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Ashley, that is a very lovely bike. I remember when the Atlas first arrived there was a problem with the barrel flange cracking, you obviously avoid that with the 850 motor. The angle of the motor in your bike must help the handling. I found that getting the weight well forward is essential for good handling with that frame. I've thought of building a similar bike for road use, however I think I would be back to the same vibration problems that Norton had, so went to isolastics. What balance factor do you use, and where in the rev range does it vibrate ?

[QUOTE="acotrel, post: 227911, member: 4295"] Ashley, that is a very lovely bike. I remember when the Atlas first arrived there was a problem with the barrel flange cracking, you obviously avoid that with the 850 motor. The angle of the motor in your bike must help the handling. I found that getting the weight well forward is essential for good handling with that frame. I've thought of building a similar bike for road use, however I think I would be back to the same vibration problems that Norton had, so went to isolastics. What balance factor do you use, and where in the rev range does it vibrate ? [/QUOTE]