Matchless 348cc G3 Trials
Registration no. None Frame no. None Engine no. None

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|16 October 2022, 10:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Matchless 348cc G3 Trials
Registration no. None
Frame no. None
Engine no. None

The overhead valve G3 and G80 were part of the AMC range in an unbroken line stretching from 1935 through to 1966, and were the basis of numerous road and competition variants along the way. Strong competitors in trials and scrambles disciplines, they were used by top riders in both, and riders such as Gordon Jackson, Hugh Viney, Bill Nilsson, and Dave Curtis campaigned the AMC products. The over-the-counter trials and scrambles machines were invariably 'improved' for the works riders to campaign on the company's behalf. The vendor believes that this competition machine is one of Peter Pykett's famous post-production works-spec replicas. Pykett was an ex-AJS competition department member, who later worked building bikes for the Rickman brothers, and during the late 1970s and 1980s he built replicas of works AMC trials machines which became much sought after by pre-65 trials exponents. This machine was purchased at auction in 2006, at which time it was fitted with glass-fibre replica petrol and oil tanks, which were a hallmark of Pykett machines (these are included with the machine). The vendor fitted a steel petrol tank, alloy central oil tank, Falcon shock absorbers, and alloy rims. He has used the Matchless regularly for pre-65 trials events, including the Yorkshire Classic and Red Rose Classic, until 2018, and will ensure that it is in running order for the time of sale. It should therefore only need a basic check-over prior to future use. There are no documents with this machine.
Key not required

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There are keys for the petrol tank and some spares with this lot.

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