T-100 Chrome Shocks, Stainless Seat Knobs.
Chrome Grab
Handle, N O R T O N Vanity Plate, a Brand New Paint Job by Brent
Budgor in Vermont, "The
Vintage Vendor"
I also hooked up a
garage door opener inside the headlight bucket to the switch on top of
the bucket to open/close the door for covert Commando Road Manoevers.
I kept the Sun Alloy
Rims and Stainless Spokes, Fiberglass Front Fender, Grimeca Front Disc
Master Cylinder, Norvil Disc Brake upgrade, and Boyer MKIII.
Still to be Installed:
Stainless Front Disc Rotor.
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Below is a scenic shot I took before coming up with the
finishing accessories
This shot was submitted to the NORTON Calendar for 2011
and was awarded the month of April.
Missing from the shot are: Rearsets, Clubman Bars, Grab
Handle
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