FOR SALE:
1966 Norton Atlas 750
27, 300 miles
Black & chrome
Matching engine & frame numbers
£5, 250 o. n. o.
DETAILED SPEC:
* Avon Roadrider tyres which have coveredless than 400 miles
* New YB9-B Yuasa battery
* Factory fitted Monobloc 389 twin reverse type carbs stripped, reconditioned, ultrasonically cleaned and balanced, float levels sync’d to the correct level + new Viton float needles, D main jet needles with 106 needle jets
* Siamese pipes running into new single reverse cone mega
* High compression 10. 1:1 pistons
* 125psi compression on both cylinders when cold
* Reconditioned clutch with new cush rubbers
* New oil pipes with in-line RGM anti wet sump valve
* New gearbox sprocket
* New alternator rotor
* Thorspark coil electronic ignition
* Front & rear chrome indicators with 24w LED flasher relay
* Reconditioned original Smiths grey face tacho & speedo gauges
* New Lucas ignition switch situated on instrument bracket (with two keys & Norton fobs)
* Waterproof USB port also situated on instrument bracket
* Original Feridax lockable throttle (no key unfortunately)
* Modern horn/ indicators/ main-dip switch
* Adjustable bar end R/ H mirror
* New dog-leg polished alloy clutch and brake levers
* Skak-de-la softie grips
* Centre & side stand
* Original John Tickle TLS front brake with new shoes
* New rear brake shoes
* New lever type chrome fuel tap
* New choke cable
* New tacho and speedo cables
* Original stitched leatherette custom fuel tank cover
* Tapered headstock yoke bearings
* New fork springs, seals & bushes with 20w fork oil (150ml in each leg)
* New 20w50 engine oil (just been changed)
* New EP 80w90 gearbox oil
* New Hagon s/ s shrouded rear shocks
* New kickstart lever and rubber
* New chrome oil cap
* Cherished age-related number plate
Registered as “Historic” so Tax & MOT exempt
V5c in my name
I rescued this lovely machine from a 50 year slumber. It had been laid up in 1972 in a dry garage due to an ignition fault and never saw the light of day again till last year. It has had a thorough sympathetic restore and is now a fully roadworthy machine. As you can see, it has some interesting features & tuning tweaks.
It’s clean, has nice patina and the engine is a peach.
A tickle of the carbs and it’ll start first kick which soon settles into a smooth tickover. Acceleration can be described as “lively”
The genuine John Tickle T/ L/ S front brake is not only a work of art it’s also progressive and powerful. The underseat brackets rest on neoprene rubber pads, and with Skak-De-La softie grips vibration to the rider is kept to a minimum.
The tacho & speedo have both been professionally reconditioned.
The carbs are the original factory fitted twin reverse-float-bowl Monobloc’s which have been rebuilt, calibrated, & synchronised. The original air filter box has been replaced with two separate filters which are far easier to remove (and refit) when synchronising or adjusting the carbs.
There’s no wet sumping, courtesy of the RGM spring/ ball valve.
Clutch has been reconditioned with new cush rubbers.
A new alternator rotor has just been fitted and the rotor/ stator air gap is an average of 0. 009”.
The original chrome levers (which you can have with the bike) have been replaced with polished alloy dog-leg levers which are a vast improvement.
Handling is superb, courtesy of the Slimline Featherbed frame, reconditioned Roadholder forks, tapered roller headstock bearings, Hagon rear shocks and Avon Roadrider tyres.
The fuel tank is clean and rust free internally and is clad in a genuine 60’s custom leatherette tank cover which in itself is a very hard item to source these days and the satin black paintwork on the oil tank, battery cover and primary chaincase finish it off nicely.
Aftermarket indicators have been fitted to make life a bit easier on todays congested roads.
All in all, a well sorted classic British vertical twin that goes really well and is a hell of a lot of fun to ride, and with those siamese pipes and reverse cone mega belting out music behind you you’ll be grinning all the way to the pub & back.
It also comes with a cherished number plate, itself worth a grand or so.
