A.J.S. 350 1950 User manual

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1950
350 c.. and, 5n .,a
A.J.S
APnING FAIAITD /IND IIGID IIODEI,g
PfiCE 2/6 Nf,TI
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A.J.S
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PIUNSTEAD. LONOON . S.E.IE

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ANII TNSTRUOTION BOOIT
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A.J .S
SINGLE t950 CYLINDER MOTOR CYCLES
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A.J.S DIOTOB CYCLDS
(Prcori.!8 ' AssocLrTED MOToR cYCLI:s LIMnED)
Rclist€lc.l Ofiic€3:
PLUMSTEAD I{OAD. PI-UMSTEAD
LONDON. S.E.I8 .. ENGLAND
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souLlcrn R.{ionRail*")
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A,J.S MO',r'OR CtCr F:S, PL0MSITAD ROrlD. LONDON. s.Il.r||
BIJRRAGtr GROV!] .Nd TTA)iDY IIOAD
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Price: TWO SHILLINGS and SIXPE)iCll
EDIIION CM-I3

r95O A.J.S. MODELS
350 MODEL I6M RIGID FRAN,IE
350 NIODEI. I6YS SPRING FRAIIL
350 IIODEL 16}TC CO}TPETITION
5OO MODEL 18 RIGID FRAI,IE
5OO NTODEI- 18S SPRING FRAN{F],
500 lloDEL l8c cotrPETt lIoN
350 -
soo -
NTRODACTION
t'lotorcyclihS le on€ of rhe mosr econdmical and plersu.abl€ mod6 ol
..ansport. k i! our since.e wirh rhat cvert ., A.l.s " owncr
rhould obt.in, from h 5 mounr, th. r.rvice, comtoft lnd lnnumerable miles
or low-con travel rhrt we havc carne$ly endervoured to bulld lnlo it,
fiowev€f, i! 6ust b€ remembefed thaq ihhoush . motor.y.le k oisinPle
d6ign and conrfucion. it is, .everthelB, r highly 3pecialiscd paec6 ot
engineering. In consequence, i. must be inrellig.ntl/ and eficic.tly
maintained ln ordef ro provide unfrlling .eliabiity
1n thk book aro nonrechn cal in*ructioos for cany n8 out all the maint.n-
.nce opfalio.! llkeLy to b€ call.d ior in srrenuous ,ervice and illu$ratlo.s
.re prcvided to.sti3t. Neglec. @ nake €srential .dirrmen6, onlt calual
attention to lubrication and th. ltk ol p€riodical maint€nance att.nllon
willsoon neurBllse the be$ effoft3 orthe desl8ne8 and oa/ brinE n..dle$
We are alwa/3 pl.aed b giv. 1'A.J.s" owners the iull b.ncnt
or our wide .xperience i. datleB rela.irg to motor .ycl€s or our nanu-
lrct!re and ekcwhdc will be found detaik of thc Panlcuhrs ihat should
beg vcn us whci hakins such an.nquiry. A.,I. S MOTOR CYCLES

l6MS and ISS SPRING FRAME
l6M and l8 RIGID FRAME
I3C COMPETITION
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(bdow d. $dd!e)
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50r'6H50/l6M5itrd50ll6Mc_3]7
sorras eJ 50/r3crr3
NDCATEO BY (ts) ANO *E LOW BY (L)
aerrinsi (ball dnd rolled
crDkoh rcr4 be'id3, (rore arn
r, 21 L ii.
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Rei eg GEh er!
r!o rnir (R rn a.r sp,hg rame)
tu! Err (.qi,( rot
'oi spr is han! Modc 5 ony (50/ 6 rs lnd 50/rst.
. 76AL/ AK T6AE| AK 39M/IAK 3'8,/IAK
. 6/4 611 tt/4 1el+
ti 305i.
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Chain whip (all modek)
I h. :toi h.}
hh lfie oi sPrhs turmc Moddr is tt ii
35o % n.
@frFre$o|Plac
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Gear ratios (models lbl'1 l6s l8 l85)
r a4ii
Tn{diid soosprark*br fodc' 3 &d r6s.
G€ar ratios (modals l6C-l8C)
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lsiitiob Gparkins plug)

A[ reve,e*!ren.i6 a! abic!
a!!frry
2tj " 0625 h. (Hl 0o h (ts)
0615 D. (L) oe2ii. (r)
2r h. r23 ;. (ts) 0o h (H)
. 21 f. (L) 0e2 h. (L)
3: h 0625 i lts) 116 i. (H)
'c6r5 io. (L) r03 h tL)
3+ h r25 h lts) .16 n. (H)
. 24 D (L) r03i'. t)
rjgid and spring rfame nodek)
3rr0 5ri i
3i h.
3,t i
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ii 305ii
:f r05i 0102

sprockets (a I nodols)
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.. 6 iil
42 :n
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Valve tihing (wlth 016 inch rocker
t 00225 r. (Lt 1735 D. (H)
r tr 00175 tr rHl rrd i (L)
Valve tining pinion
Rqlho! b} im sre?ded *
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