New Bike day for me

The Bobbins have a 6mm bolt, so wouldn't work with a larger bolt in the end of the hollow axle. I have another paddock stand to uses rubber pads, so can use that on the 961 square section swingarm.
 
Bevelheadmhr said:
The Bobbins have a 6mm bolt, so wouldn't work with a larger bolt in the end of the hollow axle. I have another paddock stand to uses rubber pads, so can use that on the 961 square section swingarm.
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Those arent so secure. Forget the bobbins . You are putting large diameter bolts , say 10mm diameter by 5 or 6 in long. These are inserted into the hollow rear axle ends and you lift on these large bolts with the paddock stand.
 
I'll just machine up a shouldered shaft to go all the way through the spindle, with a thread on one end so I can fit a nut on the other end, to keep it secure.
As for the Norley..

Frame is chrome moly featherbed replica frame made in Aberystwyth, with tank and oil tank made by TAB2 in Wales, before they were called TAB2. It is the only such frame made to take the earlier XL1000 ironhead motor, rather than the later Evo engines. The Ironhead is less powerful and a bit heavier, but looks right to me, over the more modern Evo. Engine is lightly tuned, bike weighs 395lbs dry, 415 wet.

I know some owners have had TAB2 make them an alloy copy of the 961 tank, most are left polished in the photos I've seen. My tank was also left polished, but it soon got marked and scratched in use, so I had it painted after a year or so.

New Bike day for me



New Bike day for me

New Bike day for me
 
For some crazy reason bobbin mounts have been deleted on the TVS bikes. Loads of negative comments about that on the Facebook page. I wonder if Norton take any notice of feedback?

I can remember when the first Hinkley Triumphs were tested by the press. They were critizised for having poor headlights and footrest position. These points were changed within weeks which for me meant they had learned from the mistakes the industry had made in the past, and actually listened to feedback, but more importantly did something about it.
 
Bevelheadmhr said:
I'll just machine up a shouldered shaft to go all the way through the spindle, with a thread on one end so I can fit a nut on the other end, to keep it secure.
As for the Norley..

Frame is chrome moly featherbed replica frame made in Aberystwyth, with tank and oil tank made by TAB2 in Wales, before they were called TAB2. It is the only such frame made to take the earlier XL1000 ironhead motor, rather than the later Evo engines. The Ironhead is less powerful and a bit heavier, but looks right to me, over the more modern Evo. Engine is lightly tuned, bike weighs 395lbs dry, 415 wet.

I know some owners have had TAB2 make them an alloy copy of the 961 tank, most are left polished in the photos I've seen. My tank was also left polished, but it soon got marked and scratched in use, so I had it painted after a year or so.
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I don’t think the spindle is completely hollow, but you should be able to fit studs in each end. The problem then will be rear wheel removal, and possibly chain adjustment.
 
cliffa said:
I don’t think the spindle is completely hollow, but you should be able to fit studs in each end. The problem then will be rear wheel removal, and possibly chain adjustment.
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I'll just fit the shafts/bolts when using the paddock stand, wont be all the time.
 
As I wait for its first service.. booked it in on July 3rd, earliest slot was Aug 23rd... sigh... Its now at 500 miles, so been using it less until after its service. In those 500 miles not had any problems, until today.

Started the bike up, no problem and set off for an easy 30 mile ride, after half a mile, stopped at a junction, with the engine idling at 2500 rpm. Odd I thought, its a warm day, its not done that before. After a few more miles, with the engine fully warmed up, it was still idling at 2500rpm. Which made changing gear smoothly tricky.. I pulled over and turned the bike off.. and waited a couple of minutes. Fired up the engine again, when thankfully it settled down to its usual idle.

The rest of the ride, the engine was fine.

Anyone know what was the cause of this hiccup, has anyone else had this problem with a TVS 961?
 
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Bevelheadmhr said:
As I wait for its first service.. booked it in on July 3rd, earliest slot was Aug 23rd... sigh... Its now at 500 miles, so been using it less until after its service. In those 500 miles not had any problems, until today.

Started the bike up, no problem and set off for an easy 30 mile ride, after half a mile, stopped at a junction, with the engine idling at 2500 rpm. Odd I thought, its a warm day, its not done that before. After a few more miles, with the engine fully warmed up, it was still idling at 2500rpm. Which made changing gear smoothly tricky.. I pulled over and turned the bike off.. and waited a couple of minutes. Fired up the engine again, when thankfully it settled down to its usual idle.

The rest of the ride, the engine was fine.

Anyone know what was the cause of this hiccup, has anyone else had this problem with a TVS 961?
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Not yet and that's with 2650 miles on my TVS, fingers crossed .
 
Bevelheadmhr said:
As I wait for its first service.. booked it in on July 3rd, earliest slot was Aug 23rd... sigh... Its now at 500 miles, so been using it less until after its service. In those 500 miles not had any problems, until today.

Started the bike up, no problem and set off for an easy 30 mile ride, after half a mile, stopped at a junction, with the engine idling at 2500 rpm. Odd I thought, its a warm day, its not done that before. After a few more miles, with the engine fully warmed up, it was still idling at 2500rpm. Which made changing gear smoothly tricky.. I pulled over and turned the bike off.. and waited a couple of minutes. Fired up the engine again, when thankfully it settled down to its usual idle.

The rest of the ride, the engine was fine.

Anyone know what was the cause of this hiccup, has anyone else had this problem with a TVS 961?
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Sorry to hear that.
The crazy idle was a problem on the 961 since day one.
Not every bike experienced this issue, but it was fairly common.
I'd have thought Norton would have re-engineered this annoying bit out of the new 961, guess not.
The factory designed a gasket to go between the cylinder head and the throttle body to shield the throttle body from the engine heat.
Retro fitting the gasket seemed to help some bikes.
There could also be an issue with the temp sensor in the head.

Hopefully, Stu will chime in to assist.
 
Bevelheadmhr said:
Thanks for the reply, seems a simple issue that could be corrected at the factory to make servicing easier.
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my Donnington bike with cat exhaust: they also removed box to drain oil at first service. they also removed tank and large tappet cover to inspect top end.
 
Further update on the idling issue. Went out early this morning, just for 40 minutes and the bike ran fine, no issues. But once home, with the engine hot, I had to start and stop it a few times as I moved it into a tight spot. At one point the engine went up to 2500rpm at idle when I started it. Turned the bike off, waited ten seconds and started it again.. the engine idled normally once more. It's as if it gets confused for some reason, and turning the bike off / on resets the something and all is well once more.
 
Will Barber said:
I'm sure you'll love it, as I do mine.
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Oh I do love it, its chicken strips are getting narrower each time I ride it. Another 3 weeks to go before its booked in for its first service, already done 600 miles, so trying not to use it too much until its service is done. It will be getting a flyscreen fitted too. After that will make a couple of tiny changes, stuff like machining covers when I remove the rear pillion pegs.. which will never be used etc.

Even bought a new Shoei that matches the bike..
New Bike day for me
 
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First small mods being done on the bike. First made a pair of threaded alloy bars, which take the R&G bobbins and go into the wheel spindle. Its ID is 16mm, but its not 16mm all the way in.. it narrows slightly. So had to machine the bars narrower at the ends.

New Bike day for me

New Bike day for me


Next, since I'm not going to carry a pillion, removed the rear pillion pegs.. 0.8kg saved !

As expected, I didn't like the empty space it left, so will have to machine up suitable covers. I could make them match the stainless washer and caphead that's nearby on the exhaust mount. But they don't look to good to me, so will make something better for both, so they match.

New Bike day for me
 

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