Oh, I really like this Commando!

[Rough Edge racing]

Yep, I wont argue with that although I think it was probably analogous to just about every British manufacturer around that time. Such a shame they let it all slip away.

Ciao

Absolutely, worn machines and dull tooling. The .US auto makers were no strangers to sloppy machine work and  AMF Harley was likely  doing it....
   Poor build quality,  the warranty claims and ruined reputation ......

[lucky phil]

Absolutely, worn machines and dull tooling. The .US auto makers were no strangers to sloppy machine work and  AMF Harley was likely  doing it....
   Poor build quality,  the warranty claims and ruined reputation ......

Yep, I remember a story about the Ariel square 4 when it was first released. They had a massive world wide issue with studs pulling out of the heads. The design team couldn't understand it as they'd had no issues during development and testing. Turns out the accounts department ordered a different spec of alloy for the head castings because it saved a few pennies per pound over what the designers had specified.
The factory sent guys over seas at the time to replace heads.
Mind you my 98 Triumph Daytona had a factory team sent over to change complete frames on a recall. What they didn't mention at the time to owners was while they had the engine out they also split the cases and updated several gearbox components as well. 

Ciao

[JJ]

Lannis was RIGHT!!  Almost $10,000!! (+ 5% Buyers Premium!!)

[Lannis]

Lannis was RIGHT!!  Almost $10,000!! (+ 5% Buyers Premium!!)

I was right in a sense, but nc43bsa was "right on the money" with his $10,000 prediction ....

I might need to think about selling mine!   

Lannis

[JJ]

I was right in a sense, but nc43bsa was "right on the money" with his $10,000 prediction ....

I might need to think about selling mine!   

Lannis

YES...you are the "Oracle of the Week"...and YES, $10,000 is a LOT of lettuce!!