Topic: Oh dear ...

[69cb750]

I put a Honda bolt somewhere on every non Honda bike we've resurrected except for the 64' Norton 750 Atlas

The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0                                            1971 MGB/GT
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport                          1972 MGB/GT
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD                                   1985 GMC S15
1978 Kawasaki KL 250
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda VF 700S Sabre
1984 Honda VF 1000F Interceptor
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000 Le Mans
1994 Kawasaki Concours ZG 1000A9
2005 Harley Davidson Fat Boy

Do you still have the 64 Norton, missing from list ?

[69cb750]

The 52 prototype is running.
There were some problems getting it to go after resting 62 years.
There are two high pressure oil lines, both were leaking, oil was flying.
Come and listen to my story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
And then one day he was shootin at some food
And up through the ground come a bubblin crude
Oil that is black gold Texas tea

Ride up and down the road, fix a few things, ride up and down the road, fix a few things.
First impressions, bike has some power, pretty cool in 52.
More reports when I can ride further.

[BenelliSEI]

Very cool! What a great look. Well done.

[Stev-o]

Love it, nice job!

[Kelly E]

I put a Honda bolt somewhere on every non Honda bike we've resurrected except for the 64' Norton 750 Atlas

The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0                                            1971 MGB/GT
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport                          1972 MGB/GT
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD                                   1985 GMC S15
1978 Kawasaki KL 250
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda VF 700S Sabre
1984 Honda VF 1000F Interceptor
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000 Le Mans
1994 Kawasaki Concours ZG 1000A9
2005 Harley Davidson Fat Boy

Do you still have the 64 Norton, missing from list ?

The Norton 750 Atlas belonged to a friend that died of COVID. I don't know what happened to it after that. His ex-wife was trying to take all his valuable possessions away from his girlfriend that he lived with.

[HondaMan]

Wow! One of my college classmates had a Norton Atlas in the 1970s and it didn't look THAT good, even then!

[BenelliSEI]

Wow! One of my college classmates had a Norton Atlas in the 1970s and it didn't look THAT good, even then!

I had a P11 Scrambler that made to Atlas look boring! Still looking for another one.

[grcamna2]

Would love to hear the Square Four running 

[69cb750]

The Norton 750 Atlas belonged to a friend that died of COVID. I don't know what happened to it after that. His ex-wife was trying to take all his valuable possessions away from his girlfriend that he lived with.

It depends if the divorce was final and your friend had a will.
There were several Nortons in my town in the 60's and 70's, they disappeared in the 80's.

I had a P11 Scrambler that made to Atlas look boring! Still looking for another one.

Norton-Villiers developed the P11 from the Norton Atlas and Norton/Matchless N15CS and G15CS models as an export model for the growing sport of desert racing.
The Norton P11 is a 745 cc (45.5 cu in) air-cooled OHV parallel twin motorcycle that was made by Norton-Villiers from 1967 to 1969.
I do not recall seeing one of these.

Would love to hear the Square Four running 

The exhaust note is deeper then CB750 or Z1, the bike has a unique sound.
I am concentrating on repairs and reliability, will try to post video when bike is reliable.
It sounds like this -

[BenelliSEI]

Mine P11 did NOT look this good, but a very handsome bike. Very loud too….

[CycleRanger]

Nice to see the Ariel back together. A guy up the road from me has one. I've seen him out on it a couple of times. Fascinating engines.

[Stev-o]

The exhaust note is deeper then CB750 or Z1, the bike has a unique sound.

I know very little about Ariel but your exhaust looks different [and new?] compared to the bike in the video.

[MauiK3]

Nice Norton

[69cb750]

Nice to see the Ariel back together. A guy up the road from me has one. I've seen him out on it a couple of times. Fascinating engines.

These bikes are rare in usa, most are in uk, never saw one on the road, saw one at cycle show.
Ten years ago there was a project bike on ebay, did not know if parts were availble, bought books, did research
There is a company in uk that has used parts, makes new parts for Ariel, Triumph, bsa.
Years went by this bike appeared on ebay.

I know very little about Ariel but your exhaust looks different [and new?] compared to the bike in the video.

There were lots of changes through the years, same as CB750
1945 Telescopic forks
1949 Aluminum cylinders
1953 Four exhaust pipes, cylinder pairs
1954 SU carb (replace Solex)
1956 Headlight cowl, tool kit on left, big 4.6l oil tank
Video bike is newer then my bike, 53 to 55, four exhaust pipes, standard headlight.

[Stev-o]

There were lots of changes through the years, same as CB750
1945 Telescopic forks
1949 Aluminum cylinders
1953 Four exhaust pipes, cylinder pairs
1954 SU carb (replace Solex)
1956 Headlight cowl, tool kit on left, big 4.6l oil tank
Video bike is newer then my bike, 53 to 55, four exhaust pipes, standard headlight.

Got it, thanks.

[69cb750]

I had a P11 Scrambler that made to Atlas look boring! Still looking for another one.

Where is your Norton today?
They are still available
1967 Norton P-11 Sold for USD $15,750 on 12/23/23 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-norton-p-11/
1967 Norton P-11 Sold for USD $14,500 on 5/27/23 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-norton-p11/
1968 Norton P-11A Sold for USD $12,000 on 8/21/22 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-norton-p11a/

[BenelliSEI]

I had a P11 Scrambler that made to Atlas look boring! Still looking for another one.

Where is your Norton today?
They are still available
1967 Norton P-11 Sold for USD $15,750 on 12/23/23 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-norton-p-11/
1967 Norton P-11 Sold for USD $14,500 on 5/27/23 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-norton-p11/
1968 Norton P-11A Sold for USD $12,000 on 8/21/22 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-norton-p11a/

I wish I knew! I had it in 1973-4 and it was already pretty scruffy. It was a beast to start but once running it was an absolute riot. Noisy too. I was still living at home and when coming home late I’d shut it down a few blocks from home and coast in. My Mom still knew what time I got in. She always said “That thing will wake the dead”! I traded it for a 1970 Triumph T100S.

[69cb750]

Speedo drive is in tranny, o ring was leaking

[69cb750]

Modify speedo cable to fit .110" slot in speedo drive

[grcamna2]

Good work.