Poor Gabriel

[worntorn]

Perhaps time to look at repowering the rolling chassis with some totally different engine from a wreck of some sort.
Or part out and sell off the rolling chassis?

Glen

 

[Stephen_Spencer]

‘Triton‘ has a ring to it!

 

[Madnorton]

Perhaps time to look at repowering the rolling chassis with some totally different engine from a wreck of some sort.
Or part out and sell off the rolling chassis?

Glen

Zongshen 850 engine? now there's a possibility.

 

[Stephen_Spencer]

Something like the Britalmoto, which we’ve seen before, could be a much better idea. I don’t know what hurdles they would have encountered with mounting the engine, but if Gabriel has skills it may end up being cost comparable to a new engine from Norton; if he could get hold of one?

Bike EXIF | 'New Triton' by Britalmoto

Think of a Triton, and you probably imagine a sleek, silver-and-black special from the 1960s. A product of its time, infused with the heady aura of the…

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OK, maybe not cost comparable then!

 

[concours]

Big

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2662128718...vmDP+haUNNK55QxRwLqHFKng==|tkp:Bk9SR6Sc662pYw

or little

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1664740606...DL0NcUUIx9xdX5gfJrM9JXYpGSVq|tkp:BFBMopzrralj

 

[BritTwit]

Big

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2662128718...vmDP+haUNNK55QxRwLqHFKng==|tkp:Bk9SR6Sc662pYw

or little

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1664740606...DL0NcUUIx9xdX5gfJrM9JXYpGSVq|tkp:BFBMopzrralj

Could do worse, those lumps run real well.
But it's gonna need a fair bit of engineering to shoehorn into a 961 frame properly.

 

[Clive]

Hmmmmmm so we start a 'what alternative engine would fit thread'?

 

[kommando]

Why not an 850 iso mounted engine from 73 to 75.

 

[BritTwit]

Why not an 850 iso mounted engine from 73 to 75.

That would involve even more engineering work.
But if you go that route, why not a 750 Combat motor?
Now that would make a real mess when it grenades.

 

[cliffa]

The obvious choice is of course one of Brian Crighton's 700cc rotary motors !!

 

[BritTwit]

The obvious choice is of course one of Brian Crighton's 700cc rotary motors !!

Wouldn't that make it a NEW Norton Commander, not a Thruxton?

 

[Madnorton]

I wonder if this has progressed, there are crashed bikes out there I know of that could possibly donate if they have not been parted out already.

 

[Stu Bodycote]

I bought two written off 961's last year....although most parts either have already gone into customer bikes, or I have them ear marked for something for me.

 

[BLIGHTYBRIT/SF]

I’m guessing if someone is having trouble selling there 961 it may pay them just to break it for spare parts parts ??