Norton es2 motorcycle

No skipping or jumping, just rock-solid, unflustered cornering. And think how much better a Featherbed frame would be…. Average sums them up. On the one occasion I flooded the engine, the third determined boot with the throttle wide open brought the Norton into life and despite a puff of black smoke as the excess fuel cleared from the cylinder, my blushes were spared. Thanks Norton. At 30mph, it tick-tocks along quietly in top without snatch, pinking or any other nasty habits and out of town it turns on the charm.

High revs, low revs or anywhere in between, the cc motor delivers generous smooth power, seemingly far in excess of the claimed 29 horses on tap. Comfortable cruising speed is anything between 30 and 65mph. And within this range the motor is totally vibration free. Not me. While lever action needs a long sweep, rapid totally silent changes are easy. Equally, clutch action is sound, the machine a piece of cake to get away even on a steep incline and repeated changes do nothing to detract from its action.

Surprisingly for a relatively heavy motorcycle, low speed manoeuvrability is good, and even with feet up at walking speed the machine proves easy to balance with no tendency to fall into sharp corners — modern makers please note!

Pushing the machine around the workshop calls for no great skill, although for stability it helps to nestle the tank against your hip — after all, this is a heavy motorcycle.

The short or very light rider might struggle heaving the Norton onto its centre stand but a little thoughtful technique will have the job sorted. Yet by the popularity of traditional lusty big singles was on the wane and reliance on the dwindling sales of such machines was beginning to drive nails into the company coffins.

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Be sure to add me to your favorite sellers and watch for new items! During the restoration of the black bike, its original blue color was discovered and re-established. Restored in the late 's. This is a matching numbers Norton Transmission is also matching the factory record.

NOC dating certificate will be included, along with some spares. From its original design in , the ES2 was a steady seller for Norton. It was major political event for the UK, and all parts of the British Empire. Her color was Wedgewood Blue, and most major British vehicle manufacturers offered various models painted in Blue to honor this major event.

The re-designed cc ES2 with the new swing arm frame was carried into This Norton runs great and motors down the road very nicely. The Chrome and Blue tank and other sheet metal, make it a nice, classic look of the early 50's. Save on freight, possible delivery to Barber Vintage Days. Beautifully restored! A staple in the Norton model line from until the early s, the cc 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.

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.??

The matching-numbers example offered here has been on display in a private and very substantial multi-multi-million dollar collection of European cars and motorcycles. A restored model from , the first year for the wideline Featherbed frame, and shows just over 24, miles on its Smiths Chronometric. The bike was purchased by the previous owner in , and after enjoying the bike for 24 years, he embarked on a three year ground-up restoration.

It wears the correct slab-sided muffler, while modern sheathed Hagon shocks keep the vintage theme but should yield improved road-holding.

Purchased several years ago by the current owner in the presented cosmetic condition, the bike was sympathetically overhauled mechanically, with attention given to brakes and carburetion and minor detailing.

The engine has excellent compression and the bike runs, stops and handles exceptionally well. The bike is accompanied by a substantial file of receipts for the restoration as well as books and manuals. With chrome panel on its gas tank and red piping on the seat, this is a very handsome example of Norton's long-running single. Bike sold on a bill of sale Call for more details! Rare single cylinder Norton, fully restored and immaculate, 3, miles showing, not accurate but pretty close.

The ES2 is a Norton motorcycle first produced in It was a long stroke single, always 79mm x mm bore and stroke, originally launched as a sports motorcycle but throughout its long life it was gradually overtaken by more powerful models. From it had a single downtube swinging-arm frame and was uprated to the Rex McCandless Featherbed frame in , featuring an improved AMC gearbox, revised cylinder head, crankshaft-mounted Lucas RM15 watt alternator with coil ignition and an 8-inch front brake with full width hubs.

The wideline Featherbed-framed bike was road tested by The Motor Cycle June 4, and found to have a mean top speed of 82 mph and with petrol consumption of 56 mpg at 60 mph. For , in common with other large-engined Nortons, the bike was further improved with the Slimline frame with upper frame rails narrowed and a restyled slimmer tank.

The last Norton ES2 was produced in , but a Matchless-based machine with Norton badges was produced for a further two years before final discontinuation, coincident with the commercial failure of the AMC Group.

B, San Diego, CA , ,. Matching number frame, engine, and transmission. Clear Minnesota title in my name. Excellent condition.

Very rare motorcycle, Serious inquiries only. This is a bike in original condition, nothing missing. It has been well maintained and is in great shape for its age.

It starts and runs well.