1965 AJS Model 33CSR 750cc at Andy Tiernans

[@chriswillis6941]

What a gorgeous sounding bike. Beautiful.

[@jimandmarypowell9783]

I remember a friend having one of these in 1968? It was a "C" reg also. I think it had a circular tank badge. Lovely to see again.

[@m3hnl]

awesome motorcycle

[@richardcrighton8079]

a lovely thing indeed

[@alexmutimer3691]

Blast that go well, put a smile on senior mechanic ha ha.

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

Beautiful bike , would love that !.

[@BrokenWrenches]

what a rare and beautiful bike. strange shifter set up.

[@philmuskett265]

That's one sweet machine. Why, oh why, didn't they give them a 'catchy' name, like Triumph did, instead of a load of letters and numbers. I'm sure such a simple thing could have made a difference to sales. A 33CSR sounds like a bag of flour or summat. I'm sure an AJS Anaconda would have been a better bet.

[@peterranson4365]

AMC did start using names for there models but I don't think it really caught on , The hybrids , as far as I am aware didn't get any model names . But I think you are right a catchy name would have made them more glamourous .

[@cainbeeping8480]

A nice bike. But would be hard to find parts for it though.

[@peterranson4365]

No not really , AMC parts are readily available and the Norton motor and running hear parts are also no problem.

[@annpeerkat2020]

8:26 I've got to get my eyes tested! The upper front fork vs lower front fork angles give me a headache.

[@niklar55]

The only problem? It had a Norton engine, NOT an AJS engine! .

[@neilmcintosh1200]

In many ways, those hybrids were better bikes than the "pure bread" Nortons.

[@peterranson4365]

I agree, but , I am biased 😊

[@redtobertshateshandles]

A big bike that you can't ride for long or at high speeds due to vibration. Cue the Japanese.

[@peterranson4365]

@@redtobertshateshandles you clearly haven't ridden one , my G15CSR will stick at road legal speed on dual carriageways with little vibration , the vibes start to appear at 75 ish and even then are not that bad.

[@michaelarchangel1163]

@@peterranson4365 Yes Peter, I've noticed that Atlas engines show far less vibes through cycle parts, front mudguards and so on, than they do when in a Featherbed frame. Do you think this may be due to Matchless and AJS models not having the massively wide top tube perhaps ? You know, different resonances dissipated differently. I hope you don't still have low bars on your G15 - you're almost as old as me mate !

[@peterranson4365]

@michaelarchangel1163 I have the flat bars fitted and it it's quite a good riding position , my days of riding with clipons are gone . A good few years ago when I was racing a 650 CSR me a a mate sent our engines to Bassett Down Balancing and the chap there wanted to know what frames we were using to get the correct factor , so it must make a difference.