Fast Eddie
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"Hmmmm, It may soon be time to get one" said the vulture circling overhead
Well, that’s another way of looking at it !
"Hmmmm, It may soon be time to get one" said the vulture circling overhead
Just what I was thinking - maybe I can reverse my usual strategy of “ buy high - sell low “"Hmmmm, It may soon be time to get one" said the vulture circling overhead
Got that right! Now Brits know what we have been going through!!Welcome to United States of America
I’ve found a Domi Naked for sale and also a Domi SS. Both here in the states.I'd buy another one (I already have a 2014/15 Commando Sport) if I could find it at a fire sale price, but not many for sale right now here in the US, and the ones I've seen are way overpriced. Lately I've seen one for $14K, one for $17K, two at $20K, and one at no price listed, but obviously expensive. I bought mine with 400 miles on it, and in almost perfect condition, for under $10K, so I'd have to see something below that to make it look like a bargain to me. But I'll keep watching, just in case.
Ken
might this be a partial solution
www.emeraldm3d.com
I'm not so concerned about the ecu as I am about the darn throttle control valve which would appear you daren't touch without it going out of calibration and needing to be sent back to the supplier, even Norton themselves won't touch it.
I never understood the mystery around this. When mine was sent back to Jenvey for re-calibration I phoned them to find out what they did to it. They said they set the vacuum to between 0.25 and 0.3 bar and I'm pretty sure they agreed that I could do it myself with a synchrometer (£35 on eBay).
My guess is even if they fold, these bikes are will garner (no pun intended) an interest if folks that know how to design parts and will be desirable like any other British classic. Its exclusivity has always been a plus.
I was basically referring to collectors who customize and manufacture their own unobtainium parts in machine shops. Not parts suppliers manufacturing parts for the common owner.The 961 is a more substantial platform than the old 750/850 was, so it will have much better longevity mechanically.
The problem is that there are so few produced compared to the 750/850 that it will be difficult to convince suppliers to produce replacement parts for it.
With some 50,000 750/850 produced, and a fair number still in active use, there is a small but reasonable market for parts suppliers.
We really don't really know how many 961's were produced/sold, so there is know way of knowing if suppliers will support it.
As some on the forum have already suggested, building a database of information on the 961's component parts and where they were sourced from will help future efforts to procure need replacement parts.
I believe Norton required the re calibration from Jenvey just to cover their asses legally.
Just out of interest, is there a best year to go for? I'm assuming it has to be a mk11 and guessing that, knowing Norton, it's not as simple as latest is best."Hmmmm, It may soon be time to get one" said the vulture circling overhead