1966 Matchless G2 CSR 250 cc. Registration number KKH 198D. ...

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£1,400

1966 Matchless G2 CSR 250 cc. Registration number KKH 198D. Frame number 18530. Engine number 59/14 2666.
Associated Motor Cycles returned to the 250cc class in 1958 with a brace of all-new models. Shared by the AJS Model 14 and Matchless G2, the four-stroke, overhead-valve power unit incorporated its oil tank within the crankcase and appeared to be of unitary construction, although a separate gearbox was retained. The cycle parts comprised an open, tubular steel frame, closed at the bottom by a pressed-steel channel, complemented by a telescopic front fork and swinging-arm rear suspension. Super sports 'CSR' roadsters arrived in 1962 and continued in production after the basic G2/14 was dropped in July 1963, finally disappearing from the range in 1966.
This example was acquired by our vendor from a neighbour in 1995, prior to that it was owned from 1988 by Edward Barker of Mansfield, who had re registered it with DVLA in 1886, as when he bought it from John Pullen of Nottingham it was listed with DVLA as an AJS with a registration number of Q252 AVO. It underwent an engine rebuilt at this time with a new big end and con rod.
Our client contacted the AJS/Matchless Owners Club in February 2001 and had its history confirmed as a Matchless G2 CSR, the frame being dispatched by the factory on the 24th January 1966 to Hooley Garage of Nottingham. The engine was dispatched on the 13th March of 1959 as an AJS 14 to Jenkin & Purser of Southampton. It will require recommissioning before going on the road.
Sold with the V5C, V5, MOT's from 1988, 1996-1999(as Q252 AVD), 2000 (when it changed to KKH 198D) and 2001, receipt for the engine work and the Owners Club certificate.