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triumph2 · Sep 1, 2016

This followed me home ! Do I need therapy?

Engine number is 125344? Late for an Atlas?

lcrken · Sep 1, 2016

You can never have too many Nortons.

Ken

grandpaul · Sep 2, 2016

You don't need professional therapy, you need to spend this weekend flushing it out and seeing how it runs.

THAT is "therapy".

triumph2 · Sep 2, 2016

After an initial inspection to see exactly what I have this will probably sit on the back burner while I finish off my '65 Atlas and then start on a full restoration for the Mercury as I now have all the basic stuff gathered for it now.

BillT · Sep 2, 2016

triumph2 said:
Engine number is 125344? Late for an Atlas?

Yes, that would make it a '68, built in the last couple months before Commando production started up.
Should be concentrics and distributor ignition as that's how it would have left the factory.

Rohan · Sep 2, 2016

It appears to have quite a lot of brakes. !
That could be quite a good thing....

The oil tank seems to be the same color as the car next to it.
That CAN'T be a co-incidence ?!

triumph2 · Sep 2, 2016

BillT said:
triumph2 said:

Engine number is 125344? Late for an Atlas?

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Yes, that would make it a '68, built in the last couple months before Commando production started up.
Should be concentrics and distributor ignition as that's how it would have left the factory.

Yes, has concentrics and points. Actually, just had a look and it has a Lucas RITA ignition.

triumph2 · Sep 2, 2016

Rohan said:
The oil tank seems to be the same color as the car next to it.
That CAN'T be a co-incidence ?!

I think it is. The guy that built the bike went to Australia and left it with a friend. He decided after 20 years he wasn't coming back.

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