1957 Norton ES2 Café Racer

Registration No: FSV 645
Frame No: N1477568
MOT: Exempt

• Authentically built in the style of a 1950s café racer
• A guaranteed head-turner at classic or custom bike meetings
• An appealing recommissioning project

The Norton ES2 was in production from 1927 until 1964, utilising a long-stroke engine 490cc (79 by 100mm). A mid-range offering with a sporting bent, it remained popular due to its reliability and ease of maintenance. From 1947, the ES2 had Norton’s famous Roadholder front forks, an innovative, hydraulically-damped telescopic design, and race-developed plunger rear suspension. A single down-tube swinging-arm frame was introduced for 1953, before the legendary featherbed took over in 1959, followed in 1961 by the slimline frame.

This 1957 Norton ES2-based custom build has been beautifully finished in the style of the café racers of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The late owner purchased it in its present condition in 2016, since when it has seen little use. Having been off the road entirely in recent years due to the owner’s failing health, it will need some recommissioning before it is used again. It is accompanied by several MOT certificates dating back to the 1980s, a previous sales invoice and the current V5C. Now exhibiting some light patina, this Norton is an extremely well-executed build which thoroughly deserves to be brought back to life.

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