![]() I encourage would-be buyers to inspect the bike personally. Off the stand, it has a tight, road-hugging stance. The large gap between the top of the rear wheel and the rear fender in the photos is just a result of the rear suspension being at full extension with the bike on its center stand. For a featherbed Norton twin with a stamped steel primary chain case, it's relatively oil tight (only a few drops after running). The bike was serviced in 2012 by NYCNorton and the sale will include a new Yuasa battery. The bike could use a professional detailing, but is still very clean, showing just under 40 miles since restoration in the mid-80s by a former Norton dealer, who I purchased the bike from five years ago. There's some "shelf" wear here and there (see photos of two blemishes on the fairing lower and cracks on the right ear of the fairing upper, behind the windscreen). This bike is in very good cosmetic and mechanical condition, with minimal use since restoration. The Motorcycle Mechanics magazine cover photo and the black and white 1966 Dunstall Dominator catalog photo are just to illustrate how close this bike is to the real, period Dunstall machine. And if you don't like the Dunstall cosmetics (fairing, tank and seat), then simply replace them with readily-available Manx-inspired or stock pieces for a more traditional look, but still with the hot, Dunstall-ized motor, shouldered alloy wheels, Dunstall swept backs and silencers, and modified brake. To duplicate this bike would no doubt be quite a bit more, assuming you had the time and could even find all the Dunstall items presented here. The cost to buy and professionally restore a standard/stock-equipped Atlas is at least equal to the buy-it-now price. It was restored by a former Norton dealer in the mid-80s as a Dunstall Dominator, with many authentic, period Dunstall parts. ![]() The bike was first imported to Berliner on Jas a "Norton Atlas 750" according to VMCC records. Up for sale in time for the Holidays is a restored Norton Atlas 750, loaded with every imaginable period Dunstall bit.
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