1973 NORTON COMMANDO 750 BY Darrell Rickett s

Darrell Ricketts 1973 Norton 750 Commando

ere is not a whole lot to the story. It is a 1973 750 that Bill Ford bought as a complete rolling basket case needing a full restoration. Bill Worthington found it for him somewhere in the Deale MD area if I recall.

Bill rebuilt the engine and trans with the help of Terry Parker (Mr. BSA of Parker Performance) he had the wheels built by Worthington, painted the frame, cradle and swingarm and bought lots of parts.

en he broke his leg. He said he’d never be able to start it, lost interest and sold out. I took it from there. With Bill’s stu and my accumulation le from my 850 build, I was able to piece it together. Of course paint took forever and was expensive. In the end it turned out nice.