Post Listing Update: This Boy Racer did not meet reserve with bidding up to $26,100.
Also known as the “Boy Racer” due to its 350cc of displacement, the AJS 7R was a production racer designed by Phil Walker. Introduced in 1948, the bike went through a graduation evolution – by ’54 the engine was putting out 40 horsepower at 7,800 rpm and won the Isle of Man TT. It weighed 285 pounds and was capable of hitting nearly 120 miles per hour.
This is a numbers matching example that finished all but one of the 58 races it competed as part of Team Obsolete. It was recently reconditioned and has since only had 20 miles put on it – all of which by Dave Roper, the only American to win Isle of Man. It has some upgrades like Newby flywheels, Nikasil cylinder, and camshaft and close-ratio gearbox from a ’62 model, as well as a 2.5 gallon fuel tank (picture below) for short circuits to complement the original 5 gallon unit (picture up top).
Find this AJS 7R for sale in Brooklyn, New York with bidding up to $25,100 and the reserve not yet met