Post Listing Update: This Commando did not get any interest at the BIN of $17,999. 12-21-2018 Update: Another two years later and this Dunstall is up for sale again. The last time it was offered on eBay, there was 48 bids up to $34,000 but the bike did not meet reserve! Now the seller’s willing to take a lot less…find …
Video Intermission – Norton Commando Transformer
View PostClean Commando – 1974 Norton Commando 850
Thanks to a recent repaint, this 850 Commando looks beautiful, and it’s claimed to run like new. Here’s your chance to re-enact that Peter Egan article from a couple of weeks ago…
40 Years Later – Commando vs R90S
As I put together a sequel to the “Best Motorcycle Books” post from a week ago, Peter Egan’s name obviously keeps coming up. I was pleased to noticed that Cycle World has just published another excellent Peter Egan article – a comparison between the Norton Commando and BMW R90S in modern times. Egan’s words paired with some beautiful photos combine …
1974 Norton Commando Hot Rod Mutt
The seller of this bike is a vendor of British bike parts, so he’s taken a pile of his parts (mostly new) and created a shiny bitsa Commando.
Dunstall Racer – 1974 Norton Commando 850
View PostRestored – 1968 Norton Commando Fastback
View Post1970 Norton Commando Production Racer
The coolest of Commandos, the Norton Commando Production Racer (affectionately known as the Yellow Peril) was a street-legal factory racer made available to privateers for a princely sum. How princely? It would set you back $1,900 at a time when $1,500 would buy you an Austin Mini.
Ending Soon – 1974 Norton Commando Hi-Rider
What’s that, you say? You thought the Commando needed mini-apes and a giant seat? Apparently, Norton agreed with you for some reason – the exact reason for why this bike came out isn’t documented, but most people agree that it was an odd attempt to try and capitalize on the “Easy Rider” movement that was taking over the States.
Special Delivery – 1974 Norton Commando MKIIA Interstate
View PostSupercharged – 1974 Norton Commando 850
Based on out of South Windsor, Connecticut, Drouin made belt driven superchargers for a variety of bikes, like the Sportster Super Glide and the CB750 – though they had most of their success with the Norton Commando. Here’s a 850 that’s been given a variety of custom features, but the star of the show is obviously the Drouin, which was …
1968 Norton Commando Fastback
Here’s a first year example of the Norton Commando, one of the first 2,200 that were ever built – the seller claims it’s a ‘show bike’.
2014 Norton Commando 961 Sport
Post Sale Update: After 23 bids on eBay, this 961 Sport sold for $16,995. The ‘base model’ (quite a relative term in this case) of the Norton Commando 961, the Sport lacks some of the extras seen on the SF or Cafe Racer like a carbon chainguard, upside down forks, and remote Brembo master cylinders. Still, there’s a significant waiting …