LOT 736 - 1926 AJS 498CC MODEL G8 'BIG PORT' PROJECT

Описание: This motorcycle is to be auctioned at the Bonhams Summer Sale, The International Classic MotorCycle Show, Stafford , 2 – 4 July 2021

SALE TIMES
Friday 2 July
Collectors’ Motorcycles (Lots 1 - 127) Midday

Saturday 3 July
Spares and Memorabilia (Lots 201 - 551) 10am

Sunday 4 July
Motorcycles (Lot 601 - 811) 10am

VIEWING
Friday 2 July 9am to 5pm
Saturday 3 July 9am to 5pm
Sunday 4 July from 9am

ADMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE SHOW
Admission is not included in the price of the catalogue. Tickets can be purchased in advance from classicbikeshows.com.

REGISTER TO BID
Bid online or via the Bonhams app. Register to bid online by visiting www.bonhams.com/26514
Contact our Client Services department on: +44 (0) 207 447 7447 or [email protected]


COLLECTION OF PURCHASED LOTS
All purchased lots must be cleared from the sale venue by 7pm Sunday 4 July. Limited collection is available until 11am Monday 5 July, by appointment only, and purchasers must advise Bonhams Motorcycle Department via email no later than 7pm Sunday 4 July if they intend to collect Monday. Please email ukmotorcycles@bonhams. com with your collection or transport instructions as soon as possible following your successful bid. Failure to instruct Bonhams by the given time will result in your vehicle being uplifted to Moving Motorcycle’s Northamptonshire store at your expense. Buyers should satisfy themselves that they have collected all relevant logbooks, documents and keys relating to their Lot(s) at time of collection.

AUCTION ADDRESS
Bonhams
Sandylands Centre
Staffordshire County Showground
Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BD

GENERAL ENQUIRIES - GUIDE FOR BUYERS – BUYER CHARGES
Please contact Bonhams Motorcycles.

1926 AJS 498CC MODEL G8 'BIG PORT' PROJECT
REGISTRATION NO. YB 4641
FRAME NO. 86150
ENGINE NO. 86150
After victory in the 1920 Junior TT, and in the Junior and Senior events the following year, the new overhead-valve AJS made its production debut in November 1922. Originally built only as a '350' - latterly known as the 'Big Port' - the ohv AJS became available as a '500' for the first time in 1926. Coded 'G8', the new 3½hp model followed the lines of its successful smaller sibling. The engine combined the latter's 90mm stroke with an 84mm bore, distinguishing itself in the 1926 Isle of Man Senior TT when AJS works rider Jimmy Simpson became the first man to lap at over 70mph. First registered on 4th January 1926, this early example of the rarer, '500' Big Port comes with a continuation buff logbook stamped by Somerset County Council from 1946 onwards. The vendor's father purchased 'YB 4641' at a York auction in August 1947, it is believed for £40. Brought back from the auction and stored in a coach house, the machine has not been touched since then (the engine turns over). It appears to be very original and almost complete, the most obvious omission being the oil pump, while the magneto was found on a nearby shelf and is included in the sale. An exciting project for the 'Vintagent', the machine comes with a current V5C document and is sold strictly as viewed.

GBP4,000 - 5,000
€4,600 - 5,800