NORTON 16H. UK 500cc SINGLE. 1940s-50s
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The Norton 16H was a designation given to British motorcycles made between 1911 through to 1954 with various modifications and refers to a single cylinder 490cc side valve engine with a bore and stroke of 79 x 100 mm. The H denotes the Home model as distinct from the Colonial export model.[1] Norton was the main military motorcycle supplier prior to WW2 and one of the main suppliers of motorcycles to the British Army in World War II with a total of nearly 100,000 produced.[2] British Army Nortons were also supplied to the Commonwealth forces such as Australian, New Zealand, India and the Canadian Army