What’s the best none Norton Norton ?

daveforty said:
your bike? got a picture of the other side?
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Yes, my bike. Other side..

What’s the best none Norton Norton ?


What’s the best none Norton Norton ?
 
My friend recently bought an SD900 Ducati for $3000 - he lives up in the hills east of Melbourne - that might be worthwhile. I used to race my 500cc Triton against Z900 and H2 Kawasakis, I was competitive with them on Winton where the circuit is half corners and half straights. Going into corners behind the Z900s and H1s was always dangerous. I once rode a Z900 -it felt like a British 350 - but quick in a straight line. Featherbed bikes always feel big. I was offered a V-twin Guzzi. It was from America -somebody had been killed while racing it. I think the torque reaction might be dangerous.
 
Stephen_Spencer said:
This guy’s got some design chops! I’d have a good look at this if it ever came into production!

And why have Ducati never re-released an updated Sports Classic?🤷‍♂️

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NEO-RETRO: Ducati SuperSport 950 from France.

It’s been 20 years since Ducati released the Sport Classic range and lit a fire under the modern retro scene,
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MotoGP style front brake cooling ducts? My goodness, wretched excess me thinks.:p
Tail section is nice too.
 
Well considering the imminent demise of the 961 platform and the many competitors to the V4 I'm going to pull this thread back towards 'modern classics' such as the Ducati Sports Classic mentioned above. Went to the meeting at the National Motorcycle Museum and again ended up with a small crowd around my 961CR doing sound checks but on the BSA stand saw this very lightly customised bike which caught my attention. Very attractive price of course just needs to shed a few pounds.....
What’s the best none Norton Norton ?
 
Clive said:
Well considering the imminent demise of the 961 platform and the many competitors to the V4 I'm going to pull this thread back towards 'modern classics' such as the Ducati Sports Classic mentioned above. Went to the meeting at the National Motorcycle Museum and again ended up with a small crowd around my 961CR doing sound checks but on the BSA stand saw this very lightly customised bike which caught my attention. Very attractive price of course just needs to shed a few pounds..... View attachment 122290
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Have you considered a RE Interceptor 650 ? If you like the BSA , the RE may work for you .
 
TonyA said:
Have you considered a RE Interceptor 650 ? If you like the BSA , the RE may work for you .
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In fact at least in my mind , TVS stepping away from the 961 may be the best thing for us. This should allow the aftermarket to finally start making things available again. The frame/swingarm is the only part that is made in house by TVS.
 
TonyA said:
In fact at least in my mind , TVS stepping away from the 961 may be the best thing for us. This should allow the aftermarket to finally start making things available again. The frame/swingarm is the only part that is made in house by TVS.
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By after market, do you mean oem supplier? Or the aftermarket as in non oem parts?
I don’t see the aftermarket ever doing the 961 as not many were ever made or sold.
 
My 2009 Ducati GT1000 has turned out to be my favourite bike ever , it a perfect ride for this old man 😉 400lbs +/- , 90hp , comfortable & extremely good looking , It last bike in my once crowed bike shed , my wife ,son & daughter will decide what happens to it once I’m gone …. unless I move it first ….
 
NorTriDuc said:
By after market, do you mean oem supplier? Or the aftermarket as in non oem parts?
I don’t see the aftermarket ever doing the 961 as not many were ever made or sold.
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It would be nice if the aftermarket could supply some parts for the 961. But true, with such low volume sales of the 961, what supplier would be interested in making 961 parts. How many could they reasonable expect to sell?
As I said before, if Jinlang introduce a 961 based bike, it may be possible to get spares from them.
It's on my wish list, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for it to happen.
 

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