You can hear that Norton gasping for mixture when you rev it with that single Mikuni. Idle sounds rough. Do all that beautiful work and don't even put the dual carbs on?
Only rough because it’s cold. Bike runs just fine on a single Mikuni, just ask Colorado Norton Works. Only purists care about the stock dual carbs. Thanks for checking it out. 🤙🏼
@@origin8or 68 commando green, 69 type R red flake , 69 750 s blue flake, 71 750ss yellow, 72 750 combat roadster black, 72 750 combat interstate silver with original craven hard bags and added electric start, 74 commando roadster black and 75 commando roadster yellow. all fully restored and running. Also a Triumph Hurricane , 76 BMW orange Daytona , 72 triumph 750 bonni chopped and 2001 fatboy white and built. At 70 I wish I was younger to enjoy them more. I forgot 1, 71 Kawasaki 500 widow maker
It's amazing that the temporary engine Bert Hopwood designed for Norton was pushed from 500 cc to 850 cc and out lasted the company that made it. Norton went broke in 1950 nobody wanted the twin because Norton was known for it's singles like the MANX. Customers didn't like the Norton Commando as many preferred the Feather Bed frames which also handles better so they offered the Mercury. The Matchless G-80 500 cc single was also made up to 1969. Great desert 🏜️ sled. They only made 7,000 bikes a year while Triumph made 40,000+ bikes a year and they decided to close down Triumph instead. How stupid could the British management be?
Ducati - "For nearly 100 years making mechanics out of riders". I really enjoyed the vid. Straightforward without a buncha hype. Now to see if i can find some Origin8or merch. Cheers Lad!
Bloody 'ell...didn't know you had a channel. I used to have a light blue metallic 73 Norton with silver pin striping. Rear axle broke on the highway at 80 mph with the girlfriend on the back. Managed to get it safely to the side of the road. There's a reason the British bike industry failed...lol.
Unfortunately we didn’t weigh it, but the wheels alone shave 20lbs and the swingarm and frame are also lighter than original so that gives some idea. Cheers!
Awesome build and the attention to details is spot on, not to mention the fabrication and design knowledge...wow! We expect more projects to come. Greetings from Romania!
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I had this bike in the past, got rid of it bc I wanted a full track bike. I miss this… I know it would never live up to the full race bikes I currently have, but it had so much character.
There are some bikes that just have that "Soul" and the S2R is one of them for sure. I hear ya on the race bikes, probably why most of us have more than one bike, HA! Nice Mustang BTW, building a '65 El Camino myself. Cheers!
Nice rebuild but let's hope the owner can find someone to install the dual carbs the engineers and designers intended. That's so it can perform as a Commando with its proper acceleration and torque. It would be a lot more fun guaranteed, if it had it's grunt back.
Thanks for your comment though I am pretty sure Colorado Norton Works (who the single was purchased from) knows a thing or two about setting up these bikes. For the "once-in-a-while" sunny day the customer gets the urge to fire the bike up, it will work just fine. We're not trying to break a land speed record with it. Cheers!
Amazing yet a tad depressing ha ha. I subscribed. I’m building an MK3 with zero talent. Took my motor to get done by a guy who knows Nortons. Wanted to help him and learn but guess he wanted to get things done on his own. Cost me a lot for that but I just didn’t want to tackle it by myself. Wish you were based in Canada for sure. Your work is fantastic.
@@origin8or Man I wish I knew that. I’m up here in the North between Kirkland Lake and the Tri Towns. (Directly between North Bay and Timmins) Most definitely would have got you to do motor. Guy I had do mine worked on bikes and refurbished a Norton. He is excellent mechanic on cars but doesn’t see enough bikes.
