New to Norton. (Sort of)

Harry_J · Oct 12, 2023

Hi All,

Thanks for all the responses, I have had a good chat on the phone with Stu at Motorvated. He is a really nice guy and has given me a good idea of the direction to go in... watch this space as they say.

Really glad I made this post now!

Harry_J · Oct 18, 2023

Hey All,

A little update.. me and my dad purchased a commando 961

I think we did ok, 2017 Cafe racer 3700 Miles 1 owner, it has the omex ecu and Norton Short pipes plus a few other goodies. I had a good 20 min test ride on it and nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. I must say what an experience it is to ride one.

There is always a 'It's nice but....'

-The wheels need a good clean and polish (something I can do)
-The bike is clean but could be nicer, mechanically the guy has looked after it but it hasn't been loved. I have partially stripped the rear end to give it all a good clean up.

I have noticed that the paint/or powdercoat in some places on the frame is coming off (not sure if they were powder coated) I have removed the metal box that holds the ECU and ABS pump as the bottom of that is all flaking off. I am potentially going to remove the swing arm and get that re done as well. I will post some pics up when I get a minute..

I will also take it to Stu in the new year to get him to go over it.. hoping that a bit of winter fettling it will be a nice bike for the summer.

TonyA · Oct 18, 2023

Harry_J said:
Hey All,

A little update.. me and my dad purchased a commando 961

I think we did ok, 2017 Cafe racer 3700 Miles 1 owner, it has the omex ecu and Norton Short pipes plus a few other goodies. I had a good 20 min test ride on it and nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. I must say what an experience it is to ride one.

There is always a 'It's nice but....'

-The wheels need a good clean and polish (something I can do)
-The bike is clean but could be nicer, mechanically the guy has looked after it but it hasn't been loved. I have partially stripped the rear end to give it all a good clean up.

I have noticed that the paint/or powdercoat in some places on the frame is coming off (not sure if they were powder coated) I have removed the metal box that holds the ECU and ABS pump as the bottom of that is all flaking off. I am potentially going to remove the swing arm and get that re done as well. I will post some pics up when I get a minute..

I will also take it to Stu in the new year to get him to go over it.. hoping that a bit of winter fettling it will be a nice bike for the summer.

Hi Harry , I see the 2017 has the black barrels , nice.

Harry_J · Oct 18, 2023

TonyA said:
Hi Harry , I see the 2017 has the black barrels , nice.

Hi Tony,

Well spotted, the guy I bought it from said he had that done when bought it and the rear seat unit with the 67 added.