Publisher's Synopsis
302 pages, and more than 135 illustrations and charts, size 8.25 x 10.75 inches. This manual is a compilation of 7 Norton factory publications specific to the 1945-1963 single-cylinder S.V. and O.H.V. 16H, Big4, 18, ES2, 19R, 19S & 50 models.
Workshop Manuals included are: (1) pages extracted from the 16H WD manual dealing with the maintenance and overhaul of girder forks as they are appropriate to the 1945-1946 models (2) a compilation of both the 1947 and 1956 16H, Big 4, 18 and ES2 workshop manuals for the S.V. and O.H.V. 'Road-holder' forks, spring frame (plunger) models (3) a 1956 manual for the O.H.V. swing-arm 19S, ES2 & 50 models and (4) pages extracted from the 1970 manual that are appropriate for the 1958-1963 ES2 & 50.
Illustrated Parts Lists included are: (5) a 1948-1949 parts list for the 'Road-holder' forks, spring frame (plunger) 16H, Big4, 18 & ES2 (this parts list also includes the 1946-1949 30, 40, 30M & 40M) (6) a 1956 parts list for the swing-arm ES2, 19S & 50 and the rigid frame 19R and (7) a 1959 parts list for the ES2 &50 (this parts list also includes the 88 & 99 twins).
After the war ended in 1945, Norton resumed production of their civilian line of motorcycles and they also began publishing appropriate workshop manuals and parts lists. Unfortunately, there were numerous 'editions' of these publications and, while they identified the models they covered, the workshop manuals rarely identified the years they covered. Ultimately, this can lead to confusion regarding the selection of the appropriate publication for a particular year of Norton motorcycle.
WORKSHOP MANUALS: Those published from 1945 up through 1960 were normally exclusive to a specific model. However, beginning in the 1960's, a series of workshop manuals were published that combined the data for both the single and twin cylinder models. Starting with part number P101, followed by P106 and finally P106/P this series of manuals was updated at various times through 1970, however, they continued to include the ES2 and 50 singles. When the 250cc Jubilee twin was introduced in 1958, the earlier 'P' series 'combination' workshop manuals were 'superseded' by the publication of a 1960-1970 factory 'Lightweight & Heavyweight Twins' manual, obviously, the single cylinder machines were no longer included. Owners of the single cylinder models may also find our 'Book of the Norton 1932-1947' (ISBN 9781588501288), 'Book of the Norton 1938-1956' (ISBN 9781588502063) and 'Book of the Norton 1955-1963' (ISBN 9781588501196) to be of interest.
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