LOT 279

1951 AJS 500cc Model 18 Trials Registration no. 329 XUW Frame no. A4020 Engine no. 51/18S 995 C

Sold for £4,025 inc. premium

Lot 279

1951 AJS 500cc Model 18 Trials

The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|13 October 2024, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1951 AJS 500cc Model 18 Trials
Registration no. 329 XUW
Frame no. A4020
Engine no. 51/18S 995 C

"At the end of the rigid's development with the ultra lightweight model announced in September 1953, those gleaming black machines with proud gold (AJS) or silver lining (Matchless) were the acme of the trials manufacturers' art, and were almost an exact replica of the highly successful works machines." – Don Morley, Classic British Trials Bikes, Osprey, 1984.

Our vendor purchased this AJS Model 18 Trials in 2009; it had never been used on the road and was unregistered. He registered the machine in September 2009 in Brighton with the age-related number '329 XUW'. According to the vendor, the engine was not in too bad a condition: the big-end bearing was good, the small-end was renewed, the cylinder re-bored and the correct piston for a competition model fitted. In addition, the valves were reground and fitted with new springs, a new clutch fitted and all chains renewed. Since then the AJS has covered around 1,420 miles, all of them on the road. The machine is offered with a V5C document and a reproduction Maintenance Manual and Instruction Book.

It should be noted that the VC5 records the engine number as '51/185995C', whereas it is actually'51/18S 995 C', the 'S' being mistaken for a '5'.

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