Factory produced lightweight race bikes???

Information relating to the Matchless G2 or AJS Model 14 250cc Lightweight
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Factory produced lightweight race bikes???

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Hi, forlorn hope maybe but does anyone know of the existence of any of the factory produced lightweight 250 cc AJS/MATCHLESS race bikes, regards.
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geoffb-63 wrote:Hi, forlorn hope maybe but does anyone know of the existence of any of the factory produced lightweight 250 cc AJS/MATCHLESS race bikes, regards.
Hasn't that been discussed somewhere else on here??
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A couple of bits I came across may be of interest.
Firstly a link to an article about a 7R, but at the top of the second page is a picture of a Lightweight racing bike.
http://archives.jampot.dk/editorial/Roa ... 59_AJS_7R_(The_Motorcycle_March_19.pdf
Secondly a picture found on the internet of what looks to be the same bike.
https://www.mortonsarchive.com/v/photos ... 4118994002
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Excellent info John! That G2 pic clearly shows the tacho drive and the location of the rearsets, something that's not visible on the other photos I've seen.
I can also see an adjustable steering damper. Surprisingly, it still has a dual seat! The battery and kickstart seem to have been removed to save a bit of weight...
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Geoff the G2 Race bike was a one off special order and built around the first CS Scramble bike ' Hence no battery as this bike had the A1 Electronics Scintilla energy transfer ignition of the early CS bikes ' Later replaced with a varley battery and alternator ' Due to difficult starting ' not a problem bump starting the kickstart less racer ' The seat is the early white seat used on the 59 CS models ' The short Police seat would not fit as the rear subframe was wider and the top shock mounts fouled the seat ' The Revcounter was first used in this form on the factory VGY250 Matchless G2 with an extended points cover and a smiths drive fitted to this off the end of the points . This bike was used for motorcycling magazines mile a minute challenge around silverstone 400 miles non stop @ 60 mph ' Riders Bruce main smith and John Griffith, some good pictures of this in jampot 401 1986 worth a look
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Hi, thanks for the information, will follow up.
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