Pictures of your Norton 961

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
 
Popped into the UK,s oldest motorcycle dealership today ( Triumph main dealer ) 1890 something apparently, J S Gedge in Hastings, & noticed this gem , the new owner was collecting it today , 400 miles on the clock , oringinal owner waited a few years for it then decided he preferred a thruxton , so forgive me but have inc a pic of a “ ton up “ special version , 1 year old & £13K , pretty soughted.
I left the dealer with a piece of paper for the new owner with “ Access Norton “ written on it
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Quick 150Km blast around the hinterland this morning, paying scant regard to the road rules. I’m pretty sure that it’s compulsory to grow up and act yer age, at some stage!! No sign yet.

Interesting contrast of styles. The Duke 890R only has 300k’s on it but promises to be a bit of a missile, is super light and flickable - a proper scalpel through the bends. Struggle with the styling a bit though, but hey - it’s a KTM! Accessorising the ugly out of it is how they make their money right.

With this bike he doesn’t have any of the extra tech from the power parts catalogue. If he wants the ‘tech pack’ and ‘track pack’ he needs to shell out another A$1200 on the first service! :oops: Other Kato models include the extra tech and then take it away, if you don’t shell out at the first service. Not sure which approach I like less.

Out - fat boy breakfast - back! Home in time for tea and medals.

S’wot Sunday morning is for!

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Stephen_Spencer said:
Quick 150Km blast around the hinterland this morning, paying scant regard to the road rules. I’m pretty sure that it’s compulsory to grow up and act yer age, at some stage!! No sign yet.

Interesting contrast of styles. The Duke 890R only has 300k’s on it but promises to be a bit of a missile, is super light and flickable - a proper scalpel through the bends. Struggle with the styling a bit though, but hey - it’s a KTM! Accessorising the ugly out of it is how they make their money right.

With this bike he doesn’t have any of the extra tech from the power parts catalogue. If he wants the ‘tech pack’ and ‘track pack’ he needs to shell out another A$1200 on the first service! :oops: Other Kato models include the extra tech and then take it away, if you don’t shell out at the first service. Not sure which approach I like less.

Out - fat boy breakfast - back! Home in time for tea and medals.

S’wot Sunday morning is for!

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Hi Stephen , Nice pics and to see you are getting use out of your new gas tank . !
 
TonyA said:
Hi Stephen , Nice pics and to see you are getting use out of your new gas tank . !
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Thanks Tony. The tank definitely changes the look of the bike significantly, but more than anything adds a little more to authenticity I think, especially being so obviously hand crafted.

Several people have commented on the tank. It definitely gets even more attention with it fitted - I’ve gotta get better at ending conversations and getting on with the riding bit.

I still get minor leaking if I top the tank off. I’ll keep fettling with the cap - going to try increasing and then decreasing the vent size for comparison. As soon as I’ve used a couple of litres it stops, so I still think it’s wash. No big deal.
 
Stephen_Spencer said:
Quick 150Km blast around the hinterland this morning, paying scant regard to the road rules. I’m pretty sure that it’s compulsory to grow up and act yer age, at some stage!! No sign yet.

Interesting contrast of styles. The Duke 890R only has 300k’s on it but promises to be a bit of a missile, is super light and flickable - a proper scalpel through the bends. Struggle with the styling a bit though, but hey - it’s a KTM! Accessorising the ugly out of it is how they make their money right.

With this bike he doesn’t have any of the extra tech from the power parts catalogue. If he wants the ‘tech pack’ and ‘track pack’ he needs to shell out another A$1200 on the first service! :oops: Other Kato models include the extra tech and then take it away, if you don’t shell out at the first service. Not sure which approach I like less.

Out - fat boy breakfast - back! Home in time for tea and medals.

S’wot Sunday morning is for!

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Nice shots - thanks.
You bastards definitely have better roads than we do in CQ!!
That KTM sure is fugly! There's normally one in every trio.
 
robs ss said:
Nice shots - thanks.
You bastards definitely have better roads than we do in CQ!!
That KTM sure is fugly! There's normally one in every trio.
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Sure do Rob - there’s no doubting that this is a fantastic area for biking. The Sunshine Coast hinterland and surrounds has an abundance of awesome roads and destinations - throw in a few top bikers haunts and it’s never dull. We’ve always got a spare room if ya wanna travel over and try em out!

I’m guessing you’ve got lots of straight lines out there in the GFA🤣!
 
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Kickback custom show tomorrow, so I've been busy cleaning ready for it.
 

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TonyA said:
Have you driven a new one , or planning to ? The primary may finally be quiet enough .
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No I haven’t ridden one Tony, and no I don’t have any plans to do so.

I tried to test ride one a couple of times and failed. I was very keen on buying one too, but I‘m basically over that now, for reasons I have already explained.

Just have to chalk it up as ‘been there, done that’ and hope they come up with something tempting soon.
 
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