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From this discussion, It is becoming quite clear that the 961 has some pretty strong roots in the original Commando, it isnt just some new generic motorcycle with a Norton sticker.[Kenny Dreer, who knows all of the strengths and weaknesses of the old bikes better than almost anyone, made some fabulous Commando 880 specials from the originals. He bumped rwhp almost 50% from mid forties to mid sixties along the way, and came up with styling that is extremely attractive.He wanted to make a more robust and more powerful all new production version of the bike. He got close, but not quite there. Garner picked up the baton, many detail and engineering changes had to be made for the production bikes, and that is where we are at today. I would say that deleting carbs in favour of fuel injection is an excellent move, and clearly Dreer would have done the same if the money hadnt run out.Glen
From this discussion, It is becoming quite clear that the 961 has some pretty strong roots in the original Commando, it isnt just some new generic motorcycle with a Norton sticker.
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Kenny Dreer, who knows all of the strengths and weaknesses of the old bikes better than almost anyone, made some fabulous Commando 880 specials from the originals. He bumped rwhp almost 50% from mid forties to mid sixties along the way, and came up with styling that is extremely attractive.
He wanted to make a more robust and more powerful all new production version of the bike. He got close, but not quite there. Garner picked up the baton, many detail and engineering changes had to be made for the production bikes, and that is where we are at today. I would say that deleting carbs in favour of fuel injection is an excellent move, and clearly Dreer would have done the same if the money hadnt run out.
Glen
