Description
14th Feb, 2025 11:00
The February 2025 Auction
1930 Norton Model 16H
Nice running bike, qualifies for Banbury Run
Estimate
£8, 000 - £8, 500
Buyer's premium: 18. 00%
Lot details
Registration: DS 7612
Frame: 42594
Engine: 48, 959
MOT: Exempt
490cc 4-stroke single
Druid front suspension
Transferable registration plate
Registered Historic
Sturmey Archer gearbox
4-speed hand change gearbox
The Norton 16H is a designation given to British motorcycles made between 1911 through to 1954 with various modifications and refers to a single cylinder Norton 490cc side valve engine with a bore and stroke of 79 x 100 mm. The H denotes the Home model as distinct from the Colonial export model. Norton was the main military motorcycle supplier prior to WW2 and one of the main suppliers of motorcycles to the British Army in World War II with a total of nearly 100, 000 produced. British Army Nortons were also supplied to the Commonwealth forces such as Australian, New Zealand, India and the Canadian Army.
This bike has come from a local vendor who has spent some time getting the bike running correctly and sorting the front brake. It has Druid front forks which were considered to be the “Sports Suspension” of the day, and has had the original Lucus magneto replaced by a Bosch. Apart from that, it appears to be very original with a flat tank and bronze carb. Being a 1930 bike it qualifies for various vintage vehicle runs including the Banbury Run.
