A 1931 Ariel 500cc motorcycle. Registration number PJ 1323 F...

Hammer

£6,000

A 1931 Ariel 500cc motorcycle. Registration number PJ 1323 Frame number S1420 Engine number S1364 First registered 23 10 1931 A tidy older restoration. A ‘sloper’ engine, designed by Valentine Page, so designed because they afforded a marked lowering of machine centre-of-gravity, which in its turn improved handling. Other advantages were better accessibility of the engine and better cooling of the cylinder. One of the most expensive models in the 1931 range. Rare, as very few were built, production of the the model was abandoned 1933. As the market slumped in the 1930s, Ariel concentrated investment on Edward Turner's 'Square Four' motorbike which was produced until1959. This private Cornish collection of motorbikes has been entered for sale by the family of the late collector. They have been dry stored in a container, and prior to this in a large garage/workshop. They were all running at some point during his ownership, although most have not been run in recent years, and none recently. We have not seen any running, although none appear to be seized. If you are considering purchasing one of these machines we strongly advise viewing in person.