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1959 Norton ES2, 490cc. Registration umber TSJ 877 (non tran...

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1959 Norton ES2, 490cc. Registration umber TSJ 877 (non transferrable). Frame number R13 84659. Engine number 101817 (1962).
A staple in the Norton model line from 1927 until the early 1960s, the 490cc ES2 started out as the "poor man's International," with a slogging long-stroke overhead-valve single in place of the Inter's racier bevel-driven overhead-cam design . The ES2 was built in several versions during a production run lasting until 1963, though the engine dimensions of 79 x 100mm bore/stroke – first adopted by James Lansdowne Norton in 1911 – remained unchanged to the end. Over the years it went from having a rigid frame with girder forks, to using the Inter's "Garden Gate" frame with plunger rear suspension, married to Norton's Roadholder telescopic forks. Eventually the ES2 would be housed in the famous Featherbed frame, Norton's gift to good handling.
TSJ has been owned by the vendor for several years before his passing and as an older restoration it will need recommissioning before use.
Sold with the V5C, a 1950-54 Instruction Manual, and other manuals.

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Auction Date: 16th Oct 2021 at 1pm

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Sale Dates:
16th Oct 2021 1pm (Lots 501 to 663)

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