1974 Norton Commando 850 - Part 10 - Loose ends

[@54macdog]

Always a cool time when Geoff shows up.

[@manfredmatzdorf4728]

Hey, Mike, nice video again… please allow me to comment…. In my opinion the isolated connectors are the problem, especially when connecting more than one wire… I do it a little bit different: I use the connectors without the isolation, then I am soldering the wires to the connector and then I use the shrink tubing. I do this since 40 years ( and 600.000 km on motorcycles) and have never ever lost one single wire….best wishes from Germany Manfred

[@Beanerds]

My God ! thats a beautiful bike ! thank you for the memories .

[@bokarlsson1027]

Its Always so interesting se your information videos. Learning me so much.. My own 74 commando and I thank You very much..🇸🇪

[@zepelin-on-road]

at 0:09 ultimate quality control check !! 😁

[@henryhawk978]

Enjoyed the vid Mike.

[@Kevin-cy9cv]

Heat shrink is good stuff, if I've got the right colours I use it for colour coding as well, it's easy to see.

[@aiflechita]

Hay que chequear cabos sueltos en mi Norton 74...Gracias por la orientacion.

[@bananabrooks3836]

I'd missed the foam under the ign. cover mod, must watch to the end😚. l thought l had a misfire fault with my Rita system, sent it back to Mistral Eng. which came back tested good. Yes it was a pickup wire that had broken but contacted sporadically, so that foam dampening is a great tip.

[@daveco1270]

I did the same thing on my Triumph last weekend... some of the grounds were looking sketchy so I.put new ring terminals on them and found a better spot to connect them.

[@krautrapide]

Wonderful idea with the foam in the Cover! Costs nothing and does the trick!

[@nick_b]

Good Job done, I would like to see a test ride now, or at least a fly by… 😁

[@gillestrombetta3019]

Hello Mike super 👍

[@TheDavey333]

You’d be lost without Geoff 👍 Nice easy fix, was hoping for test run, ah well next time 🏍😎

[@Norton851]

Hello ! Juste une petite question : pourquoi la mousse à l'intérieur du cache de l'allumage ?? Merci

[@Norton731]

Hi Mike, noticed your using the tri-spark ignition system, I've got the latest boyer on mine which is working fine, have you used both and do you prefer the tri-spark over the boyer for any particular reason, just wondering as I was going to replace my old boyer system (20yrs old) with the tri-spark but was advised not to for some long forgotten reason and I went with the latest boyer system.

[@TheMightyGarage]

Hi Bazza, I’ve never run a Boyer on any of my bikes, but I hear that they are just great. I prefer the Tri-Spark personally as it’s newer technology. I’ve had one on my other Commando for about 10 years and it has been perfect. A lot the guys run Boyers and Tri-Spark EI’s in the club, but the Boyer is older analog technology. Best wishes, Mike

[@tadpoles10]

Never have your loose ends 'dangling', well done guys .. 😉 .. 😂 .. 👍 .. 🏍 atvb t ..

[@bananabrooks3836]

What would've been useful is communicating what lead to this wiring investigation? In the club ride video you mention the 30 -40 mph wobble. This is an inherent niggle with Commando chassis geometry and Norton frame alignment quality control ha ha, (some examples do it worse than others) It seems made slightly worse with the higher bars taking riders weight off the front end. By all means check the steering head bearings, wheel alignment, isolastic shimming, swinging arm bushes etc. You might get an improvement with a better head steady. Theres lots of opinions on this subject on the net.

[@TheMightyGarage]

Thanks very much for your advice on the front end. I will take a look. Yes, Geoff just happened to notice the frail wire and so we decided to fix it. There were no problems, but there could have been later on possibly. Cheers.

[@pdm2201]

Perhaps a steering damper would help with the wobble.

[@philmuskett265]

I must admit that electrics to me is witchcraft -- I'm clueless about it, but just wondered why you didn't just snip off the wires that you popped the heat shrink wrap on?

[@daveco1270]

I can't speak for Mike but I just put an electronic ignition on my 64 Triumph and had the same dilemma with what to do with the unused wires. As much as i like everything to look clean and tidy, I couldn't bring myself to cut those wires off. I figured a future owner might want to go back to using the points, so I'll leave the old wires in tact.

[@TheMightyGarage]

Yes, thanks. That's exactly how I felt about those spare wires. I would loved to have removed them all but thought someone might want them or need them in the future. The Commandos look so much neater underneath the tank with all the extra wires removed and everything neatened up. Best wishes