Thank you Allan, yes my choice to change to a single carb, after some research seems a lot of Norton owners have made this change, a lot easier to tune and maintain, very happy with the outcome.
@@sirrideabit651Most change to a single Mikuni because they lack the wrenching skills to adjust dual carbs. My dual carb Norton Commando starts first kick, runs beautifully and will never see a single Mikuni. The Amals are so easy to adjust, cheap and easy to rebuild and make a Commando look and act like a Commando. A single Mikuni, beside the performance loss, looks terrible on a Commando.
@robertshepherd3832 I agree with what you're saying. Being my first classic British bike, this seemed the best option for me at the time. Since then, with the internet and forums, etc, and gaining experience with rebuilding and setting up duel carbs on the other bikes I own, I have in fact got a new set of amals to go back on at some point. I've never regretted putting the mikuni on because it allowed me to ride and enjoy the bike for many years right up to now.
That’s a real bit of ingenuity for the rear wheel, I’ve never seen anything like it before. There must be some issue with it, otherwise it would be fitted to more bikes!
Those were my thoughts exactly, in all the years I have had the MKIII and all the forums I've read and videos watched I have never come across anything said about this setup with issues or failures. Until I read the manual I didn't even know about it. I would have thought a 2 piece axle would be a weak point or have chain alignment issues.
@@sirrideabit651 There's nothing new or novel about QD rear wheels where the sprocket remained in situ, and the earlier Commando drum brake sprocket has the same thing where the wheel assembly can be removed without disturbing the drum sprocket. The general problem with the two-piece axle is that the screwed joint between the two sections is a potential weak point and Commando rear wheel axles have been known to break and that includes the 850 Mk3, however, there are one-piece axle conversion kits available at least for the pre-850 Mk3 models.
@@les3066 Thank you for your comment, I'm glad people like yourself with more knowledge and or experience on these subjects see my posts being only a small channel, hopefully those failures have been few and far between, l think it should be fine for the leisurely rides I do anyway.
There is a guy in Philippines making some nice custom parts for commando including a one piece axle to prevent the reported failures. His website is www.tritonmotorcycleparts.com/297620485/product/515653/norton-axles?catid=146825
Beautiful bike but it won't perform like a Commando with that single Mikuni. Put the dual carbs back on and give this Norton the acceleration, the torque and the grunt it was engineered to have.
Nice looking bike, I have similar but not so clean though. Your choice to change amal carbs? Allan, Chichester, UK
Thank you Allan, yes my choice to change to a single carb, after some research seems a lot of Norton owners have made this change, a lot easier to tune and maintain, very happy with the outcome.
@@sirrideabit651Most change to a single Mikuni because they lack the wrenching skills to adjust dual carbs. My dual carb Norton Commando starts first kick, runs beautifully and will never see a single Mikuni. The Amals are so easy to adjust, cheap and easy to rebuild and make a Commando look and act like a Commando. A single Mikuni, beside the performance loss, looks terrible on a Commando.
@robertshepherd3832 I agree with what you're saying. Being my first classic British bike, this seemed the best option for me at the time. Since then, with the internet and forums, etc, and gaining experience with rebuilding and setting up duel carbs on the other bikes I own, I have in fact got a new set of amals to go back on at some point. I've never regretted putting the mikuni on because it allowed me to ride and enjoy the bike for many years right up to now.
That’s a real bit of ingenuity for the rear wheel, I’ve never seen anything like it before. There must be some issue with it, otherwise it would be fitted to more bikes!
Those were my thoughts exactly, in all the years I have had the MKIII and all the forums I've read and videos watched I have never come across anything said about this setup with issues or failures. Until I read the manual I didn't even know about it. I would have thought a 2 piece axle would be a weak point or have chain alignment issues.
@@sirrideabit651 There's nothing new or novel about QD rear wheels where the sprocket remained in situ, and the earlier Commando drum brake sprocket has the same thing where the wheel assembly can be removed without disturbing the drum sprocket.
The general problem with the two-piece axle is that the screwed joint between the two sections is a potential weak point and Commando rear wheel axles have been known to break and that includes the 850 Mk3, however, there are one-piece axle conversion kits available at least for the pre-850 Mk3 models.
@@les3066 Thank you for your comment, I'm glad people like yourself with more knowledge and or experience on these subjects see my posts being only a small channel, hopefully those failures have been few and far between, l think it should be fine for the leisurely rides I do anyway.
@@sirrideabit651 Being another Mk3 owner myself I certainly hope so.
There is a guy in Philippines making some nice custom parts for commando including a one piece axle to prevent the reported failures. His website is www.tritonmotorcycleparts.com/297620485/product/515653/norton-axles?catid=146825
Beautiful bike but it won't perform like a Commando with that single Mikuni. Put the dual carbs back on and give this Norton the acceleration, the torque and the grunt it was engineered to have.