2012 Norton Commando 961 Sport

Registration no. FN62 FJF Frame no. SAYCMM01SCY000238 Engine no. 501-0258

• One owner from new
• 2,925 miles from new
• Later type of ECU and other updates
• Full history available

The current vendor purchased this Commando 961 new from Norton at Donington Park on 1st October 2012. He owns several motorcycles and as a result has not ridden this one very much. Its present odometer reading is 2,925 miles.

Norton serviced the Commando while it was under warranty and also fitted long silencers giving a better sound. Since then, the owner (a qualified aircraft engineer) has serviced the bike every year. It has been SORNed every winter. In 2014, following a leak in the petrol tank, Norton supplied a new petrol tank under warranty.

This Commando was fitted with the early type of ECU. Following Norton's collapse, the vendor was able to purchase and fit the later ECU from the ECU manufacturers - Specialist Control Systems Ltd (SCS). Included was an adapter to connect the ECU to a laptop and use software downloaded from SCS's web site to adjust the ECU (adaptor included in sale). The Commando was taken to a tuning specialist - Innocent Engineering in Hungerford - this spring and they were able to adjust it to improve part-throttle fuelling and tick-over using this software. As Innocent are also suspension specialists, they adjusted the suspension and damping to give improved handling along with a better, softer ride. A new battery was fitted in 2020.

This spring (2022) the Commando was taken to Motorvated Ltd in Derby, whose owner is Stuart Bodycote, an ex-Norton engineer. He gave it a full-service including cam chain adjustment and updated the bike with the later engine breather and air filter drain modifications. The machine will come with a file containing its complete history including receipts for parts; various Norton brochures and other publicity material; and magazine road tests and articles published around the time of purchase. Also included is correspondence from Norton explaining the delays in manufacturing the bike; an owner's handbook and the Norton Service Manual published by Norton. The machine also comes with a V5C Registration Certificate and MoT to October 2023. The original silencers and original ECU are included in the sale.
Offered with key