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Hey guys, I'm new here, obviously, and am hoping that I can get into riding a bit more again. I've got a '66 Atlas 750, and it's restoration is pretty close to complete. Actually, it should be complete, but I don't trust the work of the original mechanic at this point. After going entirely through the bike, on the first ride the head gasket blew. It's been replaced, but I'm hugely concerned that it'll fail again. You know how you get those feelings of scepticism after something like that happens.

Enough with the pessimism. The bike is truly beautiful to me, and I can't wait to get it out on the open road and enjoy the ride. Just in the back of the pickup it drew lots of attention, but who wants to just look at it? I wanna ride! Any questions, just ask.

Now for the question. Does anyone know of a good mechanic in or around the Oklahoma City area that they might recommend? Again, I just want someone to give it a good once over so I can get back out there.

And here's a pic for good measure :mrgreen:

<blockquote data-quote="Jimmy_P" data-source="post: 123885" data-attributes="member: 3374">Hey guys, I&#039;m new here, obviously, and am hoping that I can get into riding a bit more again. I&#039;ve got a &#039;66 Atlas 750, and it&#039;s restoration is pretty close to complete. Actually, it should be complete, but I don&#039;t trust the work of the original mechanic at this point. After going entirely through the bike, on the first ride the head gasket blew. It&#039;s been replaced, but I&#039;m hugely concerned that it&#039;ll fail again. You know how you get those feelings of scepticism after something like that happens. Enough with the pessimism. The bike is truly beautiful to me, and I can&#039;t wait to get it out on the open road and enjoy the ride. Just in the back of the pickup it drew lots of attention, but who wants to just look at it? I wanna ride! Any questions, just ask.Now for the question. Does anyone know of a good mechanic in or around the Oklahoma City area that they might recommend? Again, I just want someone to give it a good once over so I can get back out there. And here&#039;s a pic for good measure&nbsp; :mrgreen: <img src="http://www.viciouscustoms.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Norton-011sm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimmy_P, post: 123885, member: 3374"] Hey guys, I'm new here, obviously, and am hoping that I can get into riding a bit more again. I've got a '66 Atlas 750, and it's restoration is pretty close to complete. Actually, it should be complete, but I don't trust the work of the original mechanic at this point. After going entirely through the bike, on the first ride the head gasket blew. It's been replaced, but I'm hugely concerned that it'll fail again. You know how you get those feelings of scepticism after something like that happens. Enough with the pessimism. The bike is truly beautiful to me, and I can't wait to get it out on the open road and enjoy the ride. Just in the back of the pickup it drew lots of attention, but who wants to just look at it? I wanna ride! Any questions, just ask. Now for the question. Does anyone know of a good mechanic in or around the Oklahoma City area that they might recommend? Again, I just want someone to give it a good once over so I can get back out there. And here's a pic for good measure :mrgreen: [img]http://www.viciouscustoms.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Norton-011sm.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]