Norton

Here is some old British garbage I threw together this summer. 1974 850 Norton Commando engine came out of a shiny rigid-frame chopper, along with the rear wheel and oil tank; hence the chromed cases. The frame seems to be pre-1971 commando.

With the cylindrical oil tank I had no room for a battery so I put it in the ammo box. Not sure where the forks came from. Stupid fat rear tire has the wrong offset, and as a result there is a mildly alarming pull to the left. Also I lack the correct thickness of isolastic shims, causing squishy handling, & paradoxically, also savage vibration around 70 mph. Poorly executed ''custom paint job'' disguises the unsuitability of ghastly Kawasaki(?) tank. BSA seat, tractor headlight sealed beam, coils taped to frame, oil tank secured with bungee cords, knee rubbers made from sneaker soles, and so on & so forth.

Sam from British Columbia