Is this anyones?

Fast Eddie · Aug 29, 2019

Great minds think alike Ralph.
Or...
Fools seldom differ.

Take your pick!

Anyway, you got mail matey, check yer in box...

storm42 · Aug 29, 2019

Ha, fools probably. I don't know why it reminds me of the Dunstall fairings, I have just looked up the Kettle setup and it is nothing like. Still not keen though. Each to their own.

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

iwilson said:
Friend of mine is on holiday in Ilfracombe, by chance she was in this bar, by chance, she posted it on FB, by chance I read it and scrolled down, by chance I noticed the following pic, by chance am now wondering if the circle can be completed by someone claiming ownership! Quite a lot of chances needed to line up to bring you this post.

Quite like the fairing btw - Norton not scooter!

yep its mine
glad you like it mark

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

The bike was brought brand new with the intention of doing this to it.
The bike is a one off and took me and my mate three months and a lot of beer to build.
The whole design came out of my head from a childhood memory and was built from the heart.
No research was carried out and it just developed to what you see now.
The fairing was made by me and has copper pipe glassed into the edges to give the soft curved effect.
My mate Lee milled all the brackets in aircraft grade alloy.
The whole fairing can be removed by unscrewing 4 screws.
I really do appreciate the interest you have shown so many thanks

lcrken · Sep 14, 2019

Nicely done, Mark. Kind of a modern take on the old Dunstall and Production Racer looks.

Ken

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

TonyA said:
The original Norton PR or replicas of had the fairing mounted to a brace that clamped to the steering neck. This then came out through where your headlamp shell is now between the fork tubes . Your headlamp shell will move up into the fairing nose. There were then two more brackets at the front gas tank mounts to stabilize the side wings. A very similar setup can be used on the 961 , I would think.

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

close but not quite

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

Stephen_Spencer said:
Aha! I knew one of you fine gentlemen would hunt this baby down! Mr iwilson you are a star; subcontracting to a hard drinking female undercover operative? # inspired!

Hold your horses Eddie, it may just be the ‘angle of the dangle’. I agree from this image it looks somewhat oversized and bulbous. It may just be the camera angle. More pictures required please iwilson and the detail of who manufactured/fitted it.

PS, cheque’s in the post for The lady of Ilfracombe.

Looks promising

Steve

i did

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

Fast Eddie said:
Sorry guys, I know I’m swimming up stream with y’all on this. But I don’t like that fairing on that bike at all.

Compared to the fairing, the pipes actually look good!

But I notice the subtle JPS logos, they’re on the faring too. Kickstart motorcycles in Wales sell mildly customised “limited runs” of such JPS badged bikes. My money is on this fairing having been fitted by them. Certainly worth an enquiry.

no it wasnt

mark Taylor · Sep 14, 2019

lcrken said:
Nicely done, Mark. Kind of a modern take on the old Dunstall and Production Racer looks.

Ken

generally some of the old lads ask how long did it take to restore the new boys" look at this old bike with upside down olins and brembos"so i think it crosses quite a few boundries

TonyA · Sep 14, 2019

mark Taylor said:
close but not quite

Good Job to you either way .. I wanted to ask you how you like your 961 ? And do you plan on keeping it ? Also , how many miles on it so far ? Is the CR riding position the only option with that fairing ?

TonyA · Sep 14, 2019

mark Taylor said:
The bike was brought brand new with the intention of doing this to it.
The bike is a one off and took me and my mate three months and a lot of beer to build.
The whole design came out of my head from a childhood memory and was built from the heart.
No research was carried out and it just developed to what you see now.
The fairing was made by me and has copper pipe glassed into the edges to give the soft curved effect.
My mate Lee milled all the brackets in aircraft grade alloy.
The whole fairing can be removed by unscrewing 4 screws.
I really do appreciate the interest you have shown so many thanks

Hello Again Mark , I think Norton Motorcycles would be interested in your fairing . Seriously , They may take a fancy to it and make kits based on it . Have you showed it to Norton yet ? I think they would really like it !

mark Taylor · Sep 15, 2019

TonyA said:
Good Job to you either way .. I wanted to ask you how you like your 961 ? And do you plan on keeping it ? Also , how many miles on it so far ? Is the CR riding position the only option with that fairing ?

to be totaly honest even thou its the most uncomfortable bike i have ever ridden,of all the bikes i have if i could only keep one it would be the norton.
It has so much karisma and makes you feel so alive you come home with a massive grin.

mark Taylor · Sep 15, 2019

TonyA said:
Hello Again Mark , I think Norton Motorcycles would be interested in your fairing . Seriously , They may take a fancy to it and make kits based on it . Have you showed it to Norton yet ? I think they would really like it !

The lads in the factory wondered that too however the powers that be wasn't interested at all
However i think triumph must have covertly took pictures

when i wasn't looking as the new Triumph Truxton TFC is very similar (of which i have one

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iwilson · Sep 15, 2019

Hi Mark, I started the hunt for you, so welcome to the forum. Hope you find some useful info and good conversation here. Great to hear the story behind the fairing, clearly a labour of love. Be great to see a few more photos, I think the two posted here both look quite different from each other.

mark Taylor · Sep 16, 2019

thanks for the welcome
the pics don,t do it justice as they make the fairing look bulky as they dont show the full lines.
i will try and download better ones

Stephen_Spencer · Sep 16, 2019

Hi Mark,

Great that we found you. Was really surprised to read that you had fasioned the fairing yourself. Awesome. Wish I had those skills and I would do the same.

The opening picture of you parked rear against the curb shows the lines of the fairing/bike best. Looks perfectly in proportion there.

Steve

iwilson · Sep 17, 2019

mark Taylor said:
thanks for the welcome
the pics don,t do it justice as they make the fairing look bulky as they dont show the full lines.
i will try and download better ones

If you’re struggling to post them send me a message and I can post them on your behalf.

mark Taylor · Sep 17, 2019

iwilson said:
If you’re struggling to post them send me a message and I can post them on your behalf.

many thanks to you all will post later

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