1954 Ariel Square Four

Registration No: 870 UYN
Frame No: PS197
Engine No: PL184
CC: 1000
MOT: Exempt

• Nicely presented Mark 2, four-pipe Ariel Square Four
• Later alloy head 1000cc version of Edward Turner's classic design
• Restored in 2015 to a good standard with numerous receipts
• Recently recommissioned, the vendor reports it 'starts well and is ready to ride
• Included are some spares and special tools needed to service the engine plus a current V5C

Like a lot of British motorcycle companies, Ariel began producing bicycles in the late 1800s eventually progressing onto motorcycles in 1902. After a typically rocky few years for manufacturers in the early part of the century, in the early 1930s Jack Sangster bought Ariel from the receivers at a bargain price. The company was renamed Ariel Motors (J.S.) Ltd, and promptly resumed production in a new factory in Selly Oak Birmingham and one of their first bikes produced was the Ariel Square Four designed by Edward Turner. In the days of predominately single cylinder engines a square four layout was very advanced and the bike stayed in production until the late 1950s.

This 1954 Square Four is the later Mark 2 1000cc version, easily identified by its four separate exhaust pipes and alloy head to help to cool the rear cylinders. Restored to a good standard in 2015, it has recently been recommissioned and the vendor reports it starts easily, runs well and is ready to ride. Included in the sale are some spares, special tools needed to work on the engine and numerous receipts accumulated during the restoration process. Supplied with a current V5C.