Vehicle Description
Tastefully custom-designed Norton 850 Commando that is truly a one
of a kind. The Norton Commando was a British Norton-Villiers
motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine produced by
the Norton Motorcycle Company from 1967 until 1977. Initially it
had a 750cc displacement, actually 745cc. In 1973 it became a 850cc
displacement, actually 828cc. It had a HEMI-type head similar to
all the OHV Norton engines since the early 1920s. During its 10
years of production, the Commando was popular all over the world.
In the United Kingdom it won the Motor Cycle News "Machine of the
Year Award" for five straight years. As the original manufactures
tag indicates, this bike was built in March 1973. Although the
build date was 1973, here in the U.S., bikes were often titled in
the year they were sold, rather than the model year the factory
produced them. This bike is titled as a model year 1974. The tag
number matches the engine number. This machine was purchased from
the previous owner as a very original bike. It was then treated to
a nut-and-bolt professional restoration. The vision of the
restoration was to keep it mostly factory original with some custom
features that would set it apart from the rest. Some of the custom
features include a black powder-coated frame, black powder-coated
rims with red pinstriping and Bucahan spokes, black ceramic exhaust
pipes, custom Corbin seat, Mikuni carburetors and steel braided
hoses. It was painted 2017 Crystal White Pearl Tri Coat with black
letters, which looks absolutely beautiful. The original 828cc
engine was completely rebuilt and runs great. The engine is paired
with a 4-speed manual transmission. It only has 5 test miles since
completion and is in show-quality condition throughout. From the MS
Classic Cars Collection.
