MATCHLESS 1939 MODEL X SS100

[@deanlawrence3881]

One of the most outstanding bikes I've ever seen, fair shout.

[@ianyonok]

Beautiful!. Superb build, well done.

[@anythingoldmechanical]

Absolutely STUNNING. Well Done!!!!

[@nightster6378]

I can't believe there is 9 thumbs down, I would love to see what they've built. I can restore to a good standard but you haven't restored this bike you have engineered it into a beautiful bike, beautiful engine and you live in a beautiful town, I would consider calling you beautiful and believe me thats a big call for me if you spend the next 6 years building me one.

[@BobbyTucker]

Nightster, There are more "Keyboard Mastercraftsmen" than you could shake a stick at but none of them can tell you how to start one of these "Pieces of Art". You already know that, Greetings from Michigan, USA.

[@gillesdo9762]

I fell into matchless a little more than 10 ago, i own a g3 l fron 41 and a 46 g3 l this one was transformed in italy whis benelli rear suspansion (see benelli 250/500 from 1936) this is also a unique motocycle and very lpeasant to drive, have easily falls under the spell . 👏🇫🇷

[@gurisohal3580]

What a beauty, my salutations! .... that's some commitment to restore the only icon running "wow" didn't knew much about Matchless motorbikes, my interest in Matchless bikes grew when my Dad said my uncle had one I contradicted named quite a few other British bikes but knew nothing about Matchless but Dad affirmed it was a Matchless. Like someone wrote this bike would have given Harley people goosebumps. My uncle sold off the bike once he met with a fatal accident ..... would love to own one someday. Though I have a Royal Enfield and an Aprilia. Great keep, best wishes.

[@davidgovier8686]

That’s a great bike sir.. And ridden along one of my favourite stretches of road which I discovered in 1991 on my trike.

[@williamwoodyj9452]

Beautiful bike... And what a nice place to live - I have been close to the sea most of my life and the sound of the seagulls, is giving me a home-feeling...

[@user-yh5sn2ev3m]

It's more beautiful than a new bike. The exhaust sound is wonderful. I don't need music.

[@motocykleiiwojny1423]

Thank you for present this amazing bike

[@SteveG-pf9mq]

Why did they never build that at the factory. Thats gorgeous. Would have given Harley a run in that day.

[@RichardGoth]

What a superb and unique bike...hats off to you!

[@g.g.6362]

Your hard work certainly paid off....what a beauty.

[@Djrockewfewtimez986]

I told myself I’m not riding on anything before ‘55 but looking at this beauty I am gonna have to reconsider

[@downunder4087]

If there's ever a "dream bike" then this is it!

[@xtalplanet]

Without anoying music this is much better

[@bruceburns1672]

Beautiful quality engineering that Britain was once capable of .

[@user-KrackerJack]

Beautiful motorcycle

[@BilgemasterBill]

Thanks for taking the time to get this up here. Can't imagine what some folks have against hearing some gulls. They just evoke a happy seaside feeling with me. The incidental music's a bit anachronistic though. Much as I enjoy Surfin' Bird, something from the late '30s like Glenn Miller's In the Mood or maybe Gene Autry's Back in the Saddle might have been more appropriate.

[@davidphelps7440]

Thanks for your positive comments, impossible to satisfy everyone...some people love the music, some people hate the gulls, 12 people don't like the bike, 326 like it.... I did what I wanted, I did what suited me.... If I did what everyone else liked, I might as well take the video off, but I appreciate and thank your positive comments...les phelps

[@DetroitFettyghost]

@@davidphelps7440 ✌️ Cheers! That bike is unreal.... I can only imagine the feeling you get Everytime you walk up to it and ride it

[@mikmerl1]

Superb machine. Great combination of vision and engineering. I love all V twins. My 1942 Harley WLA has a a leather scabbard for a Thompson sub-machine gun you may need one for those gulls. By the way you are driving on the wrong side of the road. ;-) Enjoy that beauty and ride safely. Mike, Athens, Greece

[@icrsupport2240]

Nice work,,. Its a beautifull machine,

[@gazzertrn]

stunning bike thanks for showing her

[@rakeshmeshack2895]

That’s great ur hard work has paid offf cheers

[@gustavopinhidalgo6212]

Simply beautifull !

[@admiralbeez8143]

The other Matchless feature of the time that should have gone to the Model X is the cantilever, monoshock rear suspension from the Silver Hawk and Silver Arrow. I wonder why Matchless omitted this from their top of the line Model X? By this time, in addition to Matchless’ Silver bikes New Imperial, HRD-Vincent and of course Brough Superior had cantilever rear suspension.

[@hugoromo9311]

Desde argentina felicitaciones por esa makina

[@johngreenwood1972]

Total stunner and star wherever it goes no doubt.

[@martincvitkovich724]

Excellent on all points!

[@plunder1956]

A thing of beauty. I love the way the white features pick out details. The valve springs are almost funney to watch.

[@914272]

Santak, those are valve springs!...cool. Gorgeous bike...bet it calls you every day with, "ride me you fool"...

[@bruceburns1672]

When the British produced quality products , unfortunately the wars bankrupted their economy so all products were made to suit the low standard of living and poverty and austerity , people could barely afford anything and the nation tried to export their way out of their problems .

[@tryarunm]

You are a genius, sir. Beautiful bike, great sounding-engine. The looks on the faces of the neighbours watching you roll by. And hey, I love that song Surfin Bird!

[@tryarunm]

Sir, what is her top speed and acceleration? I understood that her frame is largely custom-built, so how does she handle? And her brakes, for a Brough Superior spec engine, designed to attain high speed, are her brakes adequate or have you ever felt the need to install discs?

[@davidphelps7440]

Hi, frame is standard Model X, 1939. A Brough SS100 has. Ratio of 3.5-1.. This has a ratio of 3.37-1..this should be well over 100mph..This engine pulls a Morgan 3 wheeler car with 2 people...my opinion..its the most beautiful V twin engine ever made....and bulletin proof....The brakes are period, original...meant to be used about 30mph..if they were original asbestos linings..they were as good as modern...many thanks for your interest....les

[@paulfitzpatrick9231]

Outstanding!

[@marcj6265]

Beautiful machine.

[@sandeepparik2206]

Superb excellent

[@markyharley]

Beautiful.

[@robberlychez945]

this is incredible and sound good👍👍

[@Locoandchooch]

Beautiful bike sir.

[@lesreed7943]

Sweet bike - but I nearly shut down the video because of the intro music...

[@davidphelps7440]

I suppose one mans meat is another mans poison......I love it, but thanks for continuing with the video....les

[@mitchly]

I'd rather have the intro music than them there seagulls! Haha. Having said that, they're doing what seagulls do so thats ok.

[@Jeszcze_Polska_Nie_Zginela]

It was my understanding that everybody knew that the bird is the word... A well a bird bird bird b birds the word

[@nowhereman7398]

Don't you know about the bird? Well everyone knows that the bird is the word.

[@lesjones7617]

Love that!

[@2Truth2you]

Great music!

[@duett445]

What a beautiful bike, liked the into music and the birds.

[@majkbeny]

skvěly stroj blahopřeji. prosím o nazev alba music. Diky

[@nigel900]

Fabulous!

[@roysmith4716]

Apart from the sea gulls it’s a nice video of the bike.

[@hirschmoss4087]

Beautiful job well done

[@bigg2441]

Absolutely stunning and elegant machine. Captures yesteryear beyond words. Love the Bird!!

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

WELL DONE SIR AND TOP QUALITY NICE VIDEO AND JUST WONDERING HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT OF MAKING SILVER BRACELETS OR JEWELLERY .

[@kirmukarmu3596]

That is just beautiful! 👍

[@fannydagostino2602]

Muy buenas las motos se visualizan perfecto me compraria todas si tuviera dolares...saludos fanny tdagostino...

[@mena110755]

What a nostalgic GREAT !

[@soldtobediers]

''She's a poem written in the most beautiful body language.'' 81418

[@tomthompson7400]

fine piece of work

[@maciejbell2804]

beautiful

[@ideath173]

amazing

[@VAMIRACING]

beautiful bike, and the video would have been much more enjoyful withouth that mbbaabbaabaaa musik in the background. people interested in those bikes prefer to listen to the engine noise.

[@Beemerboy324]

You did a magnificent job on that bike! What a charming town. Where is it?

[@davidphelps7440]

These are the back streets of St Ives in Cornwall, if you look at the harbour and beeches ...porthmeer beech for one...it's probably the most beautiful fishing town in Uk...thanks

[@Beemerboy324]

My wife is from New Zealand and her family came there from Cornwall. Lovely video. Thanks.

[@doireaupatrick3245]

Très belle moto .

[@timken4648]

Spetacular!!! Cheers,,,, cngrats

[@scruttart]

Great bike,Beautiful engine noise, shame about the"CRAP" music,completely unnecessary.

[@carolsaxton839]

Why the hell arnt the uk building great machines like this again!

[@threepot5874]

Lovely bike

[@martinlanigan9202]

Very nice

[@leifmann903]

Fantastic one-off, non-original custom bike. Those headers and mufflers strike me as a little odd in their bends and placement, ditto for the frame mods, but this is a great home-brew machine nonetheless. Dubbing it a SS100 is a little off-base in linking it as some "equivalent" version of the mighly Brough SS100 that, indeed was an original, non-customized, homemade machine. That sound track only adds to the impression made by this, ummmm, building exercise. Sheeze.

[@billmago7991]

Love it!!!

[@SantakDalai]

Those white coils are those spark plugs?

[@albanroinard808]

Santak Dalai they are valve springs.

[@valeriebrown8462]

No valve springs, "hairsprings".

[@hugoromo9311]

Hermosa moto , lo ke kisiera saber es alguna parte de inglaterra , muy lindos lugares

[@ashan000shakuttz7]

top speed ? running with point or cdi

[@lanksish]

Pretty and cool!

[@luizgiao652]

They did know how to build motorcycles indeed

[@paulsteele6120]

What about the Matchless Black Hawk??

[@guritahitam5257]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@fidelcatsro6948]

Vintage SUPERBIKE!

[@argentdiary3483]

Will watch another day...can't be doing with that music. Nul points.

ITS LIKE THE HITCHCOCK FILM .THE BIRDS. IN EASTBOURNE.

[@TheHirade]

Where is that location? Country, city name?

[@davidphelps7440]

St Ives in Cornwall, UK. Video doesn't do st Ives justice, these are the back roads..its a beautiful fishing town.7 beaches etc etc

[@kr1886]

Handsome machine you have there but surely that's a lot of work to do just to get it to "match" your pint? :D

[@petersmith6903]

Nice one be careful the gulls don't shit on it

[@trailingarm63]

Great bike, great music, great video. Thanks for posting. PS. The seagulls are OK, unless they shxx on the bike, in which case, shoot them.

[@tomnwoo]

The music is such a shame what an unnecessary blight on this video

[@nivan231]

Lovely bullet

[@paulnicholls8683]

Bullet ??

[@nivan231]

@@paulnicholls8683 .. hey bro .. such motorbikes are called bullets in India because of the dup dup dup sound of it's.. in India the Royal Enfield has it's big market of 350 & 500cc bullets.. ck this link www.royalenfield.com/lp/bullet/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_7OKh5yb3gIVlCQrCh3rFArjEAAYAiAAEgJDSPD_BwE

[@sachinsingh-rh6fq]

Nice bike but bad music ...

[@alifaiman544]

Bird is a word.....🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffball6108]

Beautiful bike and great music mate... I guess only us old farts get it!

[@davidphelps7440]

Thanks MATE, When you consider surfin bird is from 1963, most music was boring, this was crazy!!.. Just love it!...thanks for your support..les phelps

[@neolutionVS2]

what the name of this song ?

[@davidphelps7440]

Surfin bird

[@jebinnelson1641]

Shall u sale this bike sir

[@albanstives5295]

its already sold

[@keithsage7258]

Sounds like a BSA,

[@davidphelps7440]

Thanks for the compliment......THANK GOD YOU DIDNT SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE A .....HARDLY DANGEROUS!!!!!!!

[@abbasalimirza3512]

VERY VERY NOISY ENGINE.??? IT SHOULD WHISPER.??

[@davidphelps7440]

It's probably one of the quietest engines around, it's just the microphone picking up that pitch of noise....

[@grahamoa]

Shame you cant hear the beautiful bike over the crap music.

[@auknu]

Surfing bird? Barf!

[@baronvonchickenpants6564]

Suprised it's not covered in seagull shit

[@exb.r.buckeyeman845]

Crappy music.

[@parteitagkonstantinthernen5191]

horex wiht deimler benz motore

[@davidphelps7440]

MATCHLESS IS ENGLISH, THE V TWIN ENGINE FOR THIS BIKE CAME OUT IN 1929..OHV IN APPROX 1932. ALL DESIGNED AND MADE IN ENGLAND AND WAS AJS/MATCHLESS's OWN DESIGN

[@grahamrawley109]

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[@jebinnelson1641]

Reply me

[@davidphelps7440]

Sorry, thanks for asking but can't do..les

[@rum51]

Fu*ck me WOW !

[@mervingoose1151]

crap music what on earth

[@donbeadling5426]

Ditch that awful music, if you can even call it that.