I bought a new Bonnie 750 in 1975 Meridan bike. But always wanted a Commando . But was 20 years old when I bought the Bonnie and haven’t ridden since I’m now 69 and think to old now.
@neiljarvis891113 күн бұрын
Does sound lovely, is that on the "Cat and Fiddle".
@ianaristotlethompson418628 күн бұрын
Sound quality enhanced by that nasty motorcycle. Derbyshire is my guess.
@donaldwayne4219Ай бұрын
Beautiful bike. Sounds so Cool. Also love the fork mounted instruments!
@PXCBIKESАй бұрын
TLR 1000❤❤❤ love them bikes
@donaldwayne4219Ай бұрын
So, way back then, they had linked braking, that has become common in recent years. Norton fastback 😍. Some great engineering comes from Moto Guzzi. Even twin front discs on a 500 👍. Sounds nice too, a little Ducati like. Moto Guzzi is a survivor, still making Decent bikes that are also survivors, built to last. Congrats to Moto Guzzi!
@Thomas-yn1qdАй бұрын
Einfach nur Klasse wie die Maschine sich anhört!
@northerniltreeАй бұрын
A properly snortin' Norton. Thankyousomuch.
@RaczBela1993Ай бұрын
Es gibt nur einen Ton- Norton👌🏻🤟🏻
@savingclassicmotorcycles2 ай бұрын
Absolutely awesome video great to see another Norton Commando out on our local roads :)
@gilleslaserbe57552 ай бұрын
Une vraie moto... et la suite ...
@anthonytascione36842 ай бұрын
Does my soul good to hear a Commando at full throat. I haven’t ridden mine in many years as age and electric start have taken over. I still have my two 68 Fastbacks, a 72 Combat and a 74&5 Roadsters along with my 63 65 SS.
@secretspyfrog5932 ай бұрын
1972, the year I was born... the Norton sounds better and looks in better condition than I do now.
@nikosmantzoutsos47883 ай бұрын
So nice bike! I own a breva 750 2009 model and I m really happy with her but I think that the real guzzis are those before moto guzzi sold to the piaggio group, I would love someday to own a monza or even better LE mans (dream bike to me)
@mortdk8263 ай бұрын
Fifty years later. The pinnacle of motorcycling right here. It doesn't matter how many brake horse power modern motorbikes has. This is it 😎
@jimburdick84413 ай бұрын
In 1993, I had a 1975 850 Commando get a frame up restoration by TC Christensen, of SunsetMotors. He updated the ignition, did some tricks with both the engine and suspension. What a fun bike to ride. For seven years it was my only motorcycle. It took double-time maintenance to keep it running right. When it ran right, it was awesome. I remember both of those days well. 😂.......it really was a nimble little fucker through the curves. I'd run it against anyone. It is the only motorcycle, out of six Harley Davidson motorcycles and four PII built Indian Motorcycles...... plus my first motorcycle, a mortally wounded 1974 Norton 850, that I am sentimental about. RIP Hogslayer.
@mikeg62583 ай бұрын
As an owner of a classic Britt i enjoyed this video verry much. Thanks for not editing this with music or something else😊 Cheers mike
@tomtaylor61633 ай бұрын
I had one if these in the 1980s. Fun bike but really weak on power
@SpiritintheSky.3 ай бұрын
How this wonderful video takes me back to my ownership of a 1972 Commando in the 1990s! (By the way the "58 bhp" was more like 54 in reality. Still plenty. As for the 190kg "wet" weight. That was "dry")
@highdownmartin4 ай бұрын
Beautiful. Sounds great through headphones. A new 961 “ commando “ sounds like an XS250.
@ericlemonnier21874 ай бұрын
Cette commando marche vraiment fort.pas de bruits mécaniques
@TonyM5404 ай бұрын
Sounds like a bike should,
@paulx27775 ай бұрын
I had a 1971 Roadster for 25 years. I always did admire the Fastback look, but I never saw one in America.
@freedomformen25485 ай бұрын
Great bike and sounds amazing ❤
@jims5632-nb2gb6 ай бұрын
I used to ride these roads on a Velo Viper.
@user-it3xg2cl6b6 ай бұрын
Had one in Palma de Mallorca, thank you!!!!, your video send me filthy years back in time. !that sound and vibrations. We’re unique and impossible to forget, saved my life once due to the flexibility of her frame Hidrolastic, Ithink it was. Made mistake of selling her and exchanged for a Kawa400, triple cylinder. Memories again. Thank you for making this videos, will follow you!!!!! Cheers!!!!
@robertbruce18878 ай бұрын
Excellent video, it took me back to what it was like riding my '75 Norton 850 Commando, especially after l had Dunstall mufflers installed on it.
@tony62618 ай бұрын
I had a V50 Monza, loved that bike!
@ianmangham45708 ай бұрын
😮Sounds like ENGLAND 🇬🇧 😮
@chrismoody13428 ай бұрын
Gorgeous bike. Except that fastback tail is something I’d expect a Frenchman to come up with.
@Okido249 ай бұрын
It’s sounds like a spitfire
@chrislj28909 ай бұрын
Looks great and sounds fantastic, and that appeared to be a ride to remember.
@laurencesmith21999 ай бұрын
That snore when you're scrubbing speed and dropping cogs for a tightish turn is awesome with the reverse cones . But I'd change them for black caps for long distance . And narrower bars improved the steering , specially if it's blowy .
@gerryroach71119 ай бұрын
Nothing sounds like a British twin! But then nothing sounds like a big British single either!
@mrmark86039 ай бұрын
I see the Indians now own Norton. RIP, quality.
@sammyday33419 ай бұрын
Excellent!
@surgio1549 ай бұрын
My first bike
@ravenfeather70879 ай бұрын
My 650 BSA Firebird Scrambler sounded a lot better than that lawn mower engine.
@kennesaw1019 ай бұрын
I lived in Andover where the Norton Villiers factory was . A couple would pass by where I worked on their way to Thruxton for a test run , awesome sound !!!!
@ianaristotlethompson41869 ай бұрын
Great filming and sound quality. The bikes nice too.
@jimwortham86349 ай бұрын
Wow thanks for posting English freak here follow that
@aliasdeputydog10 ай бұрын
That certainly brought back memories of my own Norton owning days but as an ex- professional rider I have to say that your positioning for taking corners was a little haphazard to say the very least, at one stage as you came out of a left-hander I noticed that you practically ended up on the white line in the middle of the road. Other than the cornering it was a very nice pleasant ride.
@DJmerv7110 ай бұрын
My Dream bike that will happen. Cheers for the cruise,from NZ.
@robr578610 ай бұрын
Best of the british bikes
@user-qo6lk5ec9f10 ай бұрын
The only bike I want is an old small block Guzzi. A V65 would be great with the extra torque but a V50 Monza would be fine as well. What a brilliant machine. Pushrods, Air cooled, shaft drive. It's about as low maintenance and easy to repair as you can get. And the noise of that V twin is just glorious. Moto Guzzi really engineered soul into their bikes just like Alfa engineered soul into their cars. Except the Guzzi's are reliable.
@classicmoto153510 ай бұрын
😂
@earling222 ай бұрын
My favorite all time bike was an '81 v65 SP. Nothing else came close.
@angrymancunian10 ай бұрын
Was just watching and then realised hang on, that’s Long Hill! Literally ride up and down this all the time as I live at the bottom of it on the Whaley side!
@whitefields559511 ай бұрын
I had a mid-life crisis and went back to motorcycling to ride the bikes I could not afford in the 1970s. I chose a Triumph Trident over the Commando and I think I always regretted it. There is a purity and simplicity about the Norton parallel twin that the compromised Triumph triple could not emulate.
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Awesome machine
I bought a new Bonnie 750 in 1975 Meridan bike. But always wanted a Commando . But was 20 years old when I bought the Bonnie and haven’t ridden since I’m now 69 and think to old now.
Does sound lovely, is that on the "Cat and Fiddle".
Sound quality enhanced by that nasty motorcycle. Derbyshire is my guess.
Beautiful bike. Sounds so Cool. Also love the fork mounted instruments!
TLR 1000❤❤❤ love them bikes
So, way back then, they had linked braking, that has become common in recent years. Norton fastback 😍. Some great engineering comes from Moto Guzzi. Even twin front discs on a 500 👍. Sounds nice too, a little Ducati like. Moto Guzzi is a survivor, still making Decent bikes that are also survivors, built to last. Congrats to Moto Guzzi!
Einfach nur Klasse wie die Maschine sich anhört!
A properly snortin' Norton. Thankyousomuch.
Es gibt nur einen Ton- Norton👌🏻🤟🏻
Absolutely awesome video great to see another Norton Commando out on our local roads :)
Une vraie moto... et la suite ...
Does my soul good to hear a Commando at full throat. I haven’t ridden mine in many years as age and electric start have taken over. I still have my two 68 Fastbacks, a 72 Combat and a 74&5 Roadsters along with my 63 65 SS.
1972, the year I was born... the Norton sounds better and looks in better condition than I do now.
So nice bike! I own a breva 750 2009 model and I m really happy with her but I think that the real guzzis are those before moto guzzi sold to the piaggio group, I would love someday to own a monza or even better LE mans (dream bike to me)
Fifty years later. The pinnacle of motorcycling right here. It doesn't matter how many brake horse power modern motorbikes has. This is it 😎
In 1993, I had a 1975 850 Commando get a frame up restoration by TC Christensen, of SunsetMotors. He updated the ignition, did some tricks with both the engine and suspension. What a fun bike to ride. For seven years it was my only motorcycle. It took double-time maintenance to keep it running right. When it ran right, it was awesome. I remember both of those days well. 😂.......it really was a nimble little fucker through the curves. I'd run it against anyone. It is the only motorcycle, out of six Harley Davidson motorcycles and four PII built Indian Motorcycles...... plus my first motorcycle, a mortally wounded 1974 Norton 850, that I am sentimental about. RIP Hogslayer.
As an owner of a classic Britt i enjoyed this video verry much. Thanks for not editing this with music or something else😊 Cheers mike
I had one if these in the 1980s. Fun bike but really weak on power
How this wonderful video takes me back to my ownership of a 1972 Commando in the 1990s! (By the way the "58 bhp" was more like 54 in reality. Still plenty. As for the 190kg "wet" weight. That was "dry")
Beautiful. Sounds great through headphones. A new 961 “ commando “ sounds like an XS250.
Cette commando marche vraiment fort.pas de bruits mécaniques
Sounds like a bike should,
I had a 1971 Roadster for 25 years. I always did admire the Fastback look, but I never saw one in America.
Great bike and sounds amazing ❤
I used to ride these roads on a Velo Viper.
Had one in Palma de Mallorca, thank you!!!!, your video send me filthy years back in time. !that sound and vibrations. We’re unique and impossible to forget, saved my life once due to the flexibility of her frame Hidrolastic, Ithink it was. Made mistake of selling her and exchanged for a Kawa400, triple cylinder. Memories again. Thank you for making this videos, will follow you!!!!! Cheers!!!!
Excellent video, it took me back to what it was like riding my '75 Norton 850 Commando, especially after l had Dunstall mufflers installed on it.
I had a V50 Monza, loved that bike!
😮Sounds like ENGLAND 🇬🇧 😮
Gorgeous bike. Except that fastback tail is something I’d expect a Frenchman to come up with.
It’s sounds like a spitfire
Looks great and sounds fantastic, and that appeared to be a ride to remember.
That snore when you're scrubbing speed and dropping cogs for a tightish turn is awesome with the reverse cones . But I'd change them for black caps for long distance . And narrower bars improved the steering , specially if it's blowy .
Nothing sounds like a British twin! But then nothing sounds like a big British single either!
I see the Indians now own Norton. RIP, quality.
Excellent!
My first bike
My 650 BSA Firebird Scrambler sounded a lot better than that lawn mower engine.
I lived in Andover where the Norton Villiers factory was . A couple would pass by where I worked on their way to Thruxton for a test run , awesome sound !!!!
Great filming and sound quality. The bikes nice too.
Wow thanks for posting English freak here follow that
That certainly brought back memories of my own Norton owning days but as an ex- professional rider I have to say that your positioning for taking corners was a little haphazard to say the very least, at one stage as you came out of a left-hander I noticed that you practically ended up on the white line in the middle of the road. Other than the cornering it was a very nice pleasant ride.
My Dream bike that will happen. Cheers for the cruise,from NZ.
Best of the british bikes
The only bike I want is an old small block Guzzi. A V65 would be great with the extra torque but a V50 Monza would be fine as well. What a brilliant machine. Pushrods, Air cooled, shaft drive. It's about as low maintenance and easy to repair as you can get. And the noise of that V twin is just glorious. Moto Guzzi really engineered soul into their bikes just like Alfa engineered soul into their cars. Except the Guzzi's are reliable.
😂
My favorite all time bike was an '81 v65 SP. Nothing else came close.
Was just watching and then realised hang on, that’s Long Hill! Literally ride up and down this all the time as I live at the bottom of it on the Whaley side!
I had a mid-life crisis and went back to motorcycling to ride the bikes I could not afford in the 1970s. I chose a Triumph Trident over the Commando and I think I always regretted it. There is a purity and simplicity about the Norton parallel twin that the compromised Triumph triple could not emulate.
Fantastic ❣️🆚️✌️thanks
Oh damm what a incredible machine ❤.