The 1974 Norton Commando Cafe Racer is complete. It has been a long road to this point, with a number of changes on the way. What was supposed to be a mild custom ended up being a completely restored custom with an engine re-build. The head was work
A cafe custom in the spirit of a 1960’s-1970’s British bike was the aim. The original style Norton mufflers replaced a set of short reverse cones that were used in mock-up. The rear-sets and fork brace are Norman Hyde pieces. The bright colors and s
The tail light is lit by a bright LED. The lens came from a Stanley tail light pulled from a Honda Z50. I usually manage to sneak a minibike part into my builds.
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The rear of the frame was shortened about ten inches and bent upward.
The paint scheme and colors were chosen by the owner, and laid down by Jason Small.
Every nut, bolt, and part was touched in the restoration/customization.
The front fairing is made from a single piece of .050 aluminum with a steel wire frame supporting it on the edges. The front fender was formed from .050 aluminum as well, and has a small rubber isolated bracket to mate it to the fork, and hold it fi
The build in December, 2018. This 1974 Norton Commando came to the shop in rough shape. The owner’s desire was to customize it into a cafe racer. An aluminum front fairing, seat, rear inner fender, front fender, and license plate bracket were made f
Test-fitting of the aluminum fender. The entire fork and front brake assembly are new except the tripletree which are the originals with the handlebar mounts shaved and filled.
The rear frame loop was shortened and turned upward, and a new seat sub frame made to mount the aluminum pan and hump.
More work to be done at this stage, but the basic lines are emerging.
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