Pictures of your Norton 961

Yes, the Slingy is mine. Owned that one since 1998... dunno where the time goes.
 

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Did a tiny bit more last night. I've got a few customer bikes to work on over Christmas break, but I'm determined to get some done on my own Domi, as I want to submit it for the bike shed show in London next year.
 

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Fast Eddie said:
Nice. I had a couple when I were a lad and would be interested if a good un came up for sale.
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I paid £2200 for mine, it was 9yr old at the time and a big jump up from my oh so unreliable RD350ypvs. I was 20 when I bought it, a couple months off my 21st birthday, which I had to wait for before I could insure it. But I could practically hear it taunting me from the garage...ride me....RIDE ME. Still remember my parents going out one evening, and me very quietly opening my dads garage door, and sneaking the bike out and down the street before firing it up...trying not to stir the curtains of the very nosey neighbour we had, he would surely grass me up to dad 🧐 Anyhow, that was it, I was out for the ride of my life that evening....I remember blatting down the old back road into Castle Donington, dead straight but bumpy, before it was all altered to accommodate the runway extension. Micron full race system singing. At the time I thought to myself there cant be anything faster than this, it was mental. It feels quite tame nowadays, especially since sourcing a standard 4-2 exhaust system.....but it holds a very special place in my heart.
I had a nice progression on the bikes back then. 16 pedal and pop Honda, 17 RXS100 that I tweaked the ports and squish on along with ACE bars ( Ive since built a replica of that bike, sits in my garage), 18 TZR125 full power, 18 RD350ypvs, then a couple years later on the 750. The 750 was much faster, but much safer. That RD would have caused me a serious injury had I carried on with it...either through seizing up, losing control whilst on the back wheel or simply succumbing to the pogo stick suspension or shite brakes. That bike was also a memorable ride from the shop, Arnolds of Loughborough.....riding something with more than double the power of anything I'd owned before, in winter at night, in the rain. When that power valve opened up for the first time.....wow. If I rode one now I'd probably think it was broken lol
 
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Stu Bodycote said:
I paid £2200 for mine, it was 9yr old at the time and a big jump up from my oh so unreliable RD350ypvs. I was 20 when I bought it, a couple months off my 21st birthday, which I had to wait for before I could insure it. But I could practically hear it taunting me from the garage...ride me....RIDE ME. Still remember my parents going out one evening, and me very quietly opening my dads garage door, and sneaking the bike out and down the street before firing it up...trying not to stir the curtains of the very nosey neighbour we had, he would surely grass me up to dad 🧐 Anyhow, that was it, I was out for the ride of my life that evening....I remember blatting down the old back road into Castle Donington, dead straight but bumpy, before it was all altered to accommodate the runway extension. Micron full race system singing. At the time I thought to myself there cant be anything faster than this, it was mental. It feels quite tame nowadays, especially since sourcing a standard 4-2 exhaust system.....but it holds a very special place in my heart.
I had a nice progression on the bikes back then. 16 pedal and pop Honda, 17 RXS100 that I tweaked the ports and squish on along with ACE bars ( Ive since built a replica of that bike, sits in my garage), 18 TZR125 full power, 18 RD350ypvs, then a couple years later on the 750. The 750 was much faster, but much safer. That RD would have caused me a serious injury had I carried on with it...either through seizing up, losing control whilst on the back wheel or simply succumbing to the pogo stick suspension or shite brakes. That bike was also a memorable ride from the shop, Arnolds of Loughborough.....riding something with more than double the power of anything I'd owned before, in winter at night, in the rain. When that power valve opened up for the first time.....wow. If I rode one now I'd probably think it was broken lol
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cool story✌
 
I bought a brand new first gen Slingshot when they first came out. Couple of mates had slabbies, but the Slingshot was the newest and hottest thing after an RC30, which I just couldn’t afford. I was only 20 and it felt like the starship enterprise to me !

Fabulous times.
 
Fast Eddie said:
I bought a brand new first gen Slingshot when they first came out. Couple of mates had slabbies, but the Slingshot was the newest and hottest thing after an RC30, which I just couldn’t afford. I was only 20 and it felt like the starship enterprise to me !

Fabulous times.
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Hello , Love the stories but I don't know what a slingshot is ? At first I thought you were talking about a Polaris 3 wheel car.
 
Got an afternoon to myself, to work on my own bike properly for a change, instead of just little bits.

Rear tyre finally swapped over to match the new front. Also replaced the sprocket as there was a mark on the other one that bugged me. Replaced the clutch slave with an Oberon, and tidied up a few bits and bobs.

Loving the look of the larger front brakes...really looks aggressive in the flesh.
 

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Stu Bodycote said:
Got an afternoon to myself, to work on my own bike for a change.

Rear tyre finally swapped over to match the new front. Also replaced the sprocket as there was a mark on the other one that bugged me. Replaced the clutch slave with an Oberon, and tidied up a few bits and bobs.
Loving the look of the larger front brakes...really looks aggressive in the flesh.
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Nice lock wiring 👍
 
@Stu Bodycote the Oberon slave change - was that for aesthetics? (Can’t argue with it if it was - the finish matches the polished cover very well!) or to give a bit more lever lightness & feel?
 
Bit more done...got one intake trumpet built up. I'm going to have the sections welded, as I don't trust just a push fit. Loving the look of it now. Need my tank back from Dream Machine....then she's off on her jollies to Yorkshire, for a new exhaust system to be made.
 

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Stu Bodycote said:
Bit more done...got one intake trumpet built up. I'm going to have the sections welded, as I don't trust just a push fit. Loving the look of it now. Need my tank back from Dream Machine....then she's off on her jollies to Yorkshire, for a new exhaust system to be made.
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You know, if you had a bike with trumpets and a one off exhaust, a certain ECU might be a good addition to your shopping list……..
 
NortonDominator2020 said:
Looks clean and beautiful!

Tell us where that engine oil hose is going to...
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Which hose do you mean chap?
I've taken most of this back to original set up ie no anti sumping mods, no breather mods etc. So my breather goes from crankcase straight to rocker cover, and my oil tank hose goes to the pump with no filter, and no valve in the pump.
 
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