Pictures of your Norton 961

[Stu Bodycote]

Does anyone have a nice picture of a 961 in snow, that they wouldn't mind me getting made into a Christmas card for Motorvated Ltd this year?

 

[BLIGHTYBRIT/SF]

Fame at last for myself & “Peebee”

 

[TonyA]

Hello Richard , I am happy you kept your Norton 961. I thought maybe you would sell it when you bought your new bike.

 

[peebee]

Fame at last for myself & “Peebee” View attachment 117423

Seven pictures and almost 50% of Norton 961, that can't be bad, still didn't win the free tickets though.

 

[BLIGHTYBRIT/SF]

Hi ya Tony , No couldn’t do that , with 33,000 miles on it now & the way the used bike market it over here , no dealer would want it as a trade in.

Apart from the clutch/balance shaft issue 5 yrs ago the bikes

be ok on the whole.

 

[Peter Ogden]

Does anyone have a nice picture of a 961 in snow, that they wouldn't mind me getting made into a Christmas card for Motorvated Ltd this year?

Bikes all tucked away till spring!!

 

[peebee]

Bikes all tucked away till spring!!

Pity its summer over there otherwise you could have taken a trip down to the snowy mountains.

 

[Stephen_Spencer]

Hi ya Tony , No couldn’t do that , with 33,000 miles on it now & the way the used bike market it over here , no dealer would want it as a trade in.

Apart from the clutch/balance shaft issue 5 yrs ago the bikes be ok on the whole.

Ya gonna update the mileage thread Blighty - be a shame if we stopped populating that thread!

 

[Stephen_Spencer]

Great ride yesterday, albeit short. Mates still not quite back up to speed after his involuntary assisted dismount a while back from his Duc V4S, head butting a concrete bollard in the process. Bound to slow ya down for a while!

His response was to buy something even faster - makes sense really!

 

[Stephen_Spencer]

Worth keeping an eye on front sprocket cover (upper) wear for those doing a bit of mileage. Noticed tiny flecks of ally on my swing arm after the last ride, which I’d experienced before so knew where it was coming from. Dress up - ride on.

Chain correctly adjusted. Maybe I need to lose a bit of weight, or set the suspension for a 90+kg bloke rather than The Stalker’s 75-80 kg! Or get a suspension specialist to do it for me - gonna get around to that eventually! Also gave passing thought (again) to fitting the 17 tooth front sprocket; decided against it (again)! May fit a small sacrificial wear strip at some stage, if the problem persists.

Having a good look around whilst fitting single seat frame extensions - thanks Stu! Anyone else fettling? Or riding even? Didn’t happen unless ya post a pic.

 

[Stu Bodycote]

Yeah, they're all like that....dominator's tend to be worse.
Ahh, the Panther...that was a company pet. Had some nice bits on it too, the engine cases were billet, for example.
It was sold just before we went into administration, I got it ready to leave and took some photos. I rode that bike around the TT circuit, so was sad to her go.
She'd seen several rebuilds and updates over the years. I think the fly screen was damaged when someone from the NOC crashed her on road test.

 

[Chris955]

Worth keeping an eye on front sprocket cover (upper) wear for those doing a bit of mileage. Noticed tiny flecks of ally on my swing arm after the last ride, which I’d experienced before so knew where it was coming from. Dress up - ride on.

Chain correctly adjusted. Maybe I need to lose a bit of weight, or set the suspension for a 90+kg bloke rather than The Stalker’s 75-80 kg! Or get a suspension specialist to do it for me - gonna get around to that eventually! Also gave passing thought (again) to fitting the 17 tooth front sprocket; decided against it (again)! May fit a small sacrificial wear strip at some stage, if the problem persists.

Having a good look around whilst fitting single seat frame extensions - thanks Stu! Anyone else fettling? Or riding even? Didn’t happen unless ya post a pic.

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Chris Walker the stalker at thundersprint.
I was there also on a Norton. Chris Walker was a bit faster then me.

 

[wildrover]

Wanted a Black One - but couldn't say no to an unbelievable deal on this 961. How much per month, you wouldn't believe it!

 

[TonyA]

Wanted a Black One - but couldn't say no to an unbelievable deal on this 961. How much per month, you wouldn't believe it!

Hello Wildrover , Does that deal carry a low amount of annual mileage you can ride it ? I thought I read that somewhere .

 

[peebee]

Wanted a Black One - but couldn't say no to an unbelievable deal on this 961. How much per month, you wouldn't believe it!

Suits you sir.

 

[Chris955]

Hello Wildrover , Does that deal carry a low amount of annual mileage you can ride it ? I thought I read that somewhere .

Mine is 4000 a year ..you can pick the milage you think you will do and the repayments differ accordingly. But if your going to keep it at the end that's not a problem. Only if you hand it back .

 

[Stephen_Spencer]

Excuse for an early mid week ride this morning - finally decided to chase down my irritating idle issue. When hot she often stalls at the halt, unless held on the throttle. Been riding around it for years!

Fitted a new MM TPS - easiest option first. Made absolutely no difference. She started, settled into initial idle and ran beautifully; just wouldn’t idle when up to full operating temp.

Next couple of days gonna swap out the IAM for a MM item and try again. Finally, gonna pull my thumb outa my clacker and pull the throttle bodies - and block off that offending channel.

Would be great to solve this - should’ve done it ages ago!

 

[wildrover]

Hello Wildrover , Does that deal carry a low amount of annual mileage you can ride it ? I thought I read that somewhere .

Yes it does, the deal is normally £69 pm for 2 years (interest free). 2000 mile per annum. I haven't ridden in 20 years, so it suits me and that's my monthly £20, as it had 140 miles on it. Ordered a Hornet too (this one will be paid for). Just ordered an Optima trickle charger.

Loads of pictures here: https://rockenterprises.co.uk/commando-961-sp-arrived/

 

[Riversides150]

Yes it does, the deal is normally £69 pm for 2 years (interest free). 2000 mile per annum. I haven't ridden in 20 years, so it suits me and that's my monthly £20, as it had 140 miles on it. Ordered a Hornet too (this one will be paid for). Just ordered an Optima trickle charger.

Loads of pictures here: https://rockenterprises.co.uk/commando-961-sp-arrived/

I see you have a Grenadier as well, wildrover! There must be something about appreciating Grenadiers and Norton Commandos! I also know another chap here in Aberdeenshire that owns a Grenadier and has ordered a silver 961SP. So that's at least 3 of us now in the UK. All the best with the new bike!

 

[wildrover]

I see you have a Grenadier as well, wildrover! There must be something about appreciating Grenadiers and Norton Commandos! I also know another chap here in Aberdeenshire that owns a Grenadier and has ordered a silver 961SP. So that's at least 3 of us now in the UK. All the best with the new bike!

Yep, bought an early Grenadier, very pleased with it. Interesting that you should know that other Grenadier owners are buying 961's.