My dad has a 68 Atlas 750. He has had it for about 40 years. He got it in a Box put it together and fully restored it by ordering parts from England over many years
I had one back in the 70's - with the standard clutch, and there was NO WAY to find neutral at a stop with a warm engine, mine too had a Commando front brake. You can't beat the classic feel of a Nailbed frame and Road-Hopper forks ;-)
Nice ! I had the same colour, same year but a shitty-lucas magneto that left me stranded on many occasions until I had it re-wound . They informed me it had not been done properly from new ! Dave NZ
I brought one in 1977 and get this ; it was titled in New Jersey as a ' 67 days days fays Atlas. I have heard that Dunstall didn't even sell whole bikes back then..There were items rhat came on the bike that encouraged me to think maybe.? It looked absolutely terrible when i first layed eyes on her. There was this ugly seat half hanging off and was being secured byva freyed bungee cord A sissy bar maybe a foot high hung off back. Femders were kinda cool though because they didn't have any rust. They were later identified as some sort of alloy. Unfortunately they were secured with too long a bolt and. It ripped a groove that seemed at least 1/4" deep! Rims looked alloy too and spokes? Stainless steel? The frame looked like it was plated with nickel and looked like it had same shape as Comando but minus isolastic rubber. Was told it actually handled better than comando because stiffer frame. I couldn't start it with kick starter ever. Hey it was on wrong side of the bike.Seemed like it rotated the wrong way too. Wait i must be thinking of another bike. The kick starter did rotate countrrclockwise because closest i ever got to starting it jiust backfired and sent me over the ape hangers ( ok, i am embellishing now. Not true ape hangers but they had. a 8" rise) My leg hurt for several days and when i tried again it seemed like it was going to be a repeat of the painful failure from s few days ago.. Luckily my parents house was on a steep driveway so i just paddled it in the righf direction and put it in what i thought was second but musta been first and then i remembered that not only was the shifter on wrong side it was a up first then neutral through forth were all down. Started right up! Don't remember using a choke on those big amals. Just tickled them twice when bike was cold
well the ignition would of been a lucas k2fc magento but now getting hard to find , and what is its engine and frame numbers has it may of been built some two years earlier
Hi Peter, I can't seem to get the link working for your Triumph TR6R for sale but I live in South Australia and I'm suspecting you are in England? Wish you were close because that is my dream bike a Triumph TR6R 1968 in that colour! Regards, Sam .. Just watched this Video and you are in the U.K. I'm pretty sure. Love the Videos too! Subscribed
Hi Sam, yes I am in the south of England! Unfortunately the bike has sold. I did sell a Norton 650ss to Australia 10 years ago, so its a shame we couldn't work something out. If you want to source a bike from the UK have you tried Andy Tiernan? Just google "Andy buys bikes". Mention my name if you like!
I have two of them. They do not vibrate excessively. Comfortable at 70 - 80MPH all day. They are longer stroke, so vibes are different. Don't sound as fragile as a Bonnie at that speed...I have had a few of them too, pre-unit, unit and OIF.
My dad has a 68 Atlas 750. He has had it for about 40 years. He got it in a Box put it together and fully restored it by ordering parts from England over many years
Supposedly one of the most notorious vibrators. No complaint made about this one though.
Every boy should have one.
I had one back in the 70's - with the standard clutch, and there was NO WAY to find neutral at a stop with a warm engine, mine too had a Commando front brake. You can't beat the classic feel of a Nailbed frame and Road-Hopper forks ;-)
Beautiful Norton Atlas. Sounds Great Too. 👌
Very nice machine Peter. Thx for sharing her with us.
Le slimline est un cadre exceptionnel
Oui! J'en ai deux! 650SS et Atlas. J'ai aussi un Wideline cafe racer.
Nice ! I had the same colour, same year but a shitty-lucas magneto that left me stranded on many occasions until I had it re-wound . They informed me it had not been done properly from new ! Dave NZ
I brought one in 1977 and get this ; it was titled in New Jersey as a ' 67 days days fays Atlas. I have heard that Dunstall didn't even sell whole bikes back then..There were items rhat came on the bike that encouraged me to think maybe.? It looked absolutely terrible when i first layed eyes on her. There was this ugly seat half hanging off and was being secured byva freyed bungee cord A sissy bar maybe a foot high hung off back. Femders were kinda cool though because they didn't have any rust. They were later identified as some sort of alloy. Unfortunately they were secured with too long a bolt and. It ripped a groove that seemed at least 1/4" deep!
Rims looked alloy too and spokes? Stainless steel? The frame looked like it was plated with nickel and looked like it had same shape as Comando but minus isolastic rubber. Was told it actually handled better than comando because stiffer frame. I couldn't start it with kick starter ever. Hey it was on wrong side of the bike.Seemed like it rotated the wrong way too. Wait i must be thinking of another bike. The kick starter did rotate countrrclockwise because closest i ever got to starting it jiust backfired and sent me over the ape hangers ( ok, i am embellishing now. Not true ape hangers but they had. a 8" rise) My leg hurt for several days and when i tried again it seemed like it was going to be a repeat of the painful failure from s few days ago.. Luckily my parents house was on a steep driveway so i just paddled it in the righf direction and put it in what i thought was second but musta been first and then i remembered that not only was the shifter on wrong side it was a up first then neutral through forth were all down. Started right up! Don't remember using a choke on those big amals. Just tickled them twice when bike was cold
Remember Bob Dylan poster sitting.on one
well the ignition would of been a lucas k2fc magento but now getting hard to find , and what is its engine and frame numbers has it may of been built some two years earlier
Very nice.
Hi Peter,
I can't seem to get the link working for your Triumph TR6R for sale but I live in South Australia and I'm suspecting you are in England?
Wish you were close because that is my dream bike a Triumph TR6R 1968 in that colour!
Regards,
Sam
.. Just watched this Video and you are in the U.K. I'm pretty sure.
Love the Videos too!
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Hi Sam, yes I am in the south of England! Unfortunately the bike has sold. I did sell a Norton 650ss to Australia 10 years ago, so its a shame we couldn't work something out. If you want to source a bike from the UK have you tried Andy Tiernan? Just google "Andy buys bikes". Mention my name if you like!
Is it true that they are vibrators even rougher than a Bonnie?
I have two of them. They do not vibrate excessively. Comfortable at 70 - 80MPH all day. They are longer stroke, so vibes are different. Don't sound as fragile as a Bonnie at that speed...I have had a few of them too, pre-unit, unit and OIF.
@@peterashley6257 Cheers thanks for that, I suppose the taller gearing would help
you never said what price you want ?
Strange story! Fell n love with it and decided ton sell my A10 instead. Video on UA-cam too.
How is the vibration ?
Really quite smooth. Prefer it to my '69 T120 and '59 A10.I have a 650SS which is harsher, great bike, but more highly strung!