These blokes are really taking the piss... trouble is everyone seems to agree with them... even other you tubers are adding to the negative comments. I tried stickin up for the 961 in the comments but fightin a losing battle i feel.
He's a Triumph fan boy regardless of what he says....along with a half decent following.Just watched it
Why the endless comparison to the thruxton?
Yes I know they are similar bikes but they are clearly not seasoned riders with the comments about the side stand position and switch gear etc etc
I get your point Tony, but these two guys are pretty poor at what they do, certainly here! Some of the content is just laughable.Yes they are ! And with this review Norton will have trouble selling another bike. Ouch !
looking at your stable of bikes Rob, you are obviously a fan of 'older' Nortons..... i'm guessing that all of your bikes are worth more than , say, a 10 year old Bonneville..? I would think that if these you tubers rode ANY of them, they would comment that the Bonneville was a much better bike, because its 'smoother, more reliable, faster, and most of all, cheaper'...? And no matter how much you argued your point, they would just not 'see it'Calling a spade a F***ing shovel, maybe they're right (being wankers nonetheless)
Six years ago I was looking a a "new" bike and it had come down to a new 961 or a restored '70's Commando. Price really wasn't an issue - it came down to what was "best".
The things that turned me off the 961 were:
* Sounded like a bucket of bolts at idle.
* Reported (here) poor factory support for "issues"
* Evidence of cheapest electrical/instrumentation components.
* Didn't like the non-brit sound of the 270 crank (very subjective I know - but it's my money)
As far I can see not much has changed in six years - other than the demise of public enemy Garner
But then again I am a curmudgeonly dinosaur - so what would I know?
I would make the same decision today.
Cheers
Hello Stephen , I am afraid that I was just "piling on" and I agree with you. All I could think of when I listened to it was "Let me drive that Norton and we will see then if it's just half throttle to keep up" .I get your point Tony, but these two guys are pretty poor at what they do, certainly here! Some of the content is just laughable.
A prospective buyer gearing up to spend that much money is going to have a reasonable appreciation of the 961’s strengths and weaknesses. Not sure they would be swayed on the strength of one VLOG produced by a couple of amateurs that clearly didn’t know what they were riding.
Hello Stu , I was also dismayed when Norton turned you away from the test ride.He's a Triumph fan boy regardless of what he says....along with a half decent following.
Had Norton allowed me to road test a bike, instead of wasting 3hrs of my time and security turning me away under the instruction of Kate Brown, an instruction he was given weeks before my booked test ride date, I would have very most probably given a positive review of the bike in its own right. I couldn't have given a negative review as at the time I was under the deluded impression that there maybe a hope of building some sort of working relationship there. But hey ho...now it's just left me very bitter, angry and Motorvated (see what I did there?) to succeed
I think this video is emblematic of the lot.Vibrations, a lot of it appears to emanate from the centre exhaust hanger.
I've always said the best way approach a 961 is to view it as a resto-mod bike ie old school bike with some new tech, brakes and suspension chucked at it. And it then makes more sense. Its not comparable to other similar styled brands out there, and should be judged on its own merits. For me when I ride one I can pretend I'm a 60s rocker and go looking for scooter riders to bully
Some of us are still livin the dream Stu...lolFor me when I ride one I can pretend I'm a 60s rocker and go looking for scooter riders to bully
The problem is people DO pay attention... and the gossip spreads.I think this video is emblematic of the lot.
We probably shouldn't pay much attention to these "expert" tests.