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    • A
      ADDIC
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      hoping to ride legally by next week. finally put on some DOT turn signals to pass brake and light inspection 🙂

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      • BlackheartB
        Blackheart
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        Okay, not sure if this thread means motorcycles too but I'm going to throw this out here and if anyone has
        any feedback please chime in…

        On Sunday I'm getting a 1953 ( give or take a year ) AJS 350cc from a old friend for $300.00USD. It's been sitting
        in her garage for 20+ years and belonged to her uncle who bought it back in the 70's from someone in
        England. Does anyone know if they make parts for this bike anymore or if it's even worth trying to rebuild?
        Good investment? Coffee table? Or pig in a poke...

        Caller, you're on the air...

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          A complete heap of shit. But I'll take it off your hands if you like 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

          Seriously, what a great buy.  I'd definitely try and get it sorted if I was you.  I can help with parts if you like:

          http://www.amcclassicspares.com/

          G

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            BH

            Other useful stuff:

            http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/ajs-classic-motorcycles.php
            http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/classifieds/1950-ajs-350-rigid/
            http://www.totalbikebits.com/tbb_classics/articles/articles_ajs.htm
            http://www.classicbikeshed.com/index.php?a=2&b=2869

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • Finn666F
              Finn666
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              just looked through the little IH-catalogue and all those bikes and things i def. gotta get myself making the motorcycle driver`s license…

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              • GoldtopG
                Goldtop
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                Here's one I built about 8 years ago when I was living in California. Wish I still had it.


                IH-9526V Warning! May promote beard growth.

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                • injunjackI
                  injunjack
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                  Nice find that AJS.  My first bike was 1950 AJS 16MS, which is about the same bike you're getting.

                  You can get parts from England, and possibly also there are suppliers in States also. (Matchless is same bike, different name)

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                  • BlackheartB
                    Blackheart
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                    Thanks G, Goldtop and of course our bike specialist IJ! It may even be a 500cc, I've been looking at sites online
                    and after seeing it briefly back in Oct. of last year it looks more like a 500. I think $300.00USD is a steal, my
                    friend's uncle wanted $1,500.00USD originally but I told him to pretty much piss up a rope since parts were
                    hard to come by.
                    Her uncle lost the title in a house fire so he needs to get a duplicate issued and he can't find the keys
                    either so it'll need a whole new ignition, other than that it is complete and ran when it was parked back in
                    the 80's. I'll be seeing her this week and will get some pics! 🙂

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                    • injunjackI
                      injunjack
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                      You can't tell which one it is by looks. You gotta find out the numbers from the motor block. Get those, and I'll tell ya what it is.

                      If my memory serves me right 1953 didn't have a key, just a switch you rotated in the headlamp. So, if you mean ign/light switch, just replace that with correct one.

                      This might be interest to you
                      http://www.klassiekrijden.nu/techniek/ajs-1953-maintenance-eng.pdf

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                      • BlackheartB
                        Blackheart
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                        That's great IJ, thanks for the link! I'm pretty sure it's a 1953 as I remember her uncle told me it was back
                        in Oct. when I saw him last. I'll be able to get you the numbers from the motor block as soon as I can
                        get a look at it in the daylight. I sure hope it doesn't need a key, would make things a lot easier!

                        Thanks for all your help and expertise! 🙂

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                        • STANS
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                          not my bike,  pic are taken from the bikes show here, this is a modify  moppet.

                          very economical rider.  😉

                          EVERYDAY DENIM

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                          • injunjackI
                            injunjack
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                            This, my friend, is verry cool

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                            • S
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                              Changed mine up a little bit. http://ihtw.blog96.fc2.com/blog-entry-81.html

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                                demonito
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                                1949 panhead chopped

                                1977 ironhead

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                                • mvbM
                                  mvb
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                                  very nice!

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                                  • injunjackI
                                    injunjack
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                                    finally Real Bikes. Demonito, very nice….

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                                    • BRGRKNGB
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                                      I'll share a few;

                                      street

                                      Road

                                      Shove

                                      Pan Project

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                                      • injunjackI
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                                        Brgrkng

                                        may I suggest mid controls on that shovel…

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                                        • madmondayM
                                          madmonday
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                                          burger king you have just put up a bike post with everything  besides a moped  & a unicycle 🙂

                                          you seem to live by For-Two-Wheels  😠

                                          good job

                                          head high, middle finger higher

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                                          • BRGRKNGB
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                                            @injunjack:

                                            Brgrkng

                                            may I suggest mid controls on that shovel…

                                            No mids for me. Been riding that hard 3 years and the reach is perfect for my legs and I still have room under my thigh to jockey shift fast when needed.

                                            madmonday - Bad thing is that's not even half of them. If I could figure out how to stop buying bikes I'd probably have one of each of those too, lol.

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