Pictures of your Norton 961

Stephen_Spencer · Nov 18, 2024

peebee said:
Now that's one reet bonny bike.

Ey up cocker, ta mutchly!

Although I strongly suspect that compliment came from the wrong side of The Pennines !!

Stu Bodycote · Nov 24, 2024

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 · Nov 25, 2024

Fame at last for myself & “Peebee”

TonyA · Nov 26, 2024

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

peebee · Nov 26, 2024

BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
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 · Nov 26, 2024

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 · Nov 29, 2024

Stu Bodycote said:
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 · Nov 29, 2024

Peter Ogden said:
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 · Dec 9, 2024

BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
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 · Dec 9, 2024

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 · Dec 14, 2024

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 · Dec 15, 2024

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 · Dec 15, 2024

Stephen_Spencer said:
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 · 2025-01-03T13:59:47-0700

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 · 2025-01-03T14:34:19-0700

wildrover said:
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 .

Pictures of your Norton 961

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