AJS & Matchless

Matchless - The Complete Story (Walker) history,The first Matchless motorcycle was made in 1899 and, with a commercial manufacturing history dating from 1901, Matchless is one of the senior marques of the late British motorcycle industry.

Matchless produced a wide range of motorcycles to suit all purposes and pockets; their most famous machines being the Silver Arrow and Silver Hawk multi-cylinder bikes of the 1930s. Their wartime G3L was not only one of the most popular British service machines of the Second World War, but the first to feature telescopic front forks.

Mick Walker’s history of the important British manufacturer takes us from the end of the nineteenth century to the last AMC Matchless of 1966 and beyond.216 pages Hardback  246x189 mm 8 page colour section 200 b&w photos  £19.95

AJS & Matchless Postwar Models (Roy Bacon) reprinted, more info later........£20.00

AJS 7R (Walker)   224 page book detailing history of AJS 7R and other Ajay racers, with chapters on: Wolverhampton Wonders, Plumstead, The Boy's Racer Arrives,  Porcupine, 3 valve, Recordbreaking, Moto cross, 7R development, The Engineers,  Specials, Seeley, Starmaker, Stormer & the Classic Scene.  A Redline publication and to their usual high standard of reproduction and paper quality now in stock:
hardback £29, softback  £20.00

Bill Lomas (Lomas)  Bill's own story - by the time he retired in 1958 he was twice a world champion & twice a
TT winnner. Racing a total of 29 different road racers and 9 works trials bikes through the golden era.
He rode for Royal Enfield, Velocette, AJS, Matchless, NSU, MV Agusta, , Benelli & Moto Guzzi.
Now in stock, 304 page hardback £30.00
 

AJS & Matchless Workshop Manual factory (reprint) 1957-64 singles & twins
250/350/500/600/650 plus trials & scrambles models, A4 size........................£15.99

AJS Singles 1945-57 Workshop Manual (pitmans) covers models 16M & 18 1945-55 and 16MS &
18S 1949-57, handy for Matchless too, 148 pages softcover..........................£11.99
 
 

Matchless & AJS Restoration by Roy Bacon - Exceptional detailed reference work, 240pp,
large format with extensive data on engine numbers, colours, specifications & more.
now back in stock, softcover ......reprinted  at £22.50

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