$8,500
Costa Mesa, California
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Posted Over 1 Month
I am selling my 1965 Norton Atlas. This is a very special bike and has had a lot of really great people's time, blood, sweat and tears put into it over the past few years. The bike was re-built from the ground up and every piece on it was hand picked with specific reasons and a specific purpose.1965 Norton Atlas with the famous "featherbed" frame. Matching frame and motor. Frame, tank, oil tank, battery box and all other black parts on the bike were freshly painted when rebuilt. Motor currently has about 4,000 miles on it since being rebuilt. The bike is currently running a Mikuni carb but could easily be switched to single or dual amal set up. As you probably already know as well, the Atlas runs with a Magneto and therefor can run without a battery or with a dead battery which is a great feature. In fact you can eliminate the battery completely if you choose. Front brake has been upgraded to a commando disc brake for increased stopping power and safety. New Avon tires were put on during rebuild and have the same mileage on them as the motor. A few other things the bike features are Dunstall clip-on bars (rare), a Tommaselli throttle, magura grips, magura clutch lever, Brembo master cylinder and brake lever, smiths gray face gauges, swept back pipes, rear sets, milled and upgraded gear box cover and kick start seal, super blend bearings all around, Tommaselli headlight ears, Aluminum front and read fender, new custom leather seat, new rear shocks, rebuilt front shocks, new tank rubbers, new gas cap, freshly lined tank, reverse cone mufflers, and fresh bulbs in tail light and head light, brand new battery and more. Almost everything on this bike is new or has been rebuilt.The only issues the bike currently has are a leaky primary which is pretty standard with these bikes as you probably know and also the clutch plates will need replacing soon. So I would leave it up to the buyer but if I was keeping the bike I would be putting a dry clutch and belt primary on it. I am only not doing it before selling in case the buyer prefers a wet system.Other than that this bike runs and rides perfectly. It rides like a dream actually and it will be very hard to see it go but unfortunately it's just what has to happen at the moment. I've ridden many modern bikes and the featherbed frame with the stock motor in it handles better than anything else I've ridden. If you chose to it could easily be made into a trailer queen with some extra polishing and adjustments but that is up to you. As it is, the bike is a rider and you can ride it as it was meant to be ridden. Please contact me if you are interested or for more details. I am very busy so serious inquiries only, please no questions just for the sake of curiosity. If you are serious about owning an Atlas then please contact me with any questions or to discuss further. Norton, Norton Atlas, Commando, Triumph, Bonneville, Thruxton, Cafe, Cafe Racer, Vintage Motorcycle, British Motorcycle
