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The Norton Commando Bible is a detailed history of the Norton Commando: its antecedents, development, and year-by-year production changes, including the turbulent story of the company that built it, bringing the story right up to the present day.
This book also includes expert advice on owning and maintaining one of these iconic bikes, as well as information on clubs, websites and spares.
With great colour photos, including original advertising material, and comprehensive appendices of facts, figures, contacts, technical specifications, engine/frame numbers, and road test performance figures, this is the definitive book of a bike that truly deserves the term ‘classic.’
Written in a friendly and accessible manner by an enthusiast of many Midlife Classic Cars Visit Our store → One Foot in the Grave One Foot on the Throttle MidlifeClassicCars Greensboro, NC · Est. 1990 Visit Our Store American Cars Restoration Racing Motorcycles Our response We Only Ship in Boxes — Your Book Arrives Safe Every order is carefully packed in a sturdy box with protective materials. No envelopes, no bent covers, no exceptions. Buy More Titles & Save on Shipping About This Product
The Norton Commando Bible is a detailed history of the Norton Commando: its antecedents, development, and year-by-year production changes, including the turbulent story of the company that built it, bringing the story right up to the present day.
This book also includes expert advice on owning and maintaining one of these iconic bikes, as well as information on clubs, websites and spares.
With great colour photos, including original advertising material, and comprehensive appendices of facts, figures, contacts, technical specifications, engine/frame numbers, and road test performance figures, this is the definitive book of a bike that truly deserves the term ‘classic.’
Written in a friendly and accessible manner by an enthusiast of many years, this book provides a thorough and detailed restoration guide for the Norton Commando, complete with step-by-step instructions, and hundreds of color photos. This How to Restore Norton Commando manual is aimed at owners and enthusiasts of the legendary Norton Commando, and covers all areas of restoration from the sourcing of the bike to its completion as a fully restored machine. Starting with advice on the different models, spares availability and where best to source a bike to restore, the book then covers the complete dismantling and restoration of the bike. Describing the engine, frame, gearbox, wheels, suspension and forks, brakes, ancillaries, bodywork, and electrics, the text is illustrated with hundreds of clear color photos. What really sets this manual apart is the style in which it is written: not as some dull and distant workshop manual but in a friendly, humorous manner by an enthusiast of many years who is able to involve and entertain the reader, as well as providing a thorough and detailed restoration guide. This is the fourth restoration guide from an author whose previous works have been a massive hit with mechanics, enthusiasts and restorers throughout the world. A fully detailed manual for the home mechanic covering all aspects of Commando restoration Written in great detail yet in a clear, friendly manner that makes restoration easy Hundreds of original detailed color photos A unique and friendly approachIntroduction: Choosing a model to restoreChapter 1 Buying the bike and preparing for restorationChapter 2 The ten golden rules for a successful restorationChapter 3 Preparing to dismantle the bikeChapter 5 Beginning the strip down - seat, tank and headlampChapter 5 Removing the main electrical componentsChapter 6 Removing the rear wheel and rear brake assemblyChapter 7 Removing the carburettorsChapter 8 Draining the oilChapter 9 Removing the swinging arm and Timing coverChapter 10 Dismantling the Primary ChaincaseChapter 11 Dismantling the GearboxChapter 12 Removing the cylinder head and barrelsChapter 13 Removing the engine from the frameFurther chapters covering the rebuilding and restoration process.
Product Details Item SKUFKIT9781787117723/B09257 ConditionNEW Condition Notes Publisher Date of Publication Binding LanguageEnglish Pages Dimensions Illustrations ISBN Author Author Bio Midlife Classic Cars — Automotive Book Specialists Since 1990 Based in Greensboro, NC. Over 4,000 titles in stock. Every item carefully inspected and packed for safe delivery. Top Rated 99.9% Positive 180K+ Sold Shipping Ships Monday–Friday. Orders placed by 3:00 PM EST ship same day. Combined shipping available at checkout. Returns 30-day returns accepted. Item must be in original condition. Seller pays return shipping. Payment We accept PayPal and all major credit and debit cards. Payment due at time of purchase. Browse More Titles American Cars→ Restoration & Technical→ Racing→ Motorcycles→ European Cars→ View All Titles→ Midlife Classic Cars One Foot in the Grave One Foot on the Throttle Greensboro, NC · Est. 1990 Visit Our store →
