Re: PICTURES OF YOUR 961

Love the coast. One at Whitstable and one in Vlissingen

which is which

This morning, crisp , bright and3 degrees ,just before going outfor a ride in the Chilterns. Sunburst Yellow was an original colour offered for theMk 1 - never seen another yellow 961.

Re: blue pipes

Am I wrong in thinking that the very bule chrome exhaust pipes are the result of a very lean running condition?

Or is the color (colour for you in Britspeak) the result of very thin header pipes and thin chrome?

Mike

Previously michael_sullivan wrote:

Re: blue pipes

Am I wrong in thinking that the very bule chrome exhaust pipes are the result of a very lean running condition?

Or is the color (colour for you in Britspeak) the result of very thin header pipes and thin chrome?

Mike

Pipes blued straight away from new. Talking to somebody on the Norton stand at Stafford showin 2014 I think it was , when bike had done1,500 miles odd , he told me all 961's coming in for a servicewould beremapped as they had discovered original ECU mixture settings were too lean and bikes would run better with the remap. Bike went for a service a month or two later and was remapped. Did seem to run better after this although not a lot of difference as it wasrunningOK before.

Bike runsreally well today althoughwhen I started it up the other day in my dark garage noticed the firstthree inches of pipes glowing a dull cherry colour !

Mine is Sept 17 Ferrari yellow Euro4 Sport - special paint order that went through the factory in August - was surprised in October when the 961 California was released to see yellow reinstated as a standard colour - guess someone at the factory wondered why they dropped the yellow a few years ago - it now has Oberon bar-end mirrors, short noisy pipes and de-catted

Previously Alan Sessions wrote:

Mine is Sept 17 Ferrari yellow Euro4 Sport - special paint order that went through the factory in August - was surprised in October when the 961 California was released to see yellow reinstated as a standard colour - guess someone at the factory wondered why they dropped the yellow a few years ago - it now has Oberon bar-end mirrors, short noisy pipes and de-catted

Hi Alan, I saw a very new yellow 961 at theNOCIncider rally at Weston Super Mare last year. I helped him back onto his "take to bits" trailer on the Monday, Was this you. If so, you were instrumental in persuading me to get my money out and buy one, I ordered a 50th anniversary 961 in Manx silver, due for delivery on 1st March. so, thanks for that !

Big Alan Clarke, Shenstone branch Sec.

Hi Alan C2 - yes, that was me at the Incider - I had only had the bike a week. Glad to know that you have ordered one - I'm sure you will not be disappointed. I traded my 2013 sport in at Teasdales in Thirsk who are an excellent Norton dealer. It had done 8k miles and they sold it straight away - I had always fancied a yellow twin seat which is what I've got now.

Previously Alan Sessions wrote:

Hi Alan C2 - yes, that was me at the Incider - I had only had the bike a week. Glad to know that you have ordered one - I'm sure you will not be disappointed. I traded my 2013 sport in at Teasdales in Thirsk who are an excellent Norton dealer. It had done 8k miles and they sold it straight away - I had always fancied a yellow twin seat which is what I've got now.

Hi Alan, I've just had a call from Clem at the Norton factory who confirmed that everything is on track for a 1st of March delivery of my 961. He told me that theyintended to fit the "free flowing" short silencers from new rather than fit them at the first service. He said that due to the bad weather they were struggling to get the road testing done for the number of bikes they have got going out on March 1st.They obviously don't want to get a brand new bike filthy dirty in the winter salt and are struggling to get the 20 mile road test in before the bikes go out. The weather man has promised sunshine for Thursday andFriday of this week so I imagine there will be a few 961s flying round Castle Donnington towards the back end of this week. Cheers Big Alan

Hi Alan - the introduction of the 50th anniversary models with all the extras seems to have spurned quite a few people to buying them, especially for Mar 1st delivery. I noticed that they are fitting the short silencers plus decat pipes from new - saves mucking around with a remap as there are different ones for std pipes, short pipes only as well as short pipes plus decat. Let's hope the weather is sunny in March and you can get the bike run-in for the summer - there is a nice surge of power as you go through 5k revs. I've also changed the indicators to the pointy type ones on Triumphs etc as I think the std ones are a bit old fashioned.

Letâs all have a go at posting pics, hereâs mine,took my sons girlfriend out for her first go back of bike, this ended up on â Instagramâanother new social media form few of us are on,but all her young mates know what a 961 is now ,showed u mine so show me yours

I was rather pleased with this one. A colleague saw it on my monitor background last November and said "Ooh look at that - you look so young in that photo" "Thank you" I said "That was taken when I picked it up from the factory 2 weeks ago".

Previously richard_pearce wrote:

& I made his ride as comfy as poss with this armchair type arrangement with the luggage.

Pahh - you call that luggage - with the risk of going off-piste in the forum here is a picture of my Mother on a camping trip on their 1929 Rudge 500 Special. Note the brolly and wellies!

Sunday 4pm Holland Don't forget tool roll and cable ties

As you can see

But at least we made new friends. A biker pub who offered assistance and a free beer when we finished

Surprisingly easy to carry enough for 10 day trip in Europe

Previously Clive Astley-Mynd wrote:

Previously richard_pearce wrote:

& I made his ride as comfy as poss with this armchair type arrangement with the luggage.

Pahh - you call that luggage - with the risk of going off-piste in the forum here is a picture of my Mother on a camping trip on their 1929 Rudge 500 Special. Note the brolly and wellies!

Wow thatâs also a great photo Clive , a priceless image , so talking of luggage , if u were thinking u canât carry luggage on a 961 then think again , here are a few pictures of Tonyâs sport with paniers

My 961 sport special

One would wonder as to why Canadian Dave would take apart his bike to this extent?

Well, the snows cleared, the roads are (nearly) dry and I've picked up my new CommandoSport from the factory, brilliant, absolutely brilliant !

Big Alan Clarke, Shenstone branch sec.

Previously richard_pearce wrote:

Previously alan_clarke2 wrote:

Well, the snows cleared, the roads are (nearly) dry and I've picked up my new CommandoSport from the factory, brilliant, absolutely brilliant !

Big Alan Clarke, Shenstone branch sec.

Thatâs commitment Alan , couldnât of got it a moment sooner could you , great shot ,first of many please , we will all catch up soon ,Richard

Best luck mate looks beautiful mate ride safe cannot wait to get mine. Starting a collection for mine helmet. goggles , gloves , charger , tie downs for transporting in van and various toys wife recons I'm expecting.

cheers mate enjoy

Yep, bike looks great Alan, and fair play riding it in this sh$t weather.

I've ordered mine last week, and have @ 10 week wait. I got myself a 50th Special California with the blue and red stripes.

Can't sleep thinking about it !

sam

Yep Richard, that's the boy !

Should make a good companion for my old Mk 3

sam

On the scales at 515 Lbs, with full tank of gas.

Went from stock 85 to 110 spring since forks had almost 2 inch sag ( 48 mm ) at half preload . 85 is what I used on a 385 Lb Yam FZ 07. Norton 961 is 515 Lbs at full tank.

Now have 33 mm sag with zero preload adjustment , 170 Lbs rider weight.

Made some aluminum spacers to replace stock plastic ones while I was at it.

Have spring compressor which allowed me to do job without taking fork off bike.

Previously richard_pearce wrote:

Previously Chris Dolan wrote:

Went from stock 85 to 110 spring since forks had almost 2 inch sag ( 48 mm ) at half preload . 85 is what I used on a 385 Lb Yam FZ 07. Norton 961 is 515 Lbs at full tank.

Now have 33 mm sag with zero preload adjustment , 170 Lbs rider weight.

Made some aluminum spacers to replace stock plastic ones while I was at it.

Have spring compressor which allowed me to do job without taking fork off bike.

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[b]Fair play,not seen anyone else do that, any more trick ideas for the bike Chris ?[/b]

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Not very many bikes out there, and most are collectors that don't ride much, at least in the US.

Other thing I'm doing is the BMW F 800 Power Commander fitting I saw mentioned on this forum. Part # PC 12-009

From what I have read, plugs in except for TPS, which has to be tapped into the wires.

Not sure if wire parallel or in series. I'll find out, soon, and get it mapped on a dyno.

This after I have 5 or 600 miles on the bike. Bought it with 189 miles and up to 260

miles with last Sunday's ride.

Want to keep this bike stock in appearance, so I may live with the pipe dragging.

I may raise the whole bike 1 inch to get more clearance.

More info and pictures in the "All The Tire " post.

My no.8 Anniversary Cafe

Previously sam_milner wrote:

Yep, bike looks great Alan, and fair play riding it in this sh$t weather.

I've ordered mine last week, and have @ 10 week wait. I got myself a 50th Special California with the blue and red stripes.

Can't sleep thinking about it !

sam

Port talbot dealer has them in stock

Chris:

Interesting modification to the open end wrench.

Can I ask why?

Mike