I thought it was a sweet bike when it was black. The respray hasn’t changed my mind a bit. The third gear passes on the A40 made a joyful noise. Splendid. Thanks
The beauty of this machine is great. Anyone who listens without a helmet and without the wind, with the engine on high, notices an asynchronous rotation, I don't know if the engine, gear or warped rims. The owner of this beauty should leave it there at Performance Classics for a more detailed review, in the meantime sending the instruments for recalibration and lubrication. This motorcycle deserves it. The red color for those who see it pass, adds 5km/h or 3.10 miles per hour in each gear.
Great video matchless are a lovely bike sound great too where I live its dodge the potholes n the State of the road surface on country roads and main roads is abysmal great video though 👍
i suppose this was done to counter the enthusiasm for the bsa rocket gold star. didn't work, amc went bust anyway. but matchless had a winning characteristic -3 bearing crankshaft, this allowed easy conversion to 270 degree timing, and a smoother ride. very popular nowadays. but they didn't think of it, i guess.
I am not a fan of 270 degree parallel twins, prefering 360 and 180 myself. Whatever a 270 might offer, they just sound like V twins to me, which is fine for a V twin ...
A lovely bike. I would love to ride some of these 50’s& 60’s 650’s, to compare with my current Interceptor 650. Not to judge one against another but to see if modern technology has progressed the riding experience or has it sanitised it?
Really enjoyed the vid, I have a 59 G12 and am looking at putting higher bars on it. Are these the Amc western export ones or the Norton semi western do you know. Thank's Baz.
Oh a brand new Motor Cycle ! Very nice !( Me have an AJS Mod 31 DL )The best Wishes from Germany
Luverly ride just sat in the car sunshine and earphones in Lovely sounds just the job Thank you 👍
Red and chrome always works....clutch works well too....looks sweet
Great video Paul, I like the way you use engine braking.
Be careful at that railway crossing !!!
Very dangerous looking roads ! And Bloke, you are on the wrong side ! 👍🏻
I thought it was a sweet bike when it was black. The respray hasn’t changed my mind a bit. The third gear passes on the A40 made a joyful noise. Splendid.
Thanks
You really are the Welsh Wizard, mate. Matchless and AJS bikes often under-rated.
Some bikes just look right, this one ticks the box for me.
Had a 58 G 11 csr in red think I remember a beige seat. 49 pound 10 at pride and clarks c 1966
The beauty of this machine is great. Anyone who listens without a helmet and without the wind, with the engine on high, notices an asynchronous rotation, I don't know if the engine, gear or warped rims. The owner of this beauty should leave it there at Performance Classics for a more detailed review, in the meantime sending the instruments for recalibration and lubrication. This motorcycle deserves it. The red color for those who see it pass, adds 5km/h or 3.10 miles per hour in each gear.
The sound of this bike brings back happy memories of my own Matchless C.S R mine had large badges on the tank
Now that bike starts looking so valuable I couldn't even sit on it! Just watch and admire from distance! Thanks!
I wish I had a copy of this machine in my basement. Thanks for today's ride!
That was great, what a beautiful bike and even better now it's red, a real sweet ride. 🇬🇧
Nice looking bike...my dad had a 52 matchie G9 when he was younger...🇨🇦
Lovely, never seen one done in red before this, now looks as good as it goes. Well done.
A nice beefy Brit that's easy on the eye.
Thanks for the enjoyable ride Paul. Pretty bike and the red paint must give it better aerodynamics ( lol). 😀👍🇨🇦
had an ajs csr31 which i guess is the same bike back in the mid 70's
Such a pretty bike, and a good runner too.
What a lovely looking motorcycle.
That's a nice looking bike. The red is lovely.
Beautiful bike.
Great video matchless are a lovely bike sound great too where I live its dodge the potholes n the State of the road surface on country roads and main roads is abysmal great video though 👍
A nice crisp snarl..............
i suppose this was done to counter the enthusiasm for the bsa rocket gold star. didn't work, amc went bust anyway.
but matchless had a winning characteristic -3 bearing crankshaft, this allowed easy conversion to 270 degree timing, and a smoother ride. very popular nowadays. but they didn't think of it, i guess.
I am not a fan of 270 degree parallel twins, prefering 360 and 180 myself. Whatever a 270 might offer, they just sound like V twins to me, which is fine for a V twin ...
@@paulhenshaw4514 vee twins are smooth. 270 gives you a vee-twin performance at the cost of a small rocking couple.
I don't doubt that, but I just don't like them.
Pretty bike sounds good
A lovely bike. I would love to ride some of these 50’s& 60’s 650’s, to compare with my current Interceptor 650. Not to judge one against another but to see if modern technology has progressed the riding experience or has it sanitised it?
Beautifully demonstrated, had the owner changed the bars or merely turned them forward and did they dispose of the on/off for the magneto? 👍👌
Thank you. The bars were a bit odd as I recall. I reinstated the magneto cut out, after eliminating it as a source of ignition trouble.
THAT'S what a motorcycle is supposed to look and sound like.
Thats a lovely old bike,and you have the lovely roads too.Whats not to like?
If there's any confusion, my comment was about the bike, mate!!!
nice in red
Really enjoyed the vid, I have a 59 G12 and am looking at putting higher bars on it.
Are these the Amc western export ones or the Norton semi western do you know.
Thank's
Baz.
Hi Baz and thanks. Sorry but I have no idea about what the bars might be.
Top speed? My matchless g3l 350 single does 80 at a push. Bored out to 70mm though
Probably around 105 - 110 mph
😜👍
lots of high bars on your rides,im suprised.
A lot of the bikes I ride don't belong to me, but I like high [ish] bars myself, although I am no fan of apehangers, choppers etc.