AJS – 16MS – 350 cc – 1956

c1956 AJS “16 MS” 347 cc OHV - frame # A34167 - engine # 49/G3L184 SUrrThis AJS has been nicely restored and is fitted with somewhat earlier G3L crankcases and an Amal concentric carburettor. She comes with current Dutch registration, 80 mph Smiths speedo, rear view mirror and tyre pump.rrAssociated Motor Cycles announced its post-war range of AJS and Matchless heavyweight singles in June 1945. Coded Model 16M and G3L respectively, the two 350cc models shared the same 93mm stroke as their 500cc brethren, coupled to a 69mm bore, and could be distinguished by the different magneto position: forward of the cylinder in the AJS, behind it in the Matchless. 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’.rrA quote from a contemporary road test in “ the Motor Cycle”: “Solidly and soundly made to an established design by a world-renowned British manufacturer, the AJS model 16 is all that the everyday rider seeks. For the man who needs reliable... lees verder bij Catawiki