1970 Norton Commando 750 Roadster

1970 Norton Commando 750 Roadster in Circuit no Ōkami, Movie, 1977

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

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the sad biker ◊ 2017-12-09 19:38	Early Norton Commando Roadster 750. Certainly sent to Japan to give the guys at Honda & Yamaha something to laugh at.
cl82 ◊ 2017-12-09 22:32	Were they really that horrible? I've always adored the sheer looks of it. And when I saw one "in the flesh" for the first time, the sound was breathtakingly amazing.
the sad biker ◊ 2017-12-10 01:59	cl82 wrote Were they really that horrible? I've always adored the sheer looks of it. And when I saw one "in the flesh" for the first time, the sound was breathtakingly amazing. Unfortunately yes, a lovely looking bike beset with auto-destruct issues, especially in 750 form ("Combat" 750's were even worse).

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the sad biker

◊ 2017-12-09 19:38

Early Norton Commando Roadster 750.

Certainly sent to Japan to give the guys at Honda & Yamaha something to laugh at.

cl82

◊ 2017-12-09 22:32

Were they really that horrible? I've always adored the sheer looks of it. And when I saw one "in the flesh" for the first time, the sound was breathtakingly amazing.

the sad biker

◊ 2017-12-10 01:59

cl82 wrote

Were they really that horrible? I've always adored the sheer looks of it. And when I saw one "in the flesh" for the first time, the sound was breathtakingly amazing.

Unfortunately yes, a lovely looking bike beset with auto-destruct issues, especially in 750 form ("Combat" 750's were even worse).

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1970 Norton Commando 750 Roadster