1961 250cc Norman B4 Sports
One of the prettiest British lightweights ever, but sadly the last motorcycle made by the Norman factory in Ashford, Kent. The B4 Sports was released in 1961, when Norman’s reputation as a maker of quality lightweights was at its height. Powered by a twin-cylinder Villiers 2T two-stroke engine, the B4 Sports can hit 70mph. It looks fast even when standing still, thanks the racy dropped handlebars, perspex flyscreen and a shapely fuel tank made by Tebaldi in Italy. Plans for a B5 model were scuppered by the Tube Investments parent company, which shut down motorcycle production at Ashford in mid-1961. Final batches of machines were assembled by the Raleigh bicycle company.
