Interview with Stuart Bodycote of Motorvated Ltd about Norton 961s 

Great stuff Stuart! It’s so sad how it went with Norton. My dad and I tried to help as much as possible but access norton was taking over my life. The bikes are fantastic when dialed in. Like you said, change out all the fake offbrand sensors with Bosch and you’re miles ahead. GREAT INTERVIEW !!!!! Thank you for helping all the 961 owners.

Great interview thanks and good to put a face to a well known name in the 961 community. 😀

Nice tank in the background.

Great interview, thanks for sharing!

Good morning, Proffessori. Great interview and very well presented without all the muck slinging you read in the bike mags. Like it very much.

Excellent interview and insight into the background and some of the challenges behind Nortons (recent) marketing re entry.

Enjoyed that, was hoping you’d have covered the ‘new’ TVS 961’s and their quality/ expected reliability moving forward because we all know about what happened before, it’s about prospective owners (i.e. me) taking the plunge and buying a new one now. Does Stuart have confidence in what they are making now?

Really interesting conversation, thanks for sharing. As a Norton owner/rider for 45 years I was of course interested in a 961 but was put off by a number of factors, most obviously the poor price:performance ratio and questionable durability. Perhaps most importantly I was put off by the horror stories from people who placed orders in good faith and paid deposits, leaving me feeling that the guy at the top was a crook. Sadly, my impression of the 961 is that it’s a polishers machine rather than a serious riders bike (no crime in that, just not for me), which is confirmed by the mileages I see quoted on the bikes for sale… 8 year old machines with under 10,000 miles on the clock. My 1989 Norton Commander has over 120,000, even my unreliable 1972 Norton Commando managed 10,000 miles a year when I was a more active rider back in the 1980’s. All the best David.