Matchless G12 650 1959 AJS AMC Classic Collector Vintage ' No Reserve' Project
Matchless G12 DL 1959 with dating certificate, at sometime in its life this bike has done the usual and snapped its crank and destroyed the crankcases, I will relay to you now the information I was given by the chap who I have bought it off, I'm doing this in good faith he seems a genuine chap and has reasons why he cannot finish the rebuild. I cannot guarantee the quality of work done or even if it was done at all, but please ask any questions or better still come to view, the bike is in Macclesfield. Please note this is a 'no reserve' auction and will be sold to the highest bidder. The frame has been stripped and nicely painted, also the swinging arm bushes have been replaced, the tinware also has been presentably finished, the petrol tank looks very good inside and out, another crankcase has been obtained and it is the correct vintage being 1959 but, slightly earlier than the original one, (the one shown of the dating certificate) the chap went on to say that it has been fitted with a Nodular crank, and fitted with new bearings, there are two new pistons and rings, + 40 thou and the barrels, loosely fitted, have been bored to match, this I believe was done a few years ago but, the bores have been well greased. Study the pictures carefully, what you see is all there is, although some parts are duplicated, ie barrels, and heads, there are parts missing and will need to be sourced, I will list the things I have noticed are obviously missing, but, there will be other things mi...