AJS Silver Streak: All that glitters…
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Robert Payne with input from Andrew Jeffrey • Photos: Andrew Jeffrey and OBA Archives. When the very first Earls Court Motorcycle […]
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1959 Indian Chief… trailblazer!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 69 – first published in 2017. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook When the last of the traditional V-twin Indian Chiefs staggered out of the Springfield factory in 1953, […]
AMC Parallel Twins: From go to whoa.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 66 – first published in 2016. Story and photos: Gaven Dall’Osto A late-comer to parallel twins, AJS/Matchless nevertheless produced a design that lasted many years, albeit with more than […]
1963 Norton Electra: The push-button Norton
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 68 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Bob Toombs. A short-lived Norton model and a dedicated Norton man make for an interesting afternoon in […]
1967 Matchless G15CSR: Late comer
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook. To the many purists, it was a sad day when Associated Motor Cycles, owners of AJS, Matchless, Francis Barnett, James and Norton, shifted the last-named marque from its traditional home […]
Stevens – The before and after of A.J.S.
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook and the Stevens family collection. Wolverhampton is famous as the home of the AJS marque, but there is much more to that story, including an Australian connection. “This engine […]