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It remained popular due to its reliability and ease of maintenance, as well as the traditional design. From 1947 the ES2 had an innovative hydraulically damped telescopic front fork and race developed rear plunger suspension. From 1953 it had a single down-tube swinging-arm frame. | It remained popular due to its reliability and ease of maintenance, as well as the traditional design. From 1947 the ES2 had an innovative hydraulically damped telescopic front fork and race developed rear plunger suspension. From 1953 it had a single down-tube swinging-arm frame. | ||
===1946=== | |||
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File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-0.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-1.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-2.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-3.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-4.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-5.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-6.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
File:1946-norton-es2-500cc-single-7.jpg|1946 Norton ES2 500cc single | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Featherbed frame== | ==Featherbed frame== | ||
From 1959 it used the Rex McCandless designed [[Featherbed frame]], with upgrades featuring an improved AMC gearbox, revised cylinder head, crankshaft-mounted Lucas RM15 60-watt alternator with coil ignition and an 8-inch front brake with full width hubs front and rear.<ref name= "The Motor Cycle">The Motor Cycle, Road Test, 4 June 1959</ref> The wideline Featherbed-framed bike was road tested in ''[[The Motor Cycle]]'' 4 June 1959 issue and was reported to have a mean top speed of 82 mph with petrol consumption of 56 mpg at 60 mph.<ref name= "The Motor Cycle"/> | From 1959 it used the Rex McCandless designed [[Featherbed frame]], with upgrades featuring an improved AMC gearbox, revised cylinder head, crankshaft-mounted Lucas RM15 60-watt alternator with coil ignition and an 8-inch front brake with full width hubs front and rear.<ref name= "The Motor Cycle">The Motor Cycle, Road Test, 4 June 1959</ref> The wideline Featherbed-framed bike was road tested in ''[[The Motor Cycle]]'' 4 June 1959 issue and was reported to have a mean top speed of 82 mph with petrol consumption of 56 mpg at 60 mph.<ref name= "The Motor Cycle"/> | ||