1958 AJS Model 18 500cc. Registration number 108 XUK (non tr...

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£1,850

1958 AJS Model 18 500cc. Registration number 108 XUK (non transferrable). Frame number A60725. Engine number 51186.
Sold with the V5C and key.
The AJS Model 18 was developed from a design from the 1930s, despite which it was still being manufactured 30 years later. The AJS was updated when a springer frame rear suspension was made available for 1949, to become the Model 18S. The suspension was a vast improvement on the rigid rear end - which had given a bouncy ride. Each of the two 'Candlestick' shocks held only 50 cc of SAE 20 weight oil. They were prone to leaks and were replaced by the larger diameter 'Jampot' shocks on the 1951 version.
XUK is an older restoration that was bought by our deceased vendor in 2020, he rode it several times with no issues.