AJS

I have been spending lots of time in the garden recently, when I should have been working on my poorly AJS. Had some problems last year with things breaking, so over the winter a good friend who we shall refer to by his initials - JB - has assisted me by replacing the main bearings whilst I have been checking out other things. I was due to buy a few essential parts this week but sadly the supplier I use - Andrew Engineering of Atherton - have been shut down for an extended Easter break. So completion is delayed.

This coming Sunday is the first run of the season of the East Lancashire Branch of the VMCC (Vintage Motorcycle Club) Sadly I won't be able to ride the Beloved AJS so I will have to attend on My other two wheeled toy, The Harley Davidson Fat Boy. Don't feel too sorry for me for I love the Fat Boy as well.

Here is a picture of the AJS. It's a model 18 which means it is a 500cc Single cylinder. This one is registered as 1953 although there is a long and involved story behind that which unfortunately will never be fully told. I suspect sometime in the past the bike was cobbled together using bits of other bikes. It matters not the machine is a delight to ride.