I finally have 6000 miles on my 961

Gary just text me this image of him boarding a ferry - off to Tasmania with his riding mates. His home in Tully to the ferry is approx 2700 km if they stayed on the highway, which they don’t.

Guessing 110,000 km by time he returns. Can you tour on a 961 - ya certainly can!!

I finally have 6000 miles on my 961


Gary - 66,000 miles CR 2015
Yuichi Yamamoto 961 53,197 miles
BlightyBrit/SF - 31,277 SF 2016
Raphi - 30.000 miles CR 2012 (engine MK2 2019).
cliffa - 22441 miles 2011 Sport ( mileage when purchased 21, 125 approx.)
Peebee - 20,134 miles 2015 Sport
TonyA - 20,003 miles Sport 2014 (Coote's rebuild at 6,300 miles)
Dave Coote - 19.625 miles SE 2013 [HASHTAG] # 107 [/ HASHTAG]
Pingunz - 18.035 miles / 29025 km 2014 Sport
Nortie - 16.953 miles SE 2012 # 52
Pingunz - 15.674 miles / 25225 km 2014 Sport
StuartSF2015 - 14,857 miles SF2015
Britfan60 - 14,320 miles / 2013 Sport, Black with Gold single seat.
Clive - 13.700 miles MK2 CR 2017
GLB - 12355 miles Domi 2015
Lincolnshire Poacher 11,276 miles Mk 1 Sport 2013
Richard-7 - 11.213 miles SE 2014 [HASHTAG] # 112 [/ HASHTAG]
Dodgy Den 10,003 miles sport 2016
TerryTiedeman - 9.920 miles Norton 961 2015
Ntst8- 9.538 miles 2014 Sport
Stephen_Spencer 9100 miles CR 2015
Icrken - 9,061 miles Sport 2014.
Dhartwig - 8.452 miles SF 2014
MAK - 7.162 miles MK2 2016
Claudio - 6.550 miles SF 2015
tazze - 6.332 miles MK2 2016 SF
Trevorpacker - 6.100 miles Sport 2015
SDonders - 6.088 miles Sport 2014
Gojuu (was GregCairns) - 5880 miles Norton 961 2015
Nopdog - 5.500 miles Sport 2014
Murph - 3.930 miles Sport 2014
Britwit - 3.928 miles
Welshrugby - 3680 miles MK2 CR 2018
Contorni - 3.665 miles Sport in ritardo 2015
MxMartin - 3.498 miles MK2 Anniv CR 2018 # 2
SgtUSAF80 - 3.101 miles SE 2013 # 10
Eljahara - 2.900 miles Anniv Sport 2018 # 47
Alldub - 2.600 miles CR 2014
Lexington - 2.220 miles MK2 Sport 2016
GaryC - 1.712 miles Sport MK2 2018
Fast Eddie - 1.650 miles vendute Anniv CR 2018
Kiwi961 - 1.609 miles MK2 Sport 2016
Bevelheadmhr - 1490 SP 2024
Jonsc - 1.280 miles MK2 SF 2017
Jan Nelder - 1170 miles Cali Mk2
Gchoppin - 700 miles SP
 
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Gary and Tony at my place on the Sunny Coast after touring Tasmania and managing to avoid the wild fires currently burning over there. 110,000 clicks and another 2-3k to go to get him back home.

Engines a bit noisier than mine but she keeps on keeping on. No sign of Gary slowing down either - 70 in a couple of months. Good on him!

Anylbody else ridin’?

Gary - 68,350 miles CR 2015
Yuichi Yamamoto 961 53,197 miles
BlightyBrit/SF - 31,277 SF 2016
Raphi - 30.000 miles CR 2012 (engine MK2 2019).
cliffa - 22441 miles 2011 Sport ( mileage when purchased 21, 125 approx.)
Peebee - 20,134 miles 2015 Sport
TonyA - 20,003 miles Sport 2014 (Coote's rebuild at 6,300 miles)
Dave Coote - 19.625 miles SE 2013 [HASHTAG] # 107 [/ HASHTAG]
Pingunz - 18.035 miles / 29025 km 2014 Sport
Nortie - 16.953 miles SE 2012 # 52
Pingunz - 15.674 miles / 25225 km 2014 Sport
StuartSF2015 - 14,857 miles SF2015
Britfan60 - 14,320 miles / 2013 Sport, Black with Gold single seat.
Clive - 13.700 miles MK2 CR 2017
GLB - 12355 miles Domi 2015
Lincolnshire Poacher 11,276 miles Mk 1 Sport 2013
Richard-7 - 11.213 miles SE 2014 [HASHTAG] # 112 [/ HASHTAG]
Dodgy Den 10,003 miles sport 2016
TerryTiedeman - 9.920 miles Norton 961 2015
Ntst8- 9.538 miles 2014 Sport
Stephen_Spencer 9320 miles CR 2015
Icrken - 9,061 miles Sport 2014.
Dhartwig - 8.452 miles SF 2014
MAK - 7.162 miles MK2 2016
Claudio - 6.550 miles SF 2015
tazze - 6.332 miles MK2 2016 SF
Trevorpacker - 6.100 miles Sport 2015
SDonders - 6.088 miles Sport 2014
Gojuu (was GregCairns) - 5880 miles Norton 961 2015
Nopdog - 5.500 miles Sport 2014
Murph - 3.930 miles Sport 2014
Britwit - 3.928 miles
Welshrugby - 3680 miles MK2 CR 2018
Contorni - 3.665 miles Sport in ritardo 2015
MxMartin - 3.498 miles MK2 Anniv CR 2018 # 2
SgtUSAF80 - 3.101 miles SE 2013 # 10
Eljahara - 2.900 miles Anniv Sport 2018 # 47
Alldub - 2.600 miles CR 2014
Lexington - 2.220 miles MK2 Sport 2016
GaryC - 1.712 miles Sport MK2 2018
Fast Eddie - 1.650 miles vendute Anniv CR 2018
Kiwi961 - 1.609 miles MK2 Sport 2016
Bevelheadmhr - 1490 SP 2024
Jonsc - 1.280 miles MK2 SF 2017
Jan Nelder - 1170 miles Cali Mk2
Gchoppin - 700 miles SP
 
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Gary and Tony at my place on the Sunny Coast after touring Tasmania and managing to avoid the wild fires currently burning over there. 110,000 clicks and another 2-3k to go to get him back home.

Engines a bit noisier than mine but she keeps on keeping on. No sign of Gary slowing down either - 70 in a couple of months. Good on him!

Anylbody else ridin’?

Gary - 68,350 miles CR 2015
Yuichi Yamamoto 961 53,197 miles
BlightyBrit/SF - 31,277 SF 2016
Raphi - 30.000 miles CR 2012 (engine MK2 2019).
cliffa - 22441 miles 2011 Sport ( mileage when purchased 21, 125 approx.)
Peebee - 20,134 miles 2015 Sport
TonyA - 20,003 miles Sport 2014 (Coote's rebuild at 6,300 miles)
Dave Coote - 19.625 miles SE 2013 [HASHTAG] # 107 [/ HASHTAG]
Pingunz - 18.035 miles / 29025 km 2014 Sport
Nortie - 16.953 miles SE 2012 # 52
Pingunz - 15.674 miles / 25225 km 2014 Sport
StuartSF2015 - 14,857 miles SF2015
Britfan60 - 14,320 miles / 2013 Sport, Black with Gold single seat.
Clive - 13.700 miles MK2 CR 2017
GLB - 12355 miles Domi 2015
Lincolnshire Poacher 11,276 miles Mk 1 Sport 2013
Richard-7 - 11.213 miles SE 2014 [HASHTAG] # 112 [/ HASHTAG]
Dodgy Den 10,003 miles sport 2016
TerryTiedeman - 9.920 miles Norton 961 2015
Ntst8- 9.538 miles 2014 Sport
Stephen_Spencer 9320 miles CR 2015
Icrken - 9,061 miles Sport 2014.
Dhartwig - 8.452 miles SF 2014
MAK - 7.162 miles MK2 2016
Claudio - 6.550 miles SF 2015
tazze - 6.332 miles MK2 2016 SF
Trevorpacker - 6.100 miles Sport 2015
SDonders - 6.088 miles Sport 2014
Gojuu (was GregCairns) - 5880 miles Norton 961 2015
Nopdog - 5.500 miles Sport 2014
Murph - 3.930 miles Sport 2014
Britwit - 3.928 miles
Welshrugby - 3680 miles MK2 CR 2018
Contorni - 3.665 miles Sport in ritardo 2015
MxMartin - 3.498 miles MK2 Anniv CR 2018 # 2
SgtUSAF80 - 3.101 miles SE 2013 # 10
Eljahara - 2.900 miles Anniv Sport 2018 # 47
Alldub - 2.600 miles CR 2014
Lexington - 2.220 miles MK2 Sport 2016
GaryC - 1.712 miles Sport MK2 2018
Fast Eddie - 1.650 miles vendute Anniv CR 2018
Kiwi961 - 1.609 miles MK2 Sport 2016
Bevelheadmhr - 1490 SP 2024
Jonsc - 1.280 miles MK2 SF 2017
Jan Nelder - 1170 miles Cali Mk2
Gchoppin - 700 miles SP
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When I bought my first Sport and got a tour of the Donnington factory, the one thing that stuck in my mind was looking at the engines being assembled. To me they looked absolutely bullet proof built like a brick shithouse , with a central crank bearing so no more whipping of crankshafts with associated problems like the old 'C' and sizeable rods, bearings etc . Simple rocker gear all nicely set up and machined. I think in general most of the problems have arisen because of some inferior parts , bad assembly and of course mis management thrown in, but on the whole as you can see Gary is proof that the engine can do excellent mileage if you want to.🏍️🏍️:)
 
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