Description
AJS G6 1926 ( engine & gearbox 1923) 349 cc OHV “ Big Port ” frame# 49511 engine# 40007
The 350 cc AJS OHV machines from the twenties got their nickname “Big Port” from the enormous size of the exhaust port and pipe. Between 1920 and 1922 AJS was very successful in racing with 350cc ohv machines; their catalogued models then were all side valve machines.
For the 1923 season the ohv concept was first used for customer models; its official name was the “2 ¾ hp three speed Overhead valve T.T. model” , but unofficially it immediately became the “Big Port” Ajay. From 1925 on prefixes were used to the numbering system: E=1925, G=1926, H=1927 K= 1928.
Engine dimensions are 74×81, the cylinder head is detachable, gearbox is three speed AJS countershaft, speed about 70 miles per hour, weight approximately 90 kilograms.
This particular machine is equipped with a 1923 engine and gearbox and has a gearbox without provision for a kick starter.
The machine is in original, unrestored condition; we would have liked to know its history, it looks like it has had a sporty and eventful life!