74 MOTORCYCLE CLASSICS September/October 2019
Adding a carb gantry to your Norton Commando
MOTORCYCLE CLASSICS
HOW-TO
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few issues ago we installed a pair of Donald Pender’s version of the Lansdowne
dampers on a 1974 Norton Commando. While looking through his list of avail-
able parts, we noticed another cool upgrade we were interested in trying out. Don
manufactures a gantry setup for the Norton Commando. The kit, once installed, does
away with the 1-into-2 cable throttle setup and greatly simplifies carb synchronization.
You’ll search in vain for it at tritonmotorcycleparts.com, so instead your best bet is to
email Don directly at [email protected]. That’s what we did, and for just $134, ship-
ping included, exactly one week later (from the Phillipines!) we had the kit shown here.
In this How-To we’ll show you the steps necessary to change over from the 1-into-2
cable system to the single-cable gantry. One might ask whether this is really a necessary
upgrade, and the answer, of course, is no. Norton Commandos with dual carburetors
have been running their stock cable setups for decades and are functioning just fine.
This is a modification that would
definitely be labeled a “farkle,” but it
is a practical one, as the setup deliv-
ers a smoother, easier throttle pull. It’s
just one of those things you do to
your machine to make it your own.
— Keith FellensteinAll the new parts that come in Donald Pender’s Norton carburetor gantry kit, laid out and ready for installation.SPONSORED BY
A close-up of the gantry, which
simplifies carb synchronization.