Pictures of your Norton 961

Stephen_Spencer · May 5, 2026

TonyA said:
I rode mine about 4 days ago. It is running better than it ever has. With your riding with your Superbike buddies must keep you in pretty good shape. How would a glass light unit fair with those stones ?

I am in shape Tony - ‘round’ is a shape right!

No, I have remained pretty fit as a legacy of my past - the same past that screwed my back though unfortunately. Riding with the lads is great fun and the Norton gets a (very) good workout also The limit is distance on my instrument of torture; by 150km I’m about done. The handlebars are on the way - that should sort it for me (fingers crossed).

Not sure about a glass lens. When the Ducati or BMW rocket ships throw up a sizeable chunk of gravel we can all hear it hit through our intercoms. Can’t remember whether my original lens was glass or not but I replaced black for chrome and the lens is plastic. It’s holding up ok.

TonyA · May 5, 2026

Stephen_Spencer said:
I am in shape Tony - ‘round’ is a shape right! No, I have remained pretty fit as a legacy of my past - the same past that screwed my back though unfortunately. Riding with the lads is great fun and the Norton gets a (very) good workout also The limit is distance on my instrument of torture; by 150km I’m about done. The handlebars are on the way - that should sort it for me (fingers crossed).

Not sure about a glass lens. When the Ducati or BMW rocket ships throw up a sizeable chunk of gravel we can all hear it hit through our intercoms. Can’t remember whether my original lens was glass or not but I replaced black for chrome and the lens is plastic. It’s holding up ok.

I hated the plastic light unit on my 961 , I’ve got a glass unit on mine with standard H4 bulb.

robs ss · May 5, 2026

TonyA said:
I hated the plastic light unit on my 961 , I’ve got a glass unit on mine with standard H4 bulb.

Goffy sells an excellent LED replacement for that H4 bulb (Daylighter 2?) - I have one in mine and it's great!

Cheers

Stephen_Spencer · Wednesday at 5:17 AM

TonyA said:
I hated the plastic light unit on my 961 , I’ve got a glass unit on mine with standard H4 bulb.

It’s just the lens with the BAAK replacement that is plastic - glass would have been preferable.

The OEM unit was steel (glass lens) on my 2015 CR from memory - only changed for the bezel colour.

TonyA · Wednesday at 8:13 AM

Stephen_Spencer said:
It’s just the lens with the BAAK replacement that is plastic - glass would have been preferable.

The OEM unit was steel (glass lens) on my 2015 CR from memory - only changed for the bezel colour.

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I have never seen glass as OEM on the 961. Glass light units should be easy to find correct ? They are just held in with those clips. So can I ask again . Do you have glass or plastic ?

Stephen_Spencer · Wednesday at 9:25 PM

TonyA said:
I have never seen glass as OEM on the 961. Glass light units should be easy to find correct ? They are just held in with those clips. So can I ask again . Do you have glass or plastic ?

Hey Tony,

My recollection was wrong - it’s confirmed, I do have the memory of an ageing goldfish!

Shell is steel on my 2015 OEM headlight but the lens is plastic as you say. Not sure whether a glass lens could be sourced, I’ll have a look.

The BAAK Classic Universal headlight is an almost exact match for the 2015 961 (maybe other years?) which is useful for anyone wishing to swap to a chrome bezel or renew the headlight.

cliffa · Thursday at 1:56 AM

Stephen_Spencer said:
Hey Tony,

My recollection was wrong - it’s confirmed, I do have the memory of an ageing goldfish! Shell is steel on my 2015 OEM headlight but the lens is plastic as you say. Not sure whether a glass lens could be sourced, I’ll have a look.

The BAAK Classic Universal headlight is an almost exact match for the 2015 961 (maybe other years?) which is useful for anyone wishing to swap to a chrome bezel or renew the headlight.

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I know that Stu has removed the plastic lens, and glued a Lucas glass lens to the reflector on at least one of his bikes.

Edit: found a pic..

TonyA · Thursday at 8:31 AM

cliffa said:
I know that Stu has removed the plastic lens, and glued a Lucas glass lens to the reflector on at least one of his bikes.

Edit: found a pic..

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Hi Again , I didn't care about the pilot light bulb . I packed my pilot bulb socket with dielectric grease and taped it up , done. If you don't worry about the pilot bulb , there are many glass light units to choose from. This wonderful bike should have a glass light unit not plastic.

Stephen_Spencer · 2026-05-11T04:44:24-0600

So the ABM adjustable clip-ons arrived today from the UK. Well packaged and excellent quality as you would expect.

Project ‘Comfy ass Cafe’ commences - well, slightly less torturous anyway! Waiting for the headstock stand to arrive.

Expecting complications of course - braided hose/throttle cable length, resevoir position, drilling bars (various). I can already see that the elliptical Rizoma reservoirs may not work with these bars.

I’ll post the outcome for anyone interested in doing the same mod.

robs ss · 2026-05-12T04:44:36-0600

Stephen_Spencer said:
Does’nt mention thickness that I can see Rob. The product is .20mm - feels about the same thickness as other PPF I’ve used. Certainly sufficient to protect the lens - also self healing.

No good for wrapping the wife’s cat though - I tried!

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The stuff I ordered (Altrex Skinz) arrived today. Haven't fitted it yet but it cuts easily and is 1.7mm thick (and clear)
Cheers & thanks again for the suggestion!

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