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The guy needs to stop taking the optimism pills! Have you seen what he wants for less than smart ex-Italian army Moto Guzzi Alce and Gilera VT's! Half that might be more like it given that it needs a fair bit of work done to fairing and bodywork to make it sensibly useable. Even then thats mostly lo...

Hi Terry

I can dig out mine and do some pictures tomorrow. I've had the bike from new so it should still have the standard complement of tools.
PM me your E-mail so I know where to send the pictures.

Clive

Pretty sure its just the rear fairing unit that is different plus some extra metalwork to stabilise the panniers. Not sure about the handle for lifting onto the centre stand as I specified crash-bars for my Krauser Commander. I think one of thee three seats I have is off the ordinary, non Krauser ve...

Its bound to be a standard extruded rubber section so its just a question of looking for a manufacturer or supplier who lists that size.

I've had good service from COH Bains in Tunbridge Wells in the past https://coh-baines.co.uk who are conveniently local to me.

Clive

These are basic "cam locks". A google search will uncover plenty of suppliers. Huge range of sizes and quality out there. The uber cheap ones will be crap so don't try to save too much money. These aren't exactly high security devices. Market is for the better form of desk drawer, lockers,...

Actually most types of stainless steel are magnetic in greater or lesser degree. Only Austenitic types are always non magnetic. Ferritic, Martensitic, Duplex and some Precipitation Hardening types are generally at least weakly magnetic. The common grades that folk like us usually encounter eg 303, 3...

Hi Graham
I should be free to help out from April - May next year.
(Got previous form as I moderated the Bridgeport Mill group on Yahoo until it moved to Groups.io.)
Clive

Here is mine :- "Grandad Norton" V2 01 Norton SC L Side red.jpg 04 Norton SC Front red.jpg Why Grandad? Comes from a rather irritated comment from my Official Unofficial Kid Sister (don't ask!) after discovering that her Suzuki GSX1100F Powerscreen couldn't disappear into the distance &quo...

Anyone got any pictures of these rare Supreme Commanders? I tried googling it but all I got was Ed Straker's car from 70's TV series UFO! Send me a private message with your E-mail and I'll throw a few pictures of mine your way. Can do special poses if you want. Hafta say that you need to be seriou...

The oil catch bottle sits in the frame drain line running to the left hand inlet tract. As standard when the excess oil builds up enough to reach the drain tube it is sucked directly into the left hand inlet and burnt. Cue smokescreen and, often, fouled plug if you jump on the brakes! Catch bottle s...

Supreme is what the Commander should have been. Being able to use modern tyres appropriate for a bike of that size makes a huge difference. Solid stable and accurate handling responding as it should to countersteering. Brings home just how terrible the standard XJ900 based front end is. Although I g...

Not convinced your sums are quite right given that some of your weight and most of the fuel tank and tank bag load will be on the front tyre. But it does sound a bit marginal. Especially given that modern tyres in Commander sizes are more middleweight orientated. Not so much in load capacity but mor...

Popham turned out nice and sunny as forecasted but had my doubts on the way along the A272 with a fair bit of rain and wind in some stretches. Best part of a decade since I went any distance that way. Rather a sharp reminder of just how long it used to take to get anywhere in pre motorway days unles...

Hopefully I'll make it down too as Sunday is now free. Should have arranged an exhibitors ticket I guess.

Clive

The big advantage of DOT 5 silicon brake fluid is said to be that it is not hydroscopic so it doesn't absorb water. Because of this it is claimed to be ideal for vehicles that are rarely used because the properties won't change in storage. Allegedly it doesn't degrade at all so can last "foreve...

I presume the pedal is returning fully and all the link pushrod adjustments are set correctly. Both my Commanders have liked a bit of slack in the system. When you pulled the pistons out did you look for corrosion / deposits in the seal grooves. Pretty much anything in there will make the pistons ti...

If you have some doubts as to the quality of the original loom probably the best fix would be to make a complete new set of wiring for the charging and metering system running direct to the battery. Dunno how your warning light works but if its anything other than a simple equipotential system I'd l...

Had similar issues with my second Commander. But not as bad. First fix was a new section of wiring loom running direct from the alternator to th regulator and then to the battery. Which seemed to work for a while. Next try was an aftermarket "improved" regulator which made less than no dif...

Didn't know we could attach pictures. How is it done? Probably easier to PM me with your E-Mail and I'll send the only useful one I have direct. (Front of my first Commander looking every inch of 80,000 miles scruffy in late winter.) Actually as mine wears MZ 1000S forks and wheels as part of Richar...

When mounting the FJ calipers I elected to retain the standard bottom mounting bolt position and swing the top back to get the pads contacting the right part of the disk. The FJ calipers are longer than the standard ones so the top mounting needs to be higher than the original fork leg boss as well ...

Messing around with carb mixture settings by ear is never a good idea with multiple constant depression carburettors. You end up chasing one error with another so its pretty much impossible to hit a reliable setting that works over a range of conditions. Finding todays sweet spot is possible but goo...

Thanks John Impressive looking website and list of products. Prices actually seem very reasonable for such (inevitably) limited production. However my reasonable might not be yours given where I used to work. Interpolating from prices on the site I'm guessing probable range of £3,000 - £3,500 includ...

Redesigned gears sounds interesting but probably lots more than 2 grand now! Wonder how they would deal with main shaft deflection which is the root cause of problems. Objectively its just too long and too thin for the loads involved. I live in Sussex so its almost tempting to look them up if they a...

I used R40. Probably best to put it on a regular 6,000 mile / once a year change schedule unless yours lives in a Bugatti standard heated motor house. Back in those days mine were on regular commuting runs so new oil went in regularly. 25 miles each way. Usually doing 25,000 + a year with all the ot...

The Oerlikon Balzers treatment is a coating, not hardening. Can't say I really understand how it works but apparently that sort of thing is almost routine now for motorsport. Back then they were just getting serious about offering such services on a one off basis. Previously it was more industrial, ...

Both mine did pretty well on Castrol R. Not something folk normally consider as gear oil but castor based lubricants do have one of the highest pressure capabilities of any simple oil. Main issues are thermal as it goes off when it gets too hot, and environmental as it needs a pretty well sealed gea...