Description
This motorcycle is Lot 213 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Autumn Stafford Sale (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show) on 12 & 13 October, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 176 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 12th October 2024.
Lots 201 - 429 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 13th October 2024.
Public Viewing:
Available 12th & 13th October 2024 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show).
Lot 213
Property of a deceased's estate
1953/ 1955 Norton 596cc ES2/ 19S
Registration no. Unregistered (see text)
Frame no. H4 47621
Engine no. 62889 K9
Just as Norton first overhead-valve production motorcycle - the Model 18 - had used the same 79mm x 100mm bore-stroke dimensions of the existing sidevalve-engined 16H, so the larger-capacity but otherwise similar overhead-valve Model 19 used those of the 588cc Big 4 sidevalve, at 79x120mm. For 1933 the engine was revised with bore/ stroke of 83x113mm, dimensions it would keep until production ceased in 1958, by which time the model had been revised in line with the rest of the Norton range, gaining, among numerous other improvements, Roadholder telescopic forks and a swinging-arm frame, hence the suffix 'S'. This ES2/ 19S hybrid belonged to the current vendor's late grandfather. Offered for restoration, nothing is known about the history of this machine or its mechanical condition, thus is sold strictly as viewed. Despite displaying the registration 'FBR 590' the machine is offered without documents and the displayed registration correlates with the engine number only.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
