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If your Atlas has 19 inch wheels, fitting fatter tyres will not improve it's handling. In about 1963, the two-strokes arrived. The first thing we noticed were their greater angles of lean in corners. They were a different concept motorcycle. It is very difficult to get extrema angles of lean with a featherbed Norton. So a fatter tyre does not do much. If you race a featherbed bike, climbing off the side of it, might make you think you are being quicker, when in fact you are probably not. I once watched Mike Hailwood race a Manx. He stayed all neatly tucked-in and lovely.It is a mistake to compare old bikes with modern bikes and think you can apply the changes to the old ones. The old bikes were improved by racing and crashing - they are what they are.
If your Atlas has 19 inch wheels, fitting fatter tyres will not improve it's handling. In about 1963, the two-strokes arrived. The first thing we noticed were their greater angles of lean in corners. They were a different concept motorcycle. It is very difficult to get extrema angles of lean with a featherbed Norton. So a fatter tyre does not do much. If you race a featherbed bike, climbing off the side of it, might make you think you are being quicker, when in fact you are probably not. I once watched Mike Hailwood race a Manx. He stayed all neatly tucked-in and lovely.
It is a mistake to compare old bikes with modern bikes and think you can apply the changes to the old ones. The old bikes were improved by racing and crashing - they are what they are.
