Blue Dunstall in Oregon

Ya don't see these for sale every day, eh? Perhaps a forum member?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Other-Makes-/12 ... 2140541826
As a much younger man, I tricked out my stock bike with clip-ons and a lot of Dunstall parts. By the time I was done, it was way too loud and plenty uncomfortable. :roll:

The word "rare" appears no less than FOUR times in the advert.

It sure does appear to be legit, and the price is in line with what I would expect it to fetch. In fact, I'll bet it gets a few bids over the starting number...

Its been for sale for months :shock:

A lovely bike for a serious collector, particularly with the original documentation. Might do well at something like the Las Vegas auction.

Ken

from the ebay ad:
"This is not a Norton with Dunstall parts installed but the complete bike manufactured by Dunstall."

Hello...Did anyone notice the red norton tag?

My 68 atlas is the same situation.... a NORTON manufactured bike, "modified" by dunstall, "sold" by Dunstall dealership...as part of the export scheme used by american service man.
IMO To be a legal Dunstall it needs to be a 1967.

so,.. it's an 810. I wonder if it has a breather modification beyond it's original timed camshaft breather, or if the bottom end has had it's bearing changed to superblends?? It's a beauty, no doubt... I supose that it will be another 25 years (and I'll be dead) before a norton will fetch $50,000. For that price, I can't see how a collector like a jay leno type (with money to burn) doesn't buy this kind of bike, with it's proper lineage as a dunstall original survivor for such a pittence as $15,000. (I wouldn't sell my bike for that,... and it's not a special norton by collector standards)

A hansom motorcycle that deserves its' own glass display case; not a real rider, maybe a racer (my opinion, of course). The seat alone might be good for 30 minutes until everything below your belt line goes to sleep. Given the average age of this forum the clip-ons would rule most out arthritic 50+ something's. Still a nice piece of eye candy, and I could envy the next owner if he/she really knew how to ride it and could manage a comfy 250 mile day without a Vicodan.

Be interesting to see if and what it sells for.