Registration No: BF 7164
Frame No: S35950
MOT: Exempt

• Early 'saddle-tank' iteration of the Model 18
• A particularly nicely restored example
• Reported to 'go well'

In 1922, the side-valve engine of the Norton 16H was further developed into the overhead-valve engine of the Model 18. The Norton 18 became famous through the South American voyage of Che Guevara and Alberto Granado in 1951.

The model 18 Norton came to prominence in the mid-1920s, following TT success with the likes of Alec Bennett and Jimmy Shaw, and later Stanley Woods, as the 500cc OHV successor to the renowned 500cc side-valve Nortons of the early 1920s, but still in ‘flat tank’ guise. By 1928 the world had moved on and Norton had started producing 'saddle tank' machines, of which 'BF 7174' is an early example of the next generation of the Norton family. A particularly nicely restored example of the Model 18, well specified with its electric lighting, ‘wired on’ tyres, 3-speed Sturmey Archer gearbox, square ML magneto and, of course, decent drum brakes, 'BF' is reported by the vendor to 'go well!’ With ease of maintenance and reasonable availability of spares even today, the Model 18 is regarded by many as one of the best all-round sporting motorcycles of the 1920s and 'BF' represents an opportunity to acquire a very nice example. The paperwork file includes ownership history from 1997, old MOTs and tax discs etc.

For more information, please contact:
Stewart Parker
info@handh.co.uk
07836 346875