Amazing 1947 AJS Model 18 - Wahoo! TBT 29

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  • @davidmesser5813
    @davidmesser5813 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful bike. I wish that someone would buy the AJS company and resurrect this fine company. There was a lot of innovations that AJS came out with that helped the motorcycle community as a whole. Thanks for showing us this beautiful machine. Take care. Vaughn

    • @forgottenmotorcycles
      @forgottenmotorcycles  ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a good looking bike/company with a real history.

    • @morini500dave
      @morini500dave ปีที่แล้ว

      AJS are owned by the Chinese now building 125cc bikes that are sold here in the UK and I guess around the world too.

  • @critterIMHO
    @critterIMHO ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love these vintage bike features. This may be my favorite so far.

    • @forgottenmotorcycles
      @forgottenmotorcycles  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She is a beauty. Hope we can take it for a spin later this year.

  • @astro61362
    @astro61362 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have got to get to Iowa one of these days to check out this bike shop! I cannot get over the amount of cool old bikes you put on your channel every week!

    • @forgottenmotorcycles
      @forgottenmotorcycles  ปีที่แล้ว

      Baxter Cycle is a real destination bike shop. Worth going to if even just to look. That back room has over 60 vintage bikes. There are other areas with more bike but those spaces don't lend themselves to videos. Love this shop!

  • @robfur
    @robfur ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great bike , I've got a 1946 model . Mine is a bit different to that one . Mine normally has 1 or 2 black drops of oil under it when stopped 😀

    • @forgottenmotorcycles
      @forgottenmotorcycles  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yes, the oil spots are there. Part of the fun...right?

  • @GaryShellberg
    @GaryShellberg ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks FB for these interesting glimpses into motorcyclings past, it raises appreciation for the currant state of refinement we enjoy!

    • @forgottenmotorcycles
      @forgottenmotorcycles  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you to Baxter cycle for allowing us to video these things. I think their oldest motorcycle is from the earliest part of the 1900s meaning they have over 100 years of motorcycle range at their shops. :-)

  • @dereksmith5019
    @dereksmith5019 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Near the end , that looked like a mark iv Spitfire Special , 1968 , in the background .

  • @0Oo..oO0
    @0Oo..oO0 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder how they made that much HP with such low compression ... for example, comparing to a Himalayan with fuel injection and OHC , its pretty much on par ...

    • @forgottenmotorcycles
      @forgottenmotorcycles  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I actually wondered the same thing.

    • @williamnethercott4364
      @williamnethercott4364 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Had to be low compression because of the low grade of fuel that was available in the UK in the years following WW2. Beautiful bike.

  • @Lisa-Azra_Broad
    @Lisa-Azra_Broad 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Biggest issue when buying one of these bikes nowadays is worn oil pump worm drive, leading to excessive wear in the aluminium crankcase. This results in poor oil savaging/return. Run the bike for a good 10 minutes then remove the crankcase drain bolt and collect the oil, with a good oil pump there should only be about an egg cup full of oil collected