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Title: This Old Norton...
Post by: JJ on April 02, 2022, 08:54:51 AM
C'mon now...ya gotta love those "real" stainless steel fenders...and that legendary Featherbed frame!!

 :thumb: :cool: :boozing: :wink: :smiley: :thumb:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-norton-atlas-750/
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Scout63 on April 02, 2022, 06:32:43 PM
There’s a reason they moved away from the featherbed frame.  The vibration was a killer.  As much as I love the Commando with the same motor, I can’t warm up to the Atlas.  I do hope the seller gets a good price.
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Canuck750 on April 02, 2022, 07:20:40 PM
The next owner will find out soon enough if his/her fillings are solid!

Pretty bike but one heck of a paint shaker.
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: JJ on April 06, 2022, 08:28:23 AM
"This Ol' Norton"...now at $10,000 with 2 days still to GO!! :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:


(https://i.ibb.co/C0r9myj/Screen-Shot-2022-04-06-at-6-27-06-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/C0r9myj)
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Scout63 on April 06, 2022, 10:37:49 PM
"This Ol' Norton"...now at $10,000 with 2 days still to GO!! :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:


(https://i.ibb.co/C0r9myj/Screen-Shot-2022-04-06-at-6-27-06-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/C0r9myj)


Now I know the fight is rigged.
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Jack Straw on April 07, 2022, 09:05:32 AM
The Atlas is fun to look at and think back on but that's about it unless a guy likes vintage grenades.
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: krglorioso on April 07, 2022, 10:46:28 PM
I worked in a British bike shop in Mount Vernon, NY in the early '60s and while these were easy bikes to service and repair, somehow I never wanted to ride one after the first time.  I'd had a '55 Dominator 500 twin (Featherbed) which was very smooth, and the 600s were pretty nice, but as the displacement grew, so did the vibrations.  I could not have imagined what my later Commando 850s would have felt like were it not for Bob Trigg's clever Isolastic engine mounts. 

Ralph
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: JJ on April 08, 2022, 08:19:51 AM
C'mon now....from 1968..."The Tunnel Of Love!!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ANShUq_sAw&t=336s
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Arctic Fox on April 08, 2022, 12:48:25 PM

Any idea how old these bikes are?
(https://i.ibb.co/TBpX4Cc/IMG-1061-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/dsNSprW/IMG-1063-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/rxMV8Z4/IMG-1064-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/x7Qqwgw/IMG-1065-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/KbXZ8v7/IMG-1070-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZfRgpqM/IMG-1062-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/XC8R1ks/IMG-1069-kopio.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/7b2Q2kh/IMG-1066-kopio.jpg)
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Mr Pootle on April 10, 2022, 11:34:04 AM
The Ariel Arrow is about 1960.
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: JJ on April 10, 2022, 11:47:01 AM
The Ariel Arrow is about 1960.

Yes...correct on the Ariel Arrow....The Norton's are from the mid-40's to early-50's, as is the AJS...The Triumph T160 is from about 1975...That BSA is from about 1967...(IMHO) :wink:
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Arctic Fox on April 10, 2022, 01:49:23 PM

Thank you. A typical man cave?
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: Road Rocket on April 10, 2022, 01:49:57 PM
The black and chrome BSA is an A10…last ones made in 63..
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: JJ on April 10, 2022, 07:47:52 PM
The black and chrome BSA is an A10…last ones made in 63..

NOTED on the BSA A10 - (Thank you!!)


(https://i.ibb.co/8bkxxB8/Screen-Shot-2022-04-10-at-5-47-07-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/8bkxxB8)
Title: Re: This Old Norton...
Post by: TDF on May 07, 2022, 07:24:32 AM
Guess sometimes these Bring a Trailer deals seem a little too good to be true.

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/5101621659921790/?ref=messenger_share&rt=54

TDF