Alright, so you want a British classic bike, an excellent choice of steed. Perhaps you’re not too bothered with getting a particular make or model, or era. But have you considered the difference between having one, two or three cylinders? Have you thought about suspension, comfort, parts reliability and useability?
For some, all these questions have been answered and the goal is defined. For others, the choice could be endless. And sometimes – in fact, a lot of the time – the choice has no particular reason. It could be as simple as ‘that one turned up’, just as much as ‘it must be that one because my uncle had one’. It’s a wonderful problem to have.
Triumph, BSA and Norton have earned their standings in our worlds as well as those away from the old bike world. If you’re seen on a T-shirt, you’ve made it. But AMC? Matchless? AJS? It’s time they had some light on them, and this month we look at one of their best – the 600cc, twin-cylinder Matchless G11 and AJS Model 30.
Twins – oh, don’t they grow up quickly
Triumph broke the tape to be the first British company to bring out a parallel twin-cylinder; the Speed Twin, in 1937. But
