Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
29th Mar, 2023 12:00
1922 AJS B1 350 SV
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
Registration No: SV 4087
Frame No: 20346
Engine No: 52946
CC: 350
MOT: Exempt
Requires parts to complete
Desirable side-valve model
On the VMCC Register
The Stevens brothers had been in motorcycle manufacturing since the final years of the 19th century, but only in 1911 their first complete “AJS” motorcycle, a 298cc two-speed model, was marketed. For the 1912 season their first V- twin, the model D, was launched. In the 1914 Junior TT a magnificent first and second place was achieved. In the following years both the single and the big twin became very popular machines. In the 1923 range two side valve singles were offered, a Standard Touring Model B and a Standard Sporting Model B1.
A notably sprightly machine in its day, the AJS 350 side-valve is a most desirable model. This example has had some restoration work in the past, however, it still requires a piston and other various parts to complete it. The machine appears on the VMCC Register and presents as an ideal Banbury Run machine. Re-registered some years ago, it does retain its original buff log book showing the first registration as August of 1922; a new V5C has been applied for and should be available shortly, although there is no guarantee this will be in time for the auction. Worthy of closer inspection to appreciate it, however.
