1966 Norton "street Scrambler" on 2040-motos

Here is a chance to own a rare piece of history, as there were only about 500 of these produced.
This show-level bike (with matching numbers and clear/clean paperwork) has has had over 15k invested in it for 100% restoration.
This production run was the last of the genuine Matchless builds, at the Plumstead, England factory and I believe they were sold as both 1966 and possibly as early '67's.
From my understanding, each bike was built to order with specific features the customer wanted.
This was the "street scrambler", built using the Norton Atlas parallel twin 750cc motor.
The power-plant on this bike has a bit higher-than-stock compression (which was 9:1), due to minor amount of "skimming" of the head along with some polishing.
As such, it likely puts out over 60 hp, since stock motors were rated at around 58hp.

The much sought after (and expensive) ROADHOLDER fork set was the factory standard for this build. These Roadholder was rated as the best available front end at the time and (and may very well still be). It was also used on Norton Commando bikes.

AMC transmission (completely rebuilt, of course)
Matchless AMC frame (with stock side-car attachments)
Norton Front / Rear hubs
Tires are Dunlop Gold Seal K70 series and are in new condition, for immediate riding enjoyment.
No expense was spared. Everything, incl. Speedometer and Tachometer was rebuilt/restored/re-worked/polished/painted, or even improved upon on this classic beauty.
Fenders have been re-chromed and are perfect. You can eat off of any part of this bike.
There are no aftermarket or "generic" parts on the bike except for a pair of Bates rear passenger foot-pegs I installed, so my wife could go with me for an occasional local jaunt in our town.

For a strong spark and great charging, it also has a high output LUCAS K2FC competition electronic ignition system (worth near 1k by itself).
Since finishing the restoration, only 1450-ish miles have been racked up on it, so the engine it is barely even broken in.
Since video was taken (link below) I can get it to start on 2nd or 3rd kick. It currently does not have a battery, but everything works as it should without one (starting, lights).

There are a couple of small scuffs on the right muffler, where a boot heel must have connected during kick-starting (perhaps with a bit of grit).
The paint work is extremely nice and nails the original color scheme. Since the restoration has been completed, two minor chips have happened (one on the right forward part of the tank and one on the rear part of the oil tank. The tank chip has a little sticker over it and sadly that happened shortly after painting. As with most classic/vintage Brit. bikes, you'll find a couple of drops of oil under it over a few days.
It has a cabled choke lever system on the handlebar, but it is just for looks, as the Amal carburetors only need "tickling" on their float buttons for startup. I will include a brand new pair of "non-stick" aftermarket floats, which are superior over the stock plastic types, in that they do not stick, as is the occasional case with one side or the other of the stock versions, during startup, where they vibrate themselves back to the "closed" position as soon as engine is running.

As mentioned above, this fine machine gets ridden every so often to keep seals from drying out. The mufflers sound simply amazing.
I purchased this bike with the intention of cafe' -ing it, but could not bring myself to change it up from stock. Also, I'm more of a BMW airhead type and don't trust myself with left-side braking/right side shifting for trips on freeways or busy traffic. So I'm hoping that someone who is already used to riding a British bike will take this ride-able piece of art work out on the road and use it for what it can and wants to do. You will be a very happy camper with this machine, as it is pure joy to ride and it has tons of "giddy-up-go".

Lastly, if you zoomed in to such detail, new foot-peg rubbers have been added since these pictures were taken.

Please do reach out and ask any questions you may have at 5o3.998.3786

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AS ALWAYS, PERSONAL PICK-UP IS PREFERRED OVER SHIPPING


ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
Here it is, being taken out for a quick spin in the neighborhood:       
Since ebay does not, for whatever reason allow youtube links, please put this after the dotCom and forward slash, once you're at the site. watch?v=Mx1DiAsLaWA

If you can't get it to work, call or text and I'll send you the link.

THANKS in advance for your winning bid!

Last notes:
"NORTON STREET SCRAMBLER" was used in the title, because "Matchless" was not a "pick-option" in the listing process. And after all, it IS somewhat Norton, in that they were built with Norton engines. I'm not trying to deceive or spam anyone. I've seen listings that say "Matchless/Norton", which seems pretty common to use. Thanks for understanding.