AJS team-rider Jock Sproat (far right) recalls: "Aye, the year was 1927 and a lot of the boys in the team were very keen on golf - to the extent that some of them had suits made from old carpet tiles stitched together by Shuey Gilchrist (second from

An auction price of $750,000 (£462,537.13) is expected for one of only four AJS E95 Porcupines still in existence. The rare and exotic racer is coming under the hammer at the Bonham's auction at the Pebble Beach Car Week in August.This particular

will be Felix Burke's 1926 AJS 350. The founding father of the Cotswold section of the VMCC, Felix rode the AJ everywhere, often with wife Rose on pillion.

1. AJS 7RWith a fifteen-year production span the 350cc AJS 7-R was a racer with more than just a pretty engine. The first six years of that production run was for factory race bikes only. It wasn’t until 1954 that parent company AMC made the bike

Snaefell, we chanced upon a man who gave his name as Sidney Briar (kneeling left). He appeared to be in some difficulties when we found him working on not one, but two AJS machines of the exciting 7R variety.It transpired that while he had been checking

,055, while the 1949 500 and the 1956/7 350 both fetched £20,115.Other significant sales included the 1961 AJS 7R and 1962 Matchless G50 " both of which reached £22,350. A 1926 Moto Guzzi Sport made above estimate at £10,058, as did a 1950 Vincent Comet at £6

. The team will test over the winter to determine who will ride alongside the already confirmed Glen Richards as the second rider on the all-new Triumph Daytona 675. However, the teams Junior Superstock rider AJ Venter will be given an opportunity to prove

respectable times. Other riders entering the championship include Brigestone's 'Rider of the Year 2006' AJ Hutchinson and many Bemsee/MRO Riders including: SuperSport 400 champ Greville Ball, Mike Collins (brother of British Superstock Cup champ Bob), Mike

aggressors of any description.Mallory-Parke was equipped with the latest surveillance technology in the form of a 498cc AJS 'thumper' fitted with a 16mm movie camera disguised as a Lucas dynamo. Sadly, the camera failed as soon as the Lt. Colonel flicked

TT regulars, as well as three-times TT winner Chris Palmer on a Seeley AJS 7R. Another leading contender will be Lawton Aermacchi-mounted Bill Swallow, who has previously won the event four times and still holds the 101.73mph average race record he