Beschreibung:

Associated Motor Cycles announced its post-war range of AJS and Matchless heavyweight singles in June 1945. Coded Model 16 and G3L respectively, the two 350cc models shared the same 93mm stroke as their 500cc brethren, coupled to a 69mm bore. Housed in a rigid frame with Teledraulic front fork, the ruggedly built overhead-valve engine drove through a four-speed gearbox. Hairpin valve springs were adopted for 1949 and a swinging-arm frame introduced, the latter initially for export only but available in the UK from 1950, machines so-equipped being suffixed ‘S’. This G3LS was purchased by the vendor towards the end of 2007 and since acquisition has benefited from a rebuilt engine, rewound magneto and new seals in the ‘jampot’ shock absorbers. The machine has had only very limited use in this time. Last taxed for the road in 2000, ‘ESL 201’ is offered with expired SORNs and MoT (2000), old-style Swansea V5/current V5C documents, and MoT to 18th November 2008.