Could be interesting!!
he knows the way round so can develop the bike and hopefully get good results
:wheelie: :riding:
Looking forward to the TT.
Hope the Norton does what John McGuiness tells it. Not like last years bikes he and Guy Martin rode.
I had a test ride on the Norton 961 last year, I would like one as a second bike...the 14 stays tho'.
Yeah aside from the massive oil issues...
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 08 February 2018, 04:13 PM
Yeah aside from the massive oil issues...
Yer wot? They drink it, they leak it? they burn it? :whatever:
will be very interesting !.. but that Norton will take some serious ironing out and it will need to be one massive iron :deadhorse:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Thursday, 08 February 2018, 05:10 PM
Quote from: VladTepes on Thursday, 08 February 2018, 04:13 PM
Yeah aside from the massive oil issues...
Yer wot? They drink it, they leak it? they burn it? :whatever:
Oil ends up in the airbox. A lot of oil.
https://www.nortonownersclub.org/noc-chat/technical6-961-forum/43063315
Norton released a fix being some plastic plugs, which MIGHT work in the UK but just melted here in Australia (a mate owns one)
The follow up Norton fix ? The factory said just reduce the volume of oil by about a litre... yeah well on 37 degree days that's not gonna do a lot for the engine's longevity is it. (It has a wet clutch too)
Apparently the only way to really fix it is to crack the cases and re-engineer the baffles so... not cheap.
My view of these modern Nortons - they look gorgeous, are great to ride, but I wouldn't want to own one....
Lucky we have our 14s. Doesnt sound like Norton have improved since 1973, my last one. Was the biggest piece of junk. Can list faults in 5 th ks if needed, more than any 14 in 500 th. My worst bike by a long way.
the race norton
is a bit if a missmash
its got aprillia engine casings heaverly reworked by norton in a spondon frame using quality race suspension brakes and wheels.
not really a full production bike .
The 961 chassis is a ripper though. AGAIN we need a Triton. Norton frame wrapped around a Triumph engine... :)
Quote from: seth on Thursday, 08 February 2018, 07:06 AM
he knows the way round so can develop the bike and hopefully get good results
:wheelie: :riding:
It's just the thought of him streaking - if he gets a result... :hat: