c.1950 AJS 7R
No Reserve

Registration No: Un-Registered
Frame No: Not Seen
MOT: Exempt

• Purchased by the late owner as an incomplete project in the 1990s
• Gradually restored over the following 30 years
• With some work still to do, it represents a straightforward project

AJS was founded in 1909 by the Stevens brothers, and an amalgamation with Matchless in 1931 formed Associated Motor Cycles, which survived until 1966. Many successful competition appearances helped AJS to sell its road bikes, and Les Graham won the first 500cc World Championship on the twin-cylinder ‘Porcupine’ in 1949. The 7R was an OHC single-cylinder 350cc racing motorcycle built from 1948 to 1963 that was soon nicknamed the ‘Boy Racer’. Each year AMC made about 25 replicas of the works racer to sell to selected riders. Together with its bigger brother, the Matchless G50, it was AMC’s star racer throughout the 1950s and ’60s, winning many events for both the works and privateers alike and becoming one of the most successful over-the-counter competition motorcycles of all time.

Offered from long-term ownership, this c.1950 7R was acquired as an incomplete project in the 1990s and has been built up over many years, but sadly the owner passed away before it could reach completion. We are advised that the engine and gearbox have been renovated, although there is no supporting paperwork. Most of the hard work has been done, so the AJS now appears as a straightforward project for a new enthusiast to enjoy. It is sold without documentation.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217