Pictures of your Norton 961

Pictures of your Norton 961


The onset of winter is almost here so with all this doom & gloom bout sell outs ,buy outs , shares are in & then out blah blah etc I thought I’d go for a 130 mile ride with couple of other psychotic two wheeled chums, temps down to 4c .
So ere I am looking a 106, despite having thermal undercrackers on & heated gloves ( well one ) battery packed up on right glove , the 1066 cafe Robertsbridge in Sussex, large venue with plenty of space to eat drink & park , although there was the complete absence of anyone else there today on a bike
 
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Hello Richard , The gold sprocket does look the part . With the gold forks and gold shock reservoirs .
 
Hello Richard , The gold sprocket does look the part . With the gold forks and gold shock reservoirs .
Yes Tony , I’m pleased with the look , women call it accessorise the outfit with matching shoes & bag.
We need more pics during these dull winter months chaps, if we can’t ride em , we can still look at em , even if the pics of our modern Norton’s are in hibernation, they are still most welcome .
 
Norton riding season cut short by the egress of oil to everything behind my left foot!

Pictures of your Norton 961


Caused by non-return valve in the oil pump stuck in the wrong position resulting in no flow to tank and many back pressures.

Consoled myself by riding something that I expect oil to come out of.

Pictures of your Norton 961


Bloody good fun it was too.
 
Norton riding season cut short by the egress of oil to everything behind my left foot!

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Caused by non-return valve in the oil pump stuck in the wrong position resulting in no flow to tank and many back pressures.

Consoled myself by riding something that I expect oil to come out of.

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Bloody good fun it was too.
Very original classic 2 stroke Stuart , have to ride behind u at some point , “ I love the smell of 2 stroke oil in the morning “
 
Look on the bright side, with the onset of Winter the oil will work better than ACF50! I had a Suzi 380, ran it up to Aviemore for a 2 week tour, the garages up there didn't stock 2-stroke oil so filled the tank with gearbox oil, bike never used a drop for the next 200 miles lol
 
Look on the bright side, with the onset of Winter the oil will work better than ACF50! I had a Suzi 380, ran it up to Aviemore for a 2 week tour, the garages up there didn't stock 2-stroke oil so filled the tank with gearbox oil, bike never used a drop for the next 200 miles lol
How did it not blow up?
 
Where did the oil come from ? So the one way valve was stuck closed ? So no oil could pass to the filter ? Or do you mean the one way valve was stuck open and lots of oil going into the sump from the oil tank ? Based upon the left foot statement I would say the later and you are a casualty of excessive oil to the air box and a overflowing catch bottle (hence the left foot statement) . So motor should be OK .
 
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Where did the oil come from ? So the one way valve was stuck closed ? So no oil could pass to the filter ? Or do you mean the one way valve was stuck open and lots of oil going into the sump from the oil tank ? Based upon the left foot statement I would say the later and you are a casualty of excessive oil to the air box and a overflowing catch bottle (hence the left foot statement) . So motor should be OK .
Agreed, I hadn’t seen so much oil drained from my airbox since before the mod kit was fitted nearly three years ago. Anyhow, new pump has been fitted and checked/tested by dealer and I’m assured all is now as it should be.
 
Bright but cold day today , but had a short ride out, on way back decided to call in at “Albert” one of my customers, Albert had Norton’s back in day , sixties rocker type now 80 years old , still made his day by letting him snatch the throttle a few times , got concerned when he clicked into first & starting moving up the drive , “ Didn’t bother wiv helmets in my day Richard ,” fortunately stopped at the end of his drive,phew, I did have trouble getting him on the bike, but getting him off was harder
Pictures of your Norton 961
 
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Bright but cold day today , but had a short ride out, on way back decided to call in at “Albert” one of my customers, Albert had Norton’s back in day , sixties rocker type now 80 years old , still made his day by letting him snatch the throttle a few times , got concerned when he clicked into first & starting moving up the drive , “ Didn’t bother wiv helmets in my day Richard ,” fortunately stopped at the end of his drive,phew, I did have trouble getting him on the bike, but getting him off was harder View attachment 13858
Alpinestar Slippers??
 
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