Pictures of your Norton 961

MOT today ( that’s out UK certificate of road worthiness) , at my local bike breakers for a 1st visit, bit of a cheesy name for the guys shop, gotta be many like it across the globe , there’s a Victorian warehouse next door rammed with parts of bikes of any age , so much so the owners not sure what he has got ( nowt for a 961) I’m sure , bike passed of course , but it has to make the 4 miles home , & attention Clive , I’ve put the original pipes on & cat pipe !
Pictures of your Norton 961
 
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peebee said:
Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961
You are right, the Accy viaduct was built about thirty years before Ribblehead (1840) , I got sick of the chainguard fracturing after about the second time so I made a new one from stainless/s and while I was in the mood carried on and fabricated the cylinder cover as well. I love messing with my 961 and would forgive her anything , I'm afraid I'm smitten big time there's no hope for me. 🛠️ 🤩
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I’m in the same (no hope) club PB:rolleyes:! Nice fab skills. Enjoy your riding.
 
peebee said:
Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961
You are right, the Accy viaduct was built about thirty years before Ribblehead (1840) , I got sick of the chainguard fracturing after about the second time so I made a new one from stainless/s and while I was in the mood carried on and fabricated the cylinder cover as well. I love messing with my 961 and would forgive her anything , I'm afraid I'm smitten big time there's no hope for me.have some kind o 🛠️
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Hi Peebee , You must have metal working equipment and the experience to use it . Nice work!
 
BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
MOT today ( that’s out UK certificate of road worthiness) , at my local bike breakers for a 1st visit, bit of a cheesy name for the guys shop, gotta be many like it across the globe , there’s a Victorian warehouse next door rammed with parts of bikes of any age , so much so the owners not sure what he has got ( nowt for a 961) I’m sure , bike passed of course , but it has to make the 4 miles home , & attention Clive , I’ve put the original pipes on & cat pipe !
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Have you put the original pipes on for the MOT? I was told it was not a requirement. They may put a notice of a loud exhaust on the MOT but that's all. Unfortunately my certificate was a bit of a mess from where the tester's ears had been bleeding......
 
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Have you put the original pipes on for the MOT? I was told it was not a requirement. They may put a notice of a loud exhaust on the MOT but that's all. Unfortunately my certificate was a bit of a mess from where the tester's ears had been bleeding......
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Pictures of your Norton 961
Pictures of your Norton 961

I’ve still gotta get the decat & stubbie pipe repaired
 
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TonyA said:
Hello Richard , Did this break again ? Didn't you get this welded up a year or two ago ? How many miles have you clocked up since then ? :)
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Hi Tony , yes it’s broken b4 , few years back , bike be laid up since September, however I’m off on a 4 day bike trip tomorrow to some great places so check in on these pic’s tomorrow, bikes done over 30,000 miles now
 
Good effort both - shows that this bike can be made reliable! The ‘30K Club’ sounds like something to aim for! Although doing the maths, I’ll likely be 125 years old before I join - don’t fancy my chances of getting into the Cafe Racer Crouch at that stage of the game!:oops:

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Stephen_Spencer said:
Good effort both - shows that this bike can be made reliable! The ‘30K Club’ sounds like something to aim for! Although doing the maths, I’ll likely be 125 years old before I join - don’t fancy my chances of getting into the Cafe Racer Crouch at that stage of the game!:oops:

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Had his last bike ride at 102 years of age. Guess I've still got 21 years of riding time left. :)

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Had his last bike ride at 102 years of age. Guess I've still got 21 years of riding time left. :)

Ken
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You just gotta to get a hot chick for the pillion seat Ken! That’s enough to keep any rider ‘upright’, regardless of age! :oops:

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BLIGHTYBRIT/SF said:
Lake District in Cumbria for a few days , can’t go far around these parts without a “ Campbell “ mention, the father & son land & water speed record breakers , great museum nearby & a few scenic viewsView attachment 105861View attachment 105862View attachment 105863View attachment 105864View attachment 105865View attachment 105866View attachment 105867View attachment 105868View attachment 105869
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Great pics! The Lake District, truly beautiful and one of my favourite places anywhere in the world! Ridden around there many times. Can’t remember a single ocassion that it wasn’t raining though!

Often thought it might be Gods way of having a laugh - create the most spectacular landscape so as to attract the most visitors and then make it rain incessantly!!

My personal favourite - Ullswater.

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