NORTON COMMANDER ROTARY EX POLICE INTERPOL

 HELLO. I HAVE DECIDED TO PART WITH MY NORTON COMMANDER WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE JAN 2009. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS BIKE IT HAD BEEN SAT IN A GARAGE SINCE 1995. IT WAS WITH DYFED POWYS POLICE FROM 1989-94 AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER THEN USED IT FOR A YEAR BEFORE LAYING IT UP AND FINALLY SELLING IT TO A DEALER WHO REGISTERED IT TO THEM HENCE 3 PREVIOUS OWNERS. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE BIKE WE GOT IT RUNNING BUT IT WAS CLEAR THE TIPS / SEALS WERE GONE AS IT WOULD NOT RUN WHEN HOT. LATE IN 2010/11 I SENT THE BIKE TO RICHARD NEGUS AN EX NORTON EMPLOYEE TO REBUILD. I HAVE BILLS FOR THE WORK DONE TOTALLING $4458 POUNDS (IGNORE $ FOR POUNDS AMERICAN PC) I HAVE A 12 PAGE BOOKLET SHOWING ALL THE WORK DONE. THIS IS BROKEN DOWN INTO PHOTOS AND SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS OF PARTS AS WELL AS THE STRIP DOWN AND REBUILD. I ALSO HAVE A CD VERSION. AS WELL AS THE $4458 POUNDS I HAVE SPENT ON REBUILD I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BIKE FULLY RESPRAYED 18 MONTHS AGO AT A COST OF 1000 POUNDS AND SHE IS JUST IMMACULATE. LIKE BRAND NEW. RICHARD HAD THE WHEELS AND FORKS RE POWDER COATED FOR ME AS WELL SO THERE IS BARELY A MARK ON HER. WHEN THE BIKE WAS REBUILT I ALSO HAD IT MOLLY'D TO PRESERVE THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. ANY SERIOUS BUYERS CONTACT ME AND I WILL SEND YOU THE FULL PAPER WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.  LAST YEAR I ALSO PURCHASED A NEW CDI UNIT AS THE BIKE WAS COUGHING AND SPLUTTERING AROUND TOWN WHEN HOT AS HE CDI IS UNDER THE FAIRING AND WHEN IT WAS HOT THE RESISTANCE WAS CHANGING AND CAUSING THE BIKE TO COUGH AND SPLUTTER. ON THE MOTORWAY WHEN THERE IS PLENTY OF COOLING IT WAS FINE. RICHARD TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE CDI FOR A NEW UPRATED ONE WHICH I DIDNT DO SINCE 2011-12 BUT FINALLY LAST YEAR I GOT SICK OF THE COUGHING AND CHANGED THE UNIT AND ITS RUN PERFECTLY EVERY SINCE. SHOULD HAVE CHANGED IT WHEN RICHARD TOLD ME TO!!!!! WITH THE NEW CDI IT RUNS PERFECTLY TOWNS. START STOPS AND MOTORWAY BUT THE TICK OVER IS LOWER AFTER THE ADVANCE COMES OFF? OR THE WARM RUNNING ETC? AS A RESULT THE TICK OVER IS TOO LOW AND NEEDS TO BE RAISED TO ABOUT 900 RPM IN MY OPINION AS 700 IS TOO LOW. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BIKE BUT I FIND I HAVE TWO MANY AND I AM JUST AFRAID TO USE THIS ONE AS I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON HER I FOREVER WORRY I WILL DROP HER. ALSO I AM PLANNING TO EMIGRATE IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS AND I JUST DONT WANT TO BE LEFT IN THE STRESSFULL POSITION OF SORTING OUT ALL MY ASSESTS LAST MINUTE. I WILL BE TRULY SAD TO SEE HER GO BUT KNOWING THE ROTARY COMMUNITY I AM SURE SHE WILL GO TO A GOOD OWNER. I HAVE ALL THE POLICE EQUIPMENT TO GO WITH HER. HAD PLANNED TO USE IT FOR TV WORK OR NOVELTY WEDDINGS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES BUT PLANS NEVER MATERIALISE TO ANYTHING!! MY FRIEND DOES THIS WITH CARS AND GETS UP TO 220 POUNDS A DAY! TV WORK FETCHES GOOD MONEY AS WELL BUT ME BEING AFRAID TO USE THE BIKE MEANS I DIDNT WANT TO HAND IT OVER TO SOMEONE WHO WOULD NOT CARE FOR IT!THE BIKE HAD DONE APPROX 53 OR 54. 00 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT HER AND ITS ONLY ONE AROUND 57. 00 NOW. ALL THE POLICE EQUIPMENT WORKS. THE REAR SIGN IS FROM THE RAF BUT I HAVE THE ORIGINAL POLICE STOP SIGN AS WELL. POLICE ILLUMINATES WITH LIGHTS ON AND STOP FLASHES WHEN BRAKING. THE TWO FRONT AND REAR POLE LIGHT ALL STROBE AND I HAVE THE BLUE LENSES FOR THEM ALSO. I ALSO HAVE FITTED THE HOME OFFICE RADIOS USED AT THE TIME. THIS IS A VHF RADIO. I'VE HAD MY FUN ITS TIME FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO HAVE HERS. MATCHING NUMBERS AND ORIGINAL NUMBER PLATEI'M OPEN TO OFFERS BUT I HAVE SPENT 9000+ ON THIS BIKE SO I WONT BE GIVING IT AWAY. IF WORSE COMES TO WORSE I WILL LEAVE IT WITH MY PARENTS FOR A FEW YEARS WHILST THE PRICE KEEPS INCREASING. OR SHIP IT TO AUSTRALIA!! I CAN IMAGINE OUT THEIR IT WOULD DOUBLE IN PRICE FOR ITS EVEN RARER THEIR!BIKE IS LOCATED IN PLYMOUTH. AND WILL HAVE 12 MONTHS MOT FOR NEW OWNER. WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAX DUE TO NEW TAX RULES ON 1ST OF OCT STATING TAX MUST BE PURCHASED BY NEW OWNER AND NOT TRANSFERABLE. NORTON REALLY ARE THE ONLY MOTORCYCLE COMPANY TO SUCCESSFULLY MAKE ROTARIES IN LARGE NUMBERS AND WHILST THEY STARTED WITH MANY ISSUES. ADVANCE IN TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS MEANS THESE BIKES WHEN REBUILT ARE NOW VERY RELIABLE. ONLY APPROX 450 COMMANDERS WERE EVER MADE. THEY ARE BECOMING RARER AND RARER AND AT PRESENT STILL AFFORDABLE. HOW LONG BEFORE THEY BECOME GOLD STAR PRICES.  THANKS RUSSRJG30091982@HOTMAIL. COM07887 624351

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