Sold for £3,450
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: XSV 781
Frame No: Not visible
Engine No: G444780
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
Norton was founded by James Lansdowne Norton in Birmingham in 1898 and began building motorcycles with French and Swiss engines in 1902. In 1907 a Norton with a Peugeot engine won the first Isle of Man TT race starting a long tradition of sporting excellence. The sporty ES2 was popular due to its reliability and ease of maintenance, as well as the traditional design. From 1947 the ES2 had innovative hydraulically damped 'Roadholder' front forks and originally had a single downtube swinging-arm frame, later being housed in the legendary 'Featherbed'.
This ES2 is part of a deceased estate and has been stood for a number of years but will make an interesting restoration or recommission 'as is' project. It looks to be a wideline Featherbed frame fitted with Roadholder forks, full width hubs and Boranni alloy rims. The engine turns over, the gears select and all key parts seem to be in place. Supplied with a V5C showing an age-related reg number, it is hard to determine the bike’s actual age but the frame must put it in the late 1950s although the reg document says 'manufactured 1955'.
For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189
Auction: National Motorcycle Museum, 20th Jul, 2022
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