SARTORIALISTS ON THE 16H

I've been collecting period photographs of motorcycles and riders for almost as long as I've collected the bikes - really good old photos are difficult to find, but the best ones seem to reach right through time and grab you. The 3 motorcycles pictured here are all ca. 1923 Norton 16H, distinguished by the diminutive front drum brake (5" of useless tin) combined with the old dummy-rim brake on