Pictures of your Norton 961

Good turnout at Park Drive Maldon for the Essex NOC meet. Best 961 rosette presented to Roger for his orange CR.

Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961
 
Welshrugby said:
An orange 2018 50th model, can't remember seeing that colour as an option. Brave choice but looks good
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It was special order and if I remember correctly sprayed in Laverda orange to match existing bike. Correct me if I am wrong Fredvincent
 
glb said:
It was special order and if I remember correctly sprayed in Laverda orange to match existing bike. Correct me if I am wrong Fredvincent
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Had a bronze gold metallic 72 Combat in my 20’s until I had to sell it to fund my racing habit.
Always vowed to build a Commando up when I retired but when I worked out the cost to include all the updates I decided that the 961 would still be more reliably powerful and handle better.
The bronze gold was a step too far paint-wise so having always liked the Laverdas and finding that Signal Orange was the colour used for Laverda road bike rebuilds and that it was a Norton colour in the 70’s, it was a no brainier for me. Orange is the new black (for me anyway).
 
BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
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Roger receiving his “ Best Donnington Bike “ rosette , he got a trophy aswell, it’s ironic that Roger has a bunch of other classic bikes some of which need finishing & all he does is roll up on this 961 & wins a prize
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A matching orange rosette :)

Having seen it in the flesh I can vouch for the color. Its lovely and really suits the Norton shape.
 
Damn, I really miss the English local pub scene! The Aussies do most things brilliantly but ya can’t really find that local pub vibe, unless of course you‘re living out woop woop! The majority are homogeneous and reliant on pokies/gambling! I can see my 961 parked outside of The Norton with a dozen other bikes on a lazy sunny Sunday afternoon :D!

It never seemed to matter what you were riding!

Pictures of your Norton 961
 
Fredvincent said:
Had a bronze gold metallic 72 Combat in my 20’s until I had to sell it to fund my racing habit.
Always vowed to build a Commando up when I retired but when I worked out the cost to include all the updates I decided that the 961 would still be more reliably powerful and handle better.
The bronze gold was a step too far paint-wise so having always liked the Laverdas and finding that Signal Orange was the colour used for Laverda road bike rebuilds and that it was a Norton colour in the 70’s, it was a no brainier for me. Orange is the new black (for me anyway).
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Well, if sir likes orange cafe racers…

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ducati sport classic 1000 cafe racer low mileage | eBay

Arguably the ultimate cafe racer (as seen in tron legacy). desmo service completed last year.
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Stephen_Spencer said:
Short 120 km ride this morning - Can’t just blast past this view of the Glasshouse Mountains. Have to stop to see if there are any dinosaurs roaming around! Looks like there should be to me!

Bike was flawless, although it ejected another tank bolt. A little tighter next time and fingers crossed I don’t rotate the fixing.

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Hi Steven, how different are the Michelin tires from the Dunlop's? (are these road 5's?) I put the road 5's on my BM and transformed the bike, so good.! thinking of putting the new 6's on the Norton.
I don't get much feedback from the Dunlop's it came with, but it maybe just how I ride?
 
Hey PR, sorry, can’t really give you a comparison. I purchased the carbon wheels and swapped from the Dunlop Sportsmax to the Michelin Power RS almost straight away. Don’t remember the Dunlops really.

The Michelins though have been excellent. I’m not an overly quick rider but like to carry a bit of corner speed and lean angle - hard parts occasionally in play. The Michelins Power RS have been flawless. They have never given me a moments cause not to reach for max lean angle. I would caveat that by saying that I don’t ride the Norton in the wet and temps where I live are usually quite high. I am just about to swap boots from Power RS to its successor Road 5’s, so expecting more of the same if not better!
 

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