Barn find Atlas 650

D.Siler95446 · Aug 31, 2024

Hi all, several years ago I bought a 1964 Norton Atlas 650 in Napa, Ca. It was a barn find in and in pretty sad shape but I bought it because I wanted to save it, the old hippie couple that owned it were liquidating their entire estate to move. He told me some stories about their adventures on it, in 1967 they rode it to Haight-Ashbury for the "Summer of Love" in SF, then when Easy Rider came out he had it raked out into a chopper, he had a coffin gas tank with a custom paint job put on it and even had the helmets painted to match (Which came with the bike). They took many trips on it but they quit riding it when their daughter was born and it ended up in the barn. I set myself a goal of 15 years to restore it but life has other plans for my time and money. Is there anyone that has enough love for these bikes to save this one and how do I find them?

Thanks, Danny

robs ss · Sep 1, 2024

D.Siler95446 said:
Hi all, several years ago I bought a 1964 Norton Atlas 650 in Napa, Ca. It was a barn find in and in pretty sad shape but I bought it because I wanted to save it, the old hippie couple that owned it were liquidating their entire estate to move. He told me some stories about their adventures on it, in 1967 they rode it to Haight-Ashbury for the "Summer of Love" in SF, then when Easy Rider came out he had it raked out into a chopper, he had a coffin gas tank with a custom paint job put on it and even had the helmets painted to match (Which came with the bike). They took many trips on it but they quit riding it when their daughter was born and it ended up in the barn. I set myself a goal of 15 years to restore it but life has other plans for my time and money. Is there anyone that has enough love for these bikes to save this one and how do I find them?

Thanks, Danny

Atlas was 750, so it's either not Atlas or not 650.
Beside the engine number there will be a code.
If it's 18 then it is a 650, but not Atlas
If it is 20 then it is a 750 - likely Atlas. Someone might correct me, but the P11/Ranger was 750 so likely to have the 20 code too.
Cheers

mdt-son · Sep 1, 2024

Danny, this looks like an advert for sale of the bike. There is a "Classifieds" section on this site for sale of bikes and parts. I suggest you clarify which model you have (read stamping on crankcase) and include a picture in the ad. Is the original fuel tank available? Paperwork?
Other channels are INOA (International Norton Owners Association) or one of their local groups. BAT (Bring-a-Trailer) is another possibility. Good luck!

- Knut

mdt-son · Sep 1, 2024

robs ss said:
Someone might correct me, but the P11/Ranger was 750 so likely to have the 20 code too.

Rob, the Matchless bikes never used Norton's codes. OP declared the bike as a 1964 model. The first P11 arrived 1967. The bike is likely a Norton Atlas or a Matchless N15CS ("Atlas Scrambler").

- Knut

Interbak · Sep 1, 2024

20 engine code is Atlas, a P11 has engine code P11, N15 and G15 had corresponding N15 or G15 engine codes. There was also the early Atlas Scrambler, essentially an N15, I’m not sure if they had the 20 code or something else, need to look that one up. All of these are 750’s.

mdt-son · Sep 4, 2024

Interbak said:
20 engine code is Atlas, a P11 has engine code P11, N15 and G15 had corresponding N15 or G15 engine codes. There was also the early Atlas Scrambler, essentially an N15, I’m not sure if they had the 20 code or something else, need to look that one up. All of these are 750’s.

A bit offtopic: The Atlas scrambler wore the coding G.15 C.S./N , later to be supplemented by G.15 C.S./M. Some time during 1965, the coding changed to N15CS and G15CS.

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