jms
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I recently purchase a 1967 Norton Atlas that is engine Number 120,043. The machines records were pulled in 1986 from the Norton Archives housed at the time at the Science Museum Library, South Kensington, London. It was documented on card 887 and delivered to P Dunstall on March 17,1967. Subsequent to this it is my understanding that all Norton records were transferred to the Norton Owners Club in 2005. That said the bike is completely apart and was being prepared to go back together in the early 90’s but this never happened. The bike includes very thick fiberglass bodywork. Tank, central oil tank, fairing, seat, and bolt on fairing lowers. Both left and right lowers each have a pocket in the inside to store tools I suspect. The head is highly polished as is the mag. Has clip-ons, rear sets, alum fenders, the fairing has no dash and uses the standard Atlas speedo/ tack holder. It has swept back exhaust pipes, and Dunstall Decibel mufflers, twin leading front brake. Came with Amal 930 concentric, finned intake manifolds, and lastly chrome friction steering damper with two turned up thumbscrews for tightening. Rockers are polished as are the inlet ports. Akront Alum Rims. That’s all at the moment until I dig a little deeper. Just received it the other day. I purchased this as I was looking for a project and it seemed like it would be fun. I wasn’t really all that concerned if it was in fact a Dunstall Atlas or not. Here’s the question. Could it be a Dunstall? The only thing actually that says Dunstall is the rear set rubbers and the mufflers. No other indication of same
I recently purchase a 1967 Norton Atlas that is engine Number 120,043. The machines records were pulled in 1986 from the Norton Archives housed at the time at the Science Museum Library, South Kensington, London. It was documented on card 887 and delivered to P Dunstall on March 17,1967. Subsequent to this it is my understanding that all Norton records were transferred to the Norton Owners Club in 2005. That said the bike is completely apart and was being prepared to go back together in the early 90’s but this never happened. The bike includes very thick fiberglass bodywork. Tank, central oil tank, fairing, seat, and bolt on fairing lowers. Both left and right lowers each have a pocket in the inside to store tools I suspect. The head is highly polished as is the mag. Has clip-ons, rear sets, alum fenders, the fairing has no dash and uses the standard Atlas speedo/ tack holder. It has swept back exhaust pipes, and Dunstall Decibel mufflers, twin leading front brake. Came with Amal 930 concentric, finned intake manifolds, and lastly chrome friction steering damper with two turned up thumbscrews for tightening. Rockers are polished as are the inlet ports. Akront Alum Rims. That’s all at the moment until I dig a little deeper. Just received it the other day. I purchased this as I was looking for a project and it seemed like it would be fun. I wasn’t really all that concerned if it was in fact a Dunstall Atlas or not. Here’s the question. Could it be a Dunstall? The only thing actually that says Dunstall is the rear set rubbers and the mufflers. No other indication of same