Estimated Price: £4,000 - £6,000
- The Norton Dominator 650SS (Sports Special) is widely regarded as one of the finest British sporting motorcycles of the 1960s - a machine that combined a powerful parallel-twin engine with Norton's legendary Featherbed frame. Many enthusiasts consider it the pinnacle of the Dominator line, and it was often called the 'best of the Dommies'
- The 650SS appeared in 1962 as a European-styled development of the export-only Norton Manxman 650. Norton had built the Manxman largely to satisfy the American appetite for bigger, faster twins, but the company realised it had something special and created a more sporting model for wider markets
- Its main rival was the Triumph Bonneville T120, and Norton intended the 650SS to beat it where Norton had always excelled - handling. With its famous chassis, the 650SS became a genuine high-speed road bike. Contemporary road tests recorded around 119.5 mph, making it one of the fastest production motorcycles of its day
- This smart, matching numbers, example is a fully restored machine and is reported by its owner as running and riding very well
- According to a copy of the factory records, it was despatched to Lawton and Wilson of Southampton on 30/04/1964 and still retains its original registration number, which appears to be transferable
- The bike benefits from new carbs, electronic ignition, new exhausts and is still fitted with its optional rev counter
- Because many original models were stripped over the years to act as donor bikes for custom project builds (like Tritons), original factory examples command a premium
- UK-registered on a current V5C, correctly classed as Historic
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