The 1927 AJS H6 ‘Big Port’ was truly race-bred in every sense. After a convincing victory in the 1920 Isle of Man Junior TT, AJS’s new overhead-valve 350 racer scored a memorable double the following year, Tom Sheard winning the Junior race and Howard Davies (later of HRD fame) the Senior, the first time such a feat had been achieved on a 350cc machine. Capitalizing on these significant racing successes, the production version 350 made its debut in November 1922, delighting clubmen everywhere with its ‘racer-on-the-road’ performance. A right-first-time design, destined to achieve countless successes in the hands of privateers, the overhead-valve 350 AJS - latterly known as the ‘Big Port’ - changed only in minor detail before being superseded by a much-revised M6 model for 1929. In 1927 the H6 was by far the most expensive 350cc model marketed by AJS, reflecting not only its quality but its high technical specification. This machine was acquired by the previous owner, Englishman Archie King, a dyed-in-the-wool vintage enthusiast, some 33 years ago. King embarked upon a careful restoration and subsequently took part in numerous touring events organized by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club in England, including the prestigious Banbury Run, an event for pre-1931 machines through the leafy lanes of Oxfordshire and taking in the famous and challenging Sunrising Hill in the picturesque Cotswolds. Amongst British motorcycles the AJS name is highly respected as a manufacturer of the highest quality and this example is no exception. It is equipped with an acetylene lighting set and generator, bulb horn, rear luggage carrier with tool pannier and pillion cushion. Naturally it is presented in traditional AJS livery of black with gold lining and lettering. We note that some 39 or so years ago a previous owner acquired the registration number RP 4055 from a 2¾hp AJS, subsequently providing the current identity of this machine – engine and frame numbers – to the authorities. The British registration document offered with this bike records correctly the present numbers. While in the present collection this handsome and sporting machine has not been actively used on the road. It has nevertheless been carefully stored and will, we feel, require only gentle recommissioning before returning to active use.
The 1927 AJS H6 ‘Big Port’ was truly race-bred in every sense. After a convincing victory in the 1920 Isle of Man Junior TT, AJS’s new overhead-valve 350 racer scored a memorable double the following year, Tom Sheard winning the Junior race and Howard Davies (later of HRD fame) the Senior, the first time such a feat had been achieved on a 350cc machine. Capitalizing on these significant racing successes, the production version 350 made its debut in November 1922, delighting clubmen everywhere with its ‘racer-on-the-road’ performance. A right-first-time design, destined to achieve countless successes in the hands of privateers, the overhead-valve 350 AJS - latterly known as the ‘Big Port’ - changed only in minor detail before being superseded by a much-revised M6 model for 1929. In 1927 the H6 was by far the most expensive 350cc model marketed by AJS, reflecting not only its quality but its high technical specification. This machine was acquired by the previous owner, Englishman Archie King, a dyed-in-the-wool vintage enthusiast, some 33 years ago. King embarked upon a careful restoration and subsequently took part in numerous touring events organized by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club in England, including the prestigious Banbury Run, an event for pre-1931 machines through the leafy lanes of Oxfordshire and taking in the famous and challenging Sunrising Hill in the picturesque Cotswolds. Amongst British motorcycles the AJS name is highly respected as a manufacturer of the highest quality and this example is no exception. It is equipped with an acetylene lighting set and generator, bulb horn, rear luggage carrier with tool pannier and pillion cushion. Naturally it is presented in traditional AJS livery of black with gold lining and lettering. We note that some 39 or so years ago a previous owner acquired the registration number RP 4055 from a 2¾hp AJS, subsequently providing the current identity of this machine – engine and frame numbers – to the authorities. The British registration document offered with this bike records correctly the present numbers. While in the present collection this handsome and sporting machine has not been actively used on the road. It has nevertheless been carefully stored and will, we feel, require only gentle recommissioning before returning to active use.
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