Registration No: 649 UYU
Frame No: 1497973
Engine No: 69543122L
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt

• A beautifully built ‘60s café racer
• Built by a genuine old rocker of the time
• Used on many Ace Café runs
• Running very well
• Current V5C on file

The café racer originated among British motorcycle enthusiasts of the early 1960s in London. Café racers were standard production bikes that were modified by their owners and optimized for speed and handling for quick rides over short distances. Noted for its visual minimalism, a 1960s café racer would typically be an English parallel twin motorcycle with low-mounted clip-on or "Ace" handlebars with rear-set footrests. Items considered "non-essential" such as side panels, rear chain enclosures, and voluminous mudguards were replaced by lighter items, or dispensed with altogether

This 1961 Norton café racer was built by the current owner around 6 years ago. His heart and soul have gone into creating a machine true to the era and his youth. The machine is based around a 1961 Norton slimline frame with a 500cc Dominator bottom end and a Norton Dominator 99 top-end conversion with twin carbs. There have been many upgrades on the machine during the build such as a Norton Commando clutch and alternator, twin leading-shoe brakes, ignition cut-off leaver, electronic ignition, and plenty more. The vendor has informed us that the machine is running ‘very well’ and is described as ‘quick when you want it to be’. It is being offered with a current V5C Registration Document.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217