Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 25th March from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 26th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1966 Norton Dominator 650SS
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: PMB 335B
Frame No: 18M111696
MOT: Exempt
Long term previous ownership
Many receipts and MOT paperwork on file
Fully restored over 20 years ago
A current V5C on file
Norton was founded by James Lansdowne Norton in Birmingham in 1898 and began building motorcycles with French and Swiss engines in 1902. In 1907 a Norton with a Peugeot engine won the first Isle of Man TT race starting a long tradition of sporting excellence. Developed for their Manx Norton race bikes, the legendary featherbed frame eventually made its way onto the road in 1953 housing the 500cc twin cylinder engine in the Dominator 88. Further development increased the engine size and the introduction of the 650SS in 1962 formed the ultimate expression of the Dominator range. When coupled with Norton's Roadholder forks, it became the ultimate 'Cafe Racer' in the 1960s. The SS is a very rare bike nowadays, as so many have been stripped down to become donor bikes for various featherbed-framed specials.
This 1964 Norton 650 SS was fully restored over 20 years ago and has had only one other owner over the last 20 years. The current vendor purchased this Norton 650ss in 2020 in very good condition, with just over 7, 000 miles on the clock and it still looks to be very original with matching engine and frame numbers to this day. Accompanying the 650SS are many receipts recording work carried out and parts that have been purchased over the years. The Norton has not been started in the last year and will need the usual checks before putting it back on the road.
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Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people).
