Pictures of your Norton 961

Stephen_Spencer said:
Great pics glb, what’s the story - 961 group blast to Solihull for a tour, test ride or just a picture?

Geez, get that beauty cleaned immediately - I’m coming out in hives just looking at it!!😱
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A few of us from the facebook group arrange ride outs. We used to go to the Old factory and started to visit the new one In Solihull just for a photo shoot. I made a long weekend out of it and also visited @stuartbodycote at motorvated on the Friday. It rained for the six hours I was riding on Friday. Sunday afternoon wash later.
 
Al's#5 said:
I spot a Solihull 961 in the mix, what's the verdict!
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Visibiy little or no difference Perhaps best left to Paul Watkins who owns this and a previous incarnation for the best back to back Opinions. He is on this group but I don’t know his username
 
Interesting pic and brief detail from Keith on FB - detailing what he had to do to get his 961 dialed in.

Quite liking the custom seat unit.

Pictures of your Norton 961
 
7 of my gang out today , & tracked down a hidden gem of important 15th century church ruin ,Richard Plantagenet ( illegitimate son of Richard the 3rd ) buried here, spent all his ad*lt life in hiding as a stonemason on this country estate , if found out the Tudor’s would of done him in , last of the Plantagenet linage ended up here , died 1550 St Mary’s Church , Eastwell ,Kent

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BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
7 of my gang out today , & tracked down a hidden gem of important 15th century church ruin ,Richard Plantagenet ( illegitimate son of Richard the 3rd ) buried here, spent all his ad*lt life in hiding as a stonemason on this country estate , if found out the Tudor’s would of done him in , last of the Plantagenet linage ended up here , died 1550 St Mary’s Church , Eastwell ,Kent

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Hello Again Richard , Great pics . Can I ask if your front fender has been modified ? I see that you have a longer splash guard on a USD fork front fender ? It appears longer at the back than what I am seeing now on the new bikes.
 
Watcha Tony , yes it’s an extender , carbon fibre , same weave as the existing front mudguard , ment for a 675 triumph , & attached with marine grade silicon, no screws
 
Finally got around to ditching the fugley OEM indicators today and replaced them with Rizoma Club indicators.

Tidies up the bike, especially the ass end, quite a bit. A ‘3’ on the ‘beard scale of difficulty’ mainly because the headlamp mounting projections for the indicators are so deep - had to improvise.

Next tank and then fairing - fettle on till tis done!

Pictures of your Norton 961
 
Stephen_Spencer said:
Finally got around to ditching the fugley OEM indicators today and replaced them with Rizoma Club indicators.

Tidies up the bike, especially the ass end, quite a bit. A ‘3’ on the ‘beard scale of difficulty’ mainly because the headlamp mounting projections for the indicators are so deep - had to improvise.

Next tank and then fairing - fettle on till tis done!

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Show us the front end please.
 
Hey peebee, as requested.

Temporary solution for mounting the front indicators, until the Thruxton fairing is fitted.

The 961 headlight mounting brackets have two holes each side - one elongated to receive the original indicator wires, the other threaded for the securing screw.

Rizoma indicators have a threaded portion which (along with the wires it carries) fits through the elongated hole. However, the configuration of the mounting bracket rear aperture does not permit access for the securing nut.

I secured the indicator to the backing plate, which I drilled to accept the securing screw and spaced with another nut. If this were a permanent solution I would manufacture a threaded adapter block.

Worth noting for anyone wishing to fit Rizoma indicators to the Donington 961. Birmingham 961 uses the Dommie headlight brackets so the problem goes away.

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Stephen_Spencer said:
Hey peebee, as requested.

Temporary solution for mounting the front indicators, until the Thruxton fairing is fitted.

The 961 headlight mounting brackets have two holes each side - one elongated to receive the original indicator wire, the other threaded for the securing screw.

Rizoma indicators have a threaded portion which (along with the wire it carries) fits through the elongated hole. However, the configuration of the mounting bracket rear aperture does not permit access for the securing nut.

I secured the indicator to the backing plate, which I drilled to accept the securing bolt and spaced with another nut. If this were a permanent solution I would manufacture a threaded adapter block.

Worth noting for anyone wishing to fit Rizoma indicators to the Donington 961. Birmingham 961 uses the Dommie headlight brackets so the problem goes away.

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Looking pretty f’en good there Stephen
 
It's good that you understand the reality of the situation, and are now resigned to it.
That makes owning a 961, or any Norton for that matter, much easier.:D
 

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