Mike,
My Commander does not have a light for the side stand, as yours does and the light is working I would say the side stand interlock is OK.
I use NGK C7E 5096 spark plugs, my bike works better with a hotter plug, standard is C8E 7471.
Spark plug gap for a Commander is 0.6mm/24 thou.
Tony
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- Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Non-starting Classic
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2669
- Tue Sep 24, 2024 7:08 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Non-starting Classic
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2669
Re: Non-starting Classic
Mike, This is a suggestion that I would do and perhaps not others, it will be your choice. If you have a good spark and from what you say no fuel. If not done already renew the plugs so you can rule out plug issues, buy yourself a tin of easy start, get a good charge into your battery and check if i...
- Tue Sep 17, 2024 7:37 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: How many miles?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5234
Re: How many miles?
Joe, 247,000 miles on the same rear chain very impressive, also that your bike passed ULEZ, I am certain my Commander would not I may have to rethink, I do not suppose you could help with what is required to pass? I have just passed 91k miles with 1k miles left to get to my goal of 5k for the year, ...
- Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Norton Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 762
Re: Norton Day
28th September 2024 at the National Motorcycle Museum Birmingham.
https://www.nortonownersclub.org/events ... cle-museum
https://www.nortonownersclub.org/events ... cle-museum
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:12 am
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Norton Day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 762
Norton Day
Anyone on here going to Norton Day?
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:07 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Top Gaiter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
Re: Top Gaiter
James,
Thank you, the gaiters that ANL have in stock were supplied by Chris, its an interesting story as to how Chris managed to have new gaiters made perhaps he will write something for Epitrochoid!
Thank you, the gaiters that ANL have in stock were supplied by Chris, its an interesting story as to how Chris managed to have new gaiters made perhaps he will write something for Epitrochoid!
- Wed Sep 11, 2024 7:07 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Top Gaiter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
Re: Top Gaiter
James,
Thank you, the gaiters that ANL have in stock were supplied by Chris, its an interesting story as to how Chris managed to have new gaiters made perhaps he will write something for Epitrochoid!
Thank you, the gaiters that ANL have in stock were supplied by Chris, its an interesting story as to how Chris managed to have new gaiters made perhaps he will write something for Epitrochoid!
- Mon Sep 09, 2024 7:19 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Top Gaiter
- Replies: 3
- Views: 793
Top Gaiter
My top gaiter has started to leak at the expansion section where it joins the rear chain housing, that leaves me just one spare left.
Chris do you have any of your new gaiters left in stock?
Chris do you have any of your new gaiters left in stock?
- Wed Sep 04, 2024 9:22 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Non-starting Classic
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2669
Re: Non-starting Classic
Mike, I have a Commander, which may be different from your Classic, if my bike had the same symptoms it would suggest to me lack of fuel. You said: seemed pretty normal though perhaps not quite as smooth and even as usual. At next start attempt (full choke at first), it started and revved to about 3...
- Mon Sep 02, 2024 10:30 am
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Howdy Y’all
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1564
Re: Howdy Y’all
Mark,
Pleased that that it made it to the forum in the end.
Best
Tony
Pleased that that it made it to the forum in the end.
Best
Tony
- Sun Aug 18, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: club membership
- Replies: 8
- Views: 24614
Re: club membership
James,
Yes there is a magazine called Epitrochoid, I will send you a PM with the contact details.
Tony
Yes there is a magazine called Epitrochoid, I will send you a PM with the contact details.
Tony
- Thu Jul 25, 2024 9:18 am
- Forum: General discussion (eveything else)
- Topic: How many miles?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5234
How many miles?
This may interest some bore others. My Commander is now on 90439 miles, since 2018 I have recoded all my trips, bimbles etc trying to do MCN's 5k miles a year, the following is total miles each year from 2018 to date: 2018: 4998 2019: 4737 2020: 1485 - Covid 2021: 3165 2022: 3010 2023: 4503 2024: 32...
- Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:59 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Sidestand length and excessive lean
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2965
Re: Sidestand length and excessive lean
Tony, Welcome to the forum. I have owned my Commander for a number of years and when I do use the side stand I do not think it leans at an alarming angle, I ride each Wednesday evening with the Aberdeen Advanced Motorist motorcycle group, they all have modern bikes, I do not think my bike leans any ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:13 am
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Spain
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2717
Re: Spain
Morning John, it was good to meet at the rally in Spain, I hope you made it back ok and enjoyed the two night cruise.
Looking forward to the rally in France next year I hope to see you there.
Tony
Looking forward to the rally in France next year I hope to see you there.
Tony
- Thu May 23, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: calendar dates and announcements
- Topic: Spain
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2717
Re: Spain
John,
Yes I will be there, might even be able to say hello this time !
Yes I will be there, might even be able to say hello this time !
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:55 am
- Forum: Norton Rotary Enthusiasts Club
- Topic: Holding clutch in and oil supply
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8880
Re: Holding clutch in and oil supply
I also fitted larger ball bearings, it made no difference.
I find neutral as I come to a stop, if I miss the chance I stop the engine with the stop/run switch, get neutral restart, it works for me.
I find neutral as I come to a stop, if I miss the chance I stop the engine with the stop/run switch, get neutral restart, it works for me.
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:58 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Silencer Heat Shield
- Replies: 3
- Views: 30726
Re: Silencer Heat Shield
I will something via messenger
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 8:56 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Silencer Heat Shield
- Replies: 3
- Views: 30726
Re: Silencer Heat Shield
Good news, I will check the website
- Mon Dec 04, 2023 8:41 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Silencer Heat Shield
- Replies: 3
- Views: 30726
Silencer Heat Shield
Coming off my Commander in September damaged the RH silencer heat shield, if anyone has a good one they would like to part with please PM me.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:15 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Sale: Norton Commander front wheel
- Replies: 3
- Views: 18905
Re: Sale: Norton Commander front wheel
Peter,
PM sent
Tony
PM sent
Tony
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:20 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Commander bodywork
- Replies: 3
- Views: 33611
Re: Commander bodywork
No not sorted and still looking
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:41 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Gearbox oil
- Replies: 4
- Views: 37463
Re: Gearbox oil
I use Comma gear oil EP85W-140 GL-5 mineral.
- Tue Sep 05, 2023 7:34 am
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Blue Commander
- Replies: 9
- Views: 90268
Re: Blue Commander
My Commander is red. My wife thinks she remembers you possibly sat opposite you during the award ceremony if you were wearing a hat with lots of badges and you talked about a petition asking the club to offer ladder badges then we have met.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:23 am
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Blue Commander
- Replies: 9
- Views: 90268
Re: Blue Commander
I was there as well won best rotary, one of theses days we will meet at a rally and not just through this forum
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:19 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Commander bodywork
- Replies: 3
- Views: 33611
Commander bodywork
Having had an off on Friday I'm looking for most of the RH side body work its a Commander with integral panniers. I will take what ever is available the odd bit or the complete set.
- Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:17 am
- Forum: login and say hello!
- Topic: Blue Commander
- Replies: 9
- Views: 90268
Re: Blue Commander
JB did you attend ?
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 6:39 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: She eats sparkplugs !!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18717
Re: She eats sparkplugs !!
C7E is a hotter plug than C8E. An uncontrollable tick over is usually air leaks, you say you have changed the O Rings on the induction tubes, what about where the carbs connect to the plenum chamber, air leaks anywhere along the air inlet route will give a high tick over. What oil are you using in t...
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:47 am
- Forum: technical interest and new ideas
- Topic: Going to a rally
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20363
Re: Going to a rally
Oil tank capacity is 4.0 litres say 3.5 useable, for that amount I would get close to 3000 miles. I also carry a litre spare where the LH second battery used to be and another litre in the LH cubby hole.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:41 am
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Water pump seals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 58232
Re: Water pump seals
Paul,
Yes it very important that you do add some kind of sealant where the fixed part pushes into the casing, I use blue hylomar but anything will do.
While you are in there it would make sense to fit new bearings and lip seal.
Tony
Yes it very important that you do add some kind of sealant where the fixed part pushes into the casing, I use blue hylomar but anything will do.
While you are in there it would make sense to fit new bearings and lip seal.
Tony
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: for sale and wanted
- Topic: Water pump seals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 58232
Re: Water pump seals
George Lodge stock number MECH SEAL 0127.70.N.C
https://www.georgelodgedirect.co.uk/Pro ... 27.70.N.C/
https://www.georgelodgedirect.co.uk/Pro ... 27.70.N.C/