Description
H&H Classics Auction Wed, 20th Jul 2022 13:00 National Motorcycle Museum
1954 Norton Dominator 88
No Reserve
Registration No: OXJ 780
Frame No: J122 58368
Engine No: J122 58368
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
Original matching numbers barn find Norton Dominator 500cc
Appears to have not been used since being stored away in 1958
Last registered in 1957 and thought to have had 2 owners from new
Includes a workshop manual, tool kit and a V5 registration document
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 Dominator twin cylinder engine.
From a deceased estate, it is thought that this matching numbers 88 Dommie has only had 2 owners from new, last being used on the road in 1957/ 58 according to the tax disc. Bought by its second owner some years later it was then stored away under a workbench for at least the last 45 years. Showing a credible 7848 miles on the speedo with original paint, the bike is amazingly standard but is obviously in need of complete restoration. The engine turns over and there is even the original toolkit under the seat, a fascinating project supplied with a genuine Norton workshop manual and a V5 registration document.
