I've been a Norton rider since the 1960s. This bike, one of the first 200 Commandos built, was a basket case that my younger brother had started to work on. He rebuilt the engine, which now has only about 1000 miles, with Superblend bearings, and gusseted the headstock on the frame. The rest of the work, completed in 2016, was done by Sixth Street Specials in New York City. Not a concours restoration - lots of patina but still a beautiful looking machine. Starts easily and is fun to ride. She's been featured in two films, one about the 50th Anniversary of the Norton Commando in 2018 and a new one called "Back to the Present" which is a selection of the Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival 2024. She's been featured in several magazines including Classic Bike and Roadholder, with a Roadholder cover slated and a feature story in Moto Heroes (France) coming up. And she's been bike of the month in the Norton Owners' Club 2019 calendar and the Andover Norton calendar in 2023.

My goal in this restoration was to have the bike closely resemble the first Commando prototypes from 1967. Those bikes had a silver-gray frame and an orange seat which I didn't like. However, with the flat European handlebars she looks very much like the earliest Commandos. (I also have the higher American bars.)

Typically for a British bike of this age, there are a couple of small oil leaks that a mechanic more advanced than me can sort out easily. Lots of new parts including Amal carburetors. I changed the headlight and tailight bulbs to LED for more visibility. The bike has been garaged since restoration.

I'm only selling because I'm getting too old to ride, and I hope to find a new home for her that can take her to the next level of beauty and performance.