AJS S3 V-twin

AJS S3 V-twin

Manufacturer	AJS
Production	1933
Engine	496cc 50 degree air cooled side valve V-twin
Top speed	65 mph
Power	4.98 bhp
Transmission	Shaft primary drive with chain final drive
Weight	160 kilograms (350 lb) (dry)

The AJS S3 V-twin was a British motorcycle designed and built by the Wolverhampton, England company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd. Launched in 1931, the AJS S3 was a 496 cc transverse V-twin tourer with shaft primary drive (but chain final drive), three speed bevel driven gearbox and alloy cylinder heads. The 50 degree V configuration was effective for air cooling and with a tank top 'dashboard' was conceived as a luxury cruiser. It had been expensive to develop and at £65 was more expensive than the 1000cc AJS of the same year,^[1] so the S3 did not sell in large numbers and by the end of 1931 AJS had gone into liquidation and been taken over by Matchless motorcycles who discontinued production.^[2]

Rider's view of the S3 instruments

See also

• AJS Motorcycles
• List of motorcycles of the 1930s

References

1. "AJS S3". Retrieved 2008-10-26.
2. De Cet, Mirco (2005). Quentin Daniel, ed. The Complete Encyclopedia of Classic Motorcycles. Rebo International. ISBN 978-90-366-1497-9.

External links

• AJS S3