Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
c. 1961 AJS 7R
Authentically presented 7R 'Boy Racer'
Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 1659
MOT: Exempt
A beautiful example of the legendary 7R
Authentically restored back to factory condition
Supplied with manuals and a paperwork file
A. J. Stevens began producing motorcycles in 1897 and soon became known as simply AJS. An amalgamation with Matchless in 1931 formed AMC which continued until the group's closure in the mid-1960s. The 7R was a single cylinder 350cc racing motorcycle built from 1948 to 1963 that was soon nicknamed the ‘Boy Racer’. Together with its bigger brother, the Matchless G50, it was the mainstay of racing throughout the 1950/ 60s winning many events for both the works team and privateers alike, becoming one of the most successful over-the-counter competition motorcycles of all time.
This beautiful 7R has been part of the Brian Ditchfield collection since 2016 when Mr Ditchfield acquired it from a Swedish collector. A retired engineer and lifelong motorcycle enthusiast who has in the past run a very successful Sidecar GP team, finishing in the top six for the 2003 World Championship, he has ridden the AJS in the occasional classic parade.
Restored to a very high standard, keeping it as close to the original specification as possible, the 7R took top honours at a past VMCC concours event. Not much is known of the bike’s prior history, but it is a ‘head steady’ model, so thought to date from circa 1961. Offered with an extensive paperwork file of technical information and set-up instructions.
