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Offline JJ

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

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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-norton-atlas-750/
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Offline Scout63

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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2022, 08:28:23 AM »
"This Ol' Norton"...now at $10,000 with 2 days still to GO!! :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh:



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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2022, 10:37:49 PM »
Quote from: 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:





Now I know the fight is rigged.
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Offline Jack Straw

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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #6 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. 

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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #7 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
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Offline Arctic Fox

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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2022, 12:48:25 PM »

Any idea how old these bikes are?














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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2022, 11:34:04 AM »
The Ariel Arrow is about 1960.
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Offline JJ

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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2022, 11:47:01 AM »
Quote from: Mr Pootle on April 10, 2022, 11:34:04 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:
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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2022, 01:49:23 PM »

Thank you. A typical man cave?
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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2022, 01:49:57 PM »
The black and chrome BSA is an A10…last ones made in 63..
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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2022, 07:47:52 PM »
Quote from: Road Rocket on April 10, 2022, 01:49:57 PM
The black and chrome BSA is an A10…last ones made in 63..

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



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Re: This Old Norton...
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2022, 07:24:32 AM »
Guess sometimes these Bring a Trailer deals seem a little too good to be true.

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