1959 NORTON 497CC DOMINATOR 88
REGISTRATION NO. 417 KPH
FRAME NO. 83315
ENGINE NO. 83315

DOCUMENTS: V5C, BUFF LOGBOOKS, 6 OLD MOT'S, WORKSHOP MANUAL, TECHNICAL LITERATURE.

MILEAGE: 44702

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NORTON JUMPED ABOARD THE VERTICAL-TWIN BANDWAGON IN 1948 WHEN IT INTRODUCED THE MODEL 7. DESIGNED BY THE LEGENDARY BERT HOPWOOD, THE NEW 500CC ENGINE WENT INTO THE EXISTING ES2 PLUNGER-FRAME/TELE-FORK CYCLE PARTS, A MARRIAGE THAT NECESSITATED A REDESIGN OF NORTON’S WELL-PROVEN FOUR-SPEED GEARBOX.

Norton’s 500cc twin found a new home in the racing singles’ ‘Featherbed’ duplex frame in November 1951. Initially for export only, the newcomer - titled ‘Dominator 88’ - was the first production Norton roadster to feature the lightweight, race-proven chassis. Updated year by year, by the decade’s end the Dominator had received an alloy cylinder head, full-width hubs, welded rear subframe, alternator electrics, coil ignition and - for 1960 - the narrower ‘slimline’ Featherbed frame among countless other improvements. The model was last produced in 1963.

According to Norton Owners’ Club records, this matching-numbers Dominator 88 was sold new via Comerfords in Thames Ditton, Surrey and was delivered finished in blue and equipped with the optional chromed mudguards and rear chainguard. Its first owner was one George Bate, of Raynes park, London SW20. In the vendor’s hands since December 2009, the machine is presented in generally good condition and offered with old-style continuation logbook (issued 1961), Original registration number, V5C registration document. Recent Service.

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