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Norton Commando: The Complete Story
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Norton Commando: The Complete Story Hardback - 2011

by Matthew Vale

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From the publisher

The Commando was the main bike in Norton's range from 1968, and was produced until the demise of Norton Villers Triumph in 1977. The bike featured the unique 'Isolastic' system that rubber-mounted the engine and protected the rider from the twin-cylinder's vibrations. The model range provided the rider with a choice of touring and sporting models, as well as offering special police machines and off-the-shelf production racers. Commandos feature strongly in today's classic scene, and offer excellent performance and spares availability, as well as a vast range of improvements and updated components. This book looks at the history and development of the Commando, gives the specifications and outlines the model changes, and also offers the riding experiences of past and present owners. In addition there is a blow-by-blow account of the author's restoration of a 1971 750cc model that had been re-imported into the UK from America needing a complete rebuild.

Details

  • Title Norton Commando: The Complete Story
  • Author Matthew Vale
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Crowood Press (UK)
  • Publication date 2011-04
  • ISBN 9781847972385 / 1847972381
  • Weight 1.52 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7.75 x 0.5 in (25.40 x 19.69 x 1.27 cm)
  • Category Transportation
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 1074962
  • Dewey Decimal Code 629.227

About the author

Matthew Vale has been writing books on classic British motorcycles and cars since 2004. Now retired from his work as a Chartered IT Professional specializing in computer security, he is devoting his free time to classic car and bike restoration, writing classic motoring books and articles, and spending time with his wife and family. In the past he has run such diverse classic cars as a Triumph Spitfire Mark III, MGB, Triumph Stag, and a Lotus Elite. He also restores and rides classic bikes, including the Triumph Bonneville, Norton Commando and BSA Lightning. With a lifelong fascination for glass-fibre-bodied cars (stemming from early holiday jobs at various glass-fibre factories, and ownership of many rusty cars), he is currently carrying out a nut and bolt (and glass fibre) restoration of two Lotus Elan Plus 2s.

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