AJS 250CSR

packets has always been a significant part of the economics of motorcycle manufacturing. Until 1961 UK teenagers could happily tie L-plates to whatever lump of two-wheel iron they could get, but the Government spoiled their fun by introducing a 250cc capacity restriction that year, partly because of the number of helmetless youngsters ending their short lives tragically on bypass burnouts. This meant that manufacturers had to come up with motorcycles with a capacity of 250cc that were a little more glamorous than the more workmanlike small capacity machines they had been selling to commuters. Fortunately, most bike builders had been warned and were well prepared for this restriction and had started