Showcase | Modern Norton 961 Commando Sport

TonyA · Tuesday at 6:18 PM

grandpaul · 2026-08-26T06:53:44-0600

I could appreciate this photo a lot more if it had information on the bike.

I know what it is, but "Showcases" usually have the display item's full description and any other pertinent points...

TonyA · 2026-08-27T10:35:59-0600

grandpaul said:
I could appreciate this photo a lot more if it had information on the bike.

I know what it is, but "Showcases" usually have the display item's full description and any other pertinent points...

2014 Norton Commando Sport
MCT 961 big port head (stock MCT)
True Bore Throttle body conversion (40mm)
Dynojet PCV for fuel mapping
27,000 miles on bottom end
Just scratched the surface with this.
135 MPH @ 8000RPM

mdt-son · 2026-08-27T11:23:00-0600

TonyA said:
MCT 961 big port head (stock MCT)
True Bore Throttle body conversion (40mm)

Tony, for the ignorant, are you telling us the Chinese motor factory choked the 961, including fitment of a smaller throttle body?

- Knut

TonyA · 2026-08-27T11:24:58-0600

mdt-son said:
Tony, for the ignorant, are you telling us the Chinese motor factory choked the 961, including fitment of a smaller throttle body?

- Knut

Just the head ports. I don’t know who asked for the smaller ports , probably Norton. There were other changes from the MCT in the valve train . The MCT looks to me like it was setup for higher rpm. The true bore was my idea.

grandpaul · 2026-08-27T12:00:41-0600

The shifter linkage, SOMEWHAT similar to the early Buells, seem less than stellar in design (to me).

How is it, in practice?

TonyA · 2026-08-27T12:42:12-0600

grandpaul said:
The shifter linkage, SOMEWHAT similar to the early Buells, seem less than stellar in design (to me).

How is it, in practice?

It works well for me. My gearbox is smooth , I can find neutral running at a stop and going up or down is easy. It’s only a 5 speed.

grandpaul · 2026-08-27T14:17:32-0600

TonyA said:
It works well for me. My gearbox is smooth , I can find neutral running at a stop and going up or down is easy. It’s only a 5 speed.

I've always found 5 speeds to be more than enough.

TonyA · 2026-08-27T15:39:36-0600

TonyA said:
Just the head ports. I don’t know who asked for the smaller ports , probably Norton. There were other changes from the MCT in the valve train . The MCT looks to me like it was setup for higher rpm. The true bore was my idea.

If you want to see more go to the MCT Norton big port head project thread .

Showcase | Modern Norton 961 Commando Sport

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