Southcomb is a former RAF pilot who, according to a BBC interview, sells his 1930 Norton CSI motorcycle to donate money to charity and save the former United Reformed Church in Stoke Sub Hamdon. It is expected that the vintage motorcycle will be sold at a price of about 30 thousand euros. The former pilot decided to sell his Norton and save the church after his wife moved to Stoke sub Hamdon in 2018.
“The church is beautiful, ” said Southcomb. - As a villager, I did not want it to collapse, because this is our story. I am sad to sell a motorcycle, but it does not bring much benefit in the garage."
What is this motorcycle?
The 1930 Norton CSI model was released between 1927 and 1939, and at that time its goal was to compete in the Trophy Tour on the Isle of Man. This was the first design of the British brand with an overhead camshaft.
The power unit is a single-cylinder eccentric drive with a conical drive of 490 cubic meters. cm, capacity 25 l. with. Top speed is 85 mph (137 km / h). It is equipped with a 11 liter fuel tank and has a weight of about 145 kg.
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By the mid-1930s, Norton produced more than four thousand motorcycles a year. These motorcycles were successful in the TT series Manx Island race, which they won ten times. In addition, between 1930 and 1937, Norton won 78 of the 92 Grand Prix races.
