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Knut:

The P-11 we got at Wolverhampton was shipped directly from Berliner and arrived about January of 1968, I think. I was only with N-V from about July of 1967 and left for Boeing in June '68. The bike only had about 20 miles on the odometer. I got the impression that it was the first anyone at N-V knew of the P-11's existence. I'm not even sure that's what Berliner called it. I was told the we were supposed to test it to provide evidence for a "cause of death" lawsuit by a California rider's family. With the shambles that was N-V at the time, nobody was really sure what was going on. Plumstead and Wolverhampton rarely talked to each other.

I'm amazed that Plumstead were already well into the design and manufacture of and Atlas Scrambler as early as 1963. I don't know when the "P11" designation was applied.

When I was doing the break-in rides, I kept the speed below 70 mph, and the weaving was very obvious from about 45 mph upwards. Of course, freeway cruising wasn't its natural habitat.

<blockquote data-quote="frankdamp" data-source="post: 403939" data-attributes="member: 338">Knut:The P-11 we got at Wolverhampton was shipped directly from Berliner and arrived about January of 1968, I think. I was only with N-V from about July of 1967 and left for Boeing in June &#039;68. The bike only had about 20 miles on the odometer. I got the impression that it was the first anyone at N-V knew of the P-11&#039;s existence. I&#039;m not even sure that&#039;s what Berliner called it. I was told the we were supposed to test it to provide evidence for a &quot;cause of death&quot; lawsuit by a California rider&#039;s family.&nbsp; With the shambles that was N-V at the time, nobody was really sure what was going on. Plumstead and Wolverhampton rarely talked to each other.I&#039;m amazed that Plumstead were already well into the design and manufacture of and Atlas Scrambler as early as 1963. I don&#039;t know when the &quot;P11&quot; designation was applied.When I was doing the break-in rides, I kept the speed below 70 mph, and the weaving was very obvious from about 45 mph upwards. Of course, freeway cruising wasn&#039;t its natural habitat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frankdamp, post: 403939, member: 338"] Knut: The P-11 we got at Wolverhampton was shipped directly from Berliner and arrived about January of 1968, I think. I was only with N-V from about July of 1967 and left for Boeing in June '68. The bike only had about 20 miles on the odometer. I got the impression that it was the first anyone at N-V knew of the P-11's existence. I'm not even sure that's what Berliner called it. I was told the we were supposed to test it to provide evidence for a "cause of death" lawsuit by a California rider's family. With the shambles that was N-V at the time, nobody was really sure what was going on. Plumstead and Wolverhampton rarely talked to each other. I'm amazed that Plumstead were already well into the design and manufacture of and Atlas Scrambler as early as 1963. I don't know when the "P11" designation was applied. When I was doing the break-in rides, I kept the speed below 70 mph, and the weaving was very obvious from about 45 mph upwards. Of course, freeway cruising wasn't its natural habitat. [/QUOTE]