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Should I buy one given the place where there built
This is really tempting
http://www.speedwaymotorcycles.co.uk/#/motorcycles...
This is really tempting
http://www.speedwaymotorcycles.co.uk/#/motorcycles...
My dad bought one of these as a bit of a project to play with a while back. It was only 2 1/2 years old but had been very lightly dropped by the previous owner and she lost interest. He only paid about £200 and the damage was very minor and cosmetic. As cheap 125's go I'm actually quite impressed by the build quality - it actually has chrome that doesn't go rusty at the first sign of humidity.
It's quite a heavy bike for a 125 though, and not particularly quick. However, rumour has it that the engine is a copy of the old CB125T, and the camshaft from the Honda can be used to give these a healthy power increase.
It's quite a heavy bike for a 125 though, and not particularly quick. However, rumour has it that the engine is a copy of the old CB125T, and the camshaft from the Honda can be used to give these a healthy power increase.
If Carlsberg wrote adverts...or maybe after a couple Cremé de Menthe?
advert said:
AJS Regal Raptor range has pushed the boundaries and pushed again. a chinese brand that is strong, reliable, affordable and completly gorgeous from start to finish. Backed up by the british AJS commpany suppliers of quality bikes for over 100 years, the DD125-E is the steping stone in the new range. Available in two colours and fully fitted out with a twin cylinder 4 stroke engine that has a 400cc presence. Nothing else comes close.
catso said:
It's probably as heavy as a 400?
It's a turd if you ask me..
They are pretty heavy for a 125, though it's all very low down. I'm not a fan of cruisers with any capacity engine let alone a 125, but for a Chinese built bike the quality is surprisingly good. If their new 125 sports bike is in the same league then I reckon the Japanese will finally have something to worry about.It's a turd if you ask me..
I don't see what the fuss is about to be honest. Obviously it would be great if AJS was still a British company making bikes in the UK, but it's suffered the same fate as numerous other brands and moaning about it isn't going to fix the situation.
Mr2Mike said:
I don't see what the fuss is about to be honest. Obviously it would be great if AJS was still a British company making bikes in the UK, but it's suffered the same fate as numerous other brands and moaning about it isn't going to fix the situation.
True enough.But why are they using the name? They're making small lightweight bikes, so are going to appeal to younger, learner types. Generally they're not going to know what AJS stands for, or any of it's history so what's the point?
Triumph use their 'heritage' (bought or otherwise) to great effect now, using the names and styles of bikes from the old Triumph and appealing to people who know about the old brand. Even Ariel are having a stab at making an expensive, good looking bike (Square Four & KH ticked those boxes back in the day). Norton is unashamadly a modern Commando or Dommiracer. The new Brough is just a new set of clothes on an SS100 lookalike. Even when Matchless was relaunched with the Rotax engined single in the 80s, it harked back to the Collier days in style. New Indian = modern version of the old Indian. All of these have bought/used an old name to publicise their brand and appel to those who'd like an old one but prefer the modern reliability, generally I suspect.
This new outfit of 'AJS' bear absolutely no resemblance to the old AJ Stevens concern in style, substance (AJS were TT and GP winners regularly), geography or appeal.
Plus now when I tell people I was out on the AJS at the weekend, they think I was wobbling about on a ropey looking 125 cruiser
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