1951 AJS Model 18 Review 

Beautiful machine. I think the AJS/Matchless big single is the best-looking engine there is.

Love your bike and the way you handle it , my first bike was a matchless G3l from 1955 stripped and i wrung its neck all the time with no complaints. That was in 1978. Now i ride a sportster from 1996 everyday! Cheers!

Handsome machine with a lovely sound, it looks like it'd be really fun to ride. Makes me wish I hadn't sold my old M20.

Desert sled, yes. The handle bars for sliding leveredge, and body lean. A lot of fun together when new and plenty about. I like my 1940s-early 50's BSAs. .

Love the styling. Sounds great too. Wish they were still around.

I've also got a 1951 18cs, ready to restore and a huge box of spares Slightly different though mines got Jampot rear suspension Loved the sound!

this video definitly deserves more views, keep up the good work!

Lovely bike with a lovely sound as well, just great! :)

Letting the kick start lever slam back like that cracks the casings after a while. I miss my old 500. I commuted to work on it every day for 6 years and shined it up at the weekends to impress the girls, none of them would get on the back when it was covered in mud and oil.

AJS was named after the eldest son because he was the only in the family with 3 initials.

Beautiful lines

I have matchless 1956,g3ls, 350cc 1956....you can change the carburetor with suzuki TS 125 1998 - 2000....same diameter... Or u can order originally amal carburetor but is too expensive 😋, i think british bike from 1948 - 1960 its a good production era, cmiiw

@olive1913 Glad you enjoyed it. I'm working on improving the content and technique of my videos about old motorcyclles.

Pretty bike.

Beautiful bike Sir.

super old Brit bike still going strong

Beautiful 💖💖💖

im currently working on a simson s51 (east german gdr fabricated 2-stroke bike) to transform it into a nice desert sled. might upload some pictures when i get finished. but the frame work is a pain in the ass, especally the shocks :(

I'll buy it! 😁

@JustPlainBill0 i got a Simson S50 B2 from 1979. yeah well i thought about that too, but you got a upper sitting position on this bike and for riding in the forest you will need some nice supension too feel comfortable. Here in Germany they are also very strict with modelling vehicles in generall. so i got to keep it in line :(

@olive1913 Hadn't heard of Simson - looked them up (AWO, MZ) and see that before the comunists made them make moped, they made some great enduros and won lots of Six Day events. Interesting company-- which model do you have? Post videos. You can replace the shocks with solid struts to make the back end rigid.

Love this, I have a '51 16M in the road trim, simply the 350 version of yours. Such an underappreciated bike, thousands made and now as rare as rocking horse poo! www.jampot.com/ An excellent source of spares!

I came across a 1951 AJS. Looks similar to yours but cant figure out which model it is. Turns over apparently, possible barn find? How much do these value? Thanks for the video!

51-16M is what he said it is. Is it worth a couple hundred? Isn't running.. looks fairly weathered..

Albert not Alfred. After a certain year model its pretty much the same bikes as Matchless.

Is it for sale ?

Email sent thanks!

I really Hate it, when people say: British Bikes Leak oil. This is so "NOT true"! Motorcycles only leak oil, after a cowboy Mechanic has about 3 spanners and a Big hammer to make stuff fit. Sorry, but I have heard this for years, all it does is undermine British mechanical engineering! I have built many British bikes over the years, none of which "leaked". It is really simple, because the design is simple, does not mean you can throw it together like a toy. Reface all the Casings, check crank end to end float. Get the whole engine dynamically balanced. Use modern machining, so you don't let the side down. These engines were built to last for a very long time, the only problem was they appeared so simple! So every cowboy could buy a few tools and thought he could fix his own bike??? Here's an old saying that I was told when very young, "A little Knowledge is dangerous, - & if you are not sure, - Ask". Please don't take this personally, but You do have a very nice bike, please look after it. PS, if you did what I suggested, you would be amazed how smooth it would run. Thanks again & have a great day.