Norton 750 Commando Custom (not a cafe racer, oh no) 

This Norton won the first 1/4 mile drag race competition of off-the-showroom bikes put on by Cycle Magazine back in the early 70's. Nice work Duane. Running so smooth that the outline of the taillight is a crisp line instead of a blur at idle. Good job.

OUTSTANDING the only way that motorsickle could look better is if I owned it.....Great build !!!

Now that .....is a glorious looking motorcycle!

Beautiful rebuild mate, I'd love a commando just like that

Beauty if they still built bikes like this I would buy one today.well done great job.

Well done indeed. I don't see the engine jiggling in the frame with overly loosely set isolastics, and yet little to no vibration seems to be transmitted through it either.

The best from an era when motorcycles were motorcycles

Nice jacket. Worked for Dover for 3 years '79- '82. Good money back then. Dangerous, heavy, technical work.

Beautiful!

Beautiful machine.

Looks great

What a beauty!

Nice build. Lots of nice up grades.

Bloody lovely bike!

Schlick. Great work

Wow. I’m speechless.

Sweet Norty!

If the new bikes looked like this it would be so much better

Norton really should have got this guy on their design team.

BEAUTIFUL

I hear you,very nice! Why are these engines so loud. Is it the valve train?

The noise on shut off was the sprag working-you get about 2000 of those" bangs " then you replace the sprag parts.Top end a bit loud -various reasons-but sounds good to go! Sundquist Norton - on you tube

Commandos were all beautiful, but this one is a bit extra. Back in `72, at the old 59 club, I parked a smart new oil in frame T120, next to a new Commando, it made the Triumph look very dull.

I grabbed one just like this off craigslist easiest cafe racer build ever just removed the rear fender and lights, got a new lighting setup on the back and got handle bars.....All under $2000 spent bike and all

Well done

What did you use to polish the motor? It looks Great! I have a 2 owner 1973 Norton 750 Commando with lots of extra parts, rebuilt motor, etc. That I'd like to get rid of.

Cool sounds and looks ooooh yeah 😅😊

nice,and 'leccy start.that'd do me at just over 60,with a knackered knee,E-start would suit me.

What's with the headers? All that work and bolts those on , cam following noise , YUCK

Belisimo

Made in england customised in the USA ❤🎉 best of both worlds

wow

Cafe? Not until you add the clip ons.

I love that fuel tank! My Commando has a Norvil racing set (full fairing, as '73 IOM production racers, racing seat, racing tank, front mudguard - custom made for me by Screen and Plastics in England in Norton "Signal Red" to match the stock red oil tank/battery covers). I was working at the Wolverhampton factory at the time so the purchasing department ordered it special for me; it's all Norvil parts - just not yellow! It's all in excellent condition but I'd like to replace the glassfibre tank now that it's 45 years old. Do you have a tank similar to that one that is in the same general dimensions to match the Norvil tank (and therefore the Norvil seat)? I went to your website but I couldn't find any Norton tanks besides the "stock" ones. it would seem a waste to cover such a beautiful piece of art as that tank with paint so I't probably just do some trim and accent to match my other red pieces. Oh, wow, that tank is pretty! One thing I've always wanted was an exhaust set that matched the "both pipes on the single side" like the '72 - '73 IOM production racers. The primary case, side stand, and chain assembly makes it hard to tuck in the left pipe enough to give good ground clearance. The guys at the Thruxton race shop solved that by putting both pipes and mufflers on the right and tucking them all in. I solved that problem a bit by running "SS pipes" for a while; that worked OK, they weren't too much in the way, they were comfortable with stock heat shields, and the matching mufflers flowed well (times at 134 Mph at the end of the pit straight at Ontario in 1976) but they kept cracking. So, I'd appreciate your advice on pipes that move both mufflers to the right. Thanks, BB

epic

Varry cool😎

Needs Clubman bars!

It idle’s perfectly.

I remembered Norton having Italians (Grimeca's, Fontana's or Oldani's front Magnesium's drums brakes) I don't remembered the Wright Producers brand names.Because really Cafe's Racer Related to the past,must haves Drums Brakes ! And wire wheels !Probably within aluminiums rim's !

So does this bike get ridden ?

Sorry but no! This is just a Commando spoiled by some bolt on bits and bobs. I suppose if you can't manage kick-starting the Alton is a thing. A cafe racer is a specific style, which this is not. Rear sets, clip ons and swept back header pipes not ape hangers and a Corbin seat. The Lyta just looks wrong. I have a Dominator 88 cafe racer and my race bike is a Domiracer Lowboy replica with genuine Manx brakes, a five speed Schaftleitner gearbox and two real race engines. I guess the cafe racer is uniquely a British thing which some people don't get.

A cafe racer with those bars? 🤣🤣🤣

a' chrome commando💝

Tick over is far to fast, why not ride it give people a chance of seeing it on the road, the walk away thing is stupid. The Commando is a fun bike to ride, listening to them is the best while sitting on top on winding back roads, great low down power yet let it rev and will get on song..

that is not a cafe racer... Conan UK

Yikes! sounds like it is ready to blow!Sundquist Nortons youtube

WHAT A NOISY ENGINE?? REBUILD FROM A TO Z. TRADITIONAL OIL LEAKS, HEATING OF ENGINE BADLY.?? NORTON MEANS IT SHOULD WHISPER.???

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totally missed the point of a cafe racer, just a eclectic pile of chrome fecal matter.