Beskrivning
This is Lot 445 in the Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale on April 20 & 21, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Purchased from new
One owner from new
Circa 4, 300 miles from new
Few motorcycle makers (outside Italy) have had as troubled a history as Norton, which over the last 40 years has undergone periodic revivals, all of which, ultimately, failed. Norton's enduring fascination stems from a reputation forged on the world's racetracks during the first six decades of the 20th Century, when the silver-and-black bikes from the Bracebridge Street factory swept all before them. Development and production of a new Commando model had begun by Kenny Dreer of Oregon in the late 1990s, and this all-new design was further developed at Norton's factory at the Donington Park race circuit. Recognisably related to the last Commando of the 1970s, the new café racer-style Norton roadster boasts an over-square (88x79mm) air-cooled overhead-valve twin-cylinder engine incorporating a 270° crankshaft and counter-balancer. A maximum output of 82bhp (at the rear wheel) is claimed, giving a top speed of over 130mph. Deliveries of the new Norton Commando 961 commenced in 2009 with the SE model, which was followed by the Café Racer and Sport. The Commando 961 continues to be manufactured under the auspices of Norton's new Indian owners, the TVS Motor Company.
This Norton Commando 961 Sport was purchased new from the factory on 25th September 2015 by the current vendor. We are advised by the vendor this machine comes with full service history: two years at the factory followed by six at Norton dealer Krazy Horse. New 'de-cat' exhausts were fitted on 27th November 2015 (see bill on file); the original exhausts are available and the machine also comes with a factory service manual and a charger for the lithium battery. Last run in August 2023, the machine was MoT'd in 2023 at 4, 301 miles (current reading 4, 356 miles). Offered with a current V5C document.
