Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1939 Norman Autobyk
The 150 MPG machine
Registration No: 886 XUV
Frame No: G1357
MOT: Exempt
Part of a small collection of Autocycles
Dating certificate on file
Has been running this year
Current V5C on file
Norman Cycles Ltd of Ashford, Kent was a pedal cycle manufacturer that entered the motorcycle world in 1938 with both an autocycle and a 125cc motorcycle. The autocycle was called the “Motobyk” and was usually powered by a Villiers Junior engine. It was unsprung and had a smaller style of fuel tank similar to other pre-war autocycles. A back-pedal brake was available as an option. The basic model Motobyk cost 17gns [£17. 85] in 1938. The austerity bike, built for the ration book generation, enabled up to 150 mpg on a tank and up to 29 mph (31 downhill). The girder forks were on the Deluxe models and cost about 17 pounds new!
This Pre War Autocycle has formed part of a small collection of Autocycles and mopeds the vendor had. It was restored before he purchased it from the previous owner. It has been running this year and whizzed around the block. The Norman comes complete with a current V5c and a dating certificate from the National Autocycle and Cyclemaster Club.
