My 39 Matchless Trials Aggie

SickBoy · Post by **SickBoy** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:59 pm

Can anyone please give me any infomation on my motorbike.

Its a 1939 Matchless Trials Bike aka Aggie. I was told by the person who i bought it off it had trials history so im trying to get some old pictures of her in action and any results!
The Reg is NSJ 857.

She had some stickers with the name Aggie on the tank so im assumeing that was her nick name!Text

Please if you have any info or pics or who is best to contact please email me on ashleydavies1330@hotmail.com

Many thanks

itma · Post by **itma** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:35 am

the best thing you can do is post a pic of it here. or send me one via email
The number sounds faintly famliar, I sold something like this some 18 years ago

Dick Hobart · Post by **Dick Hobart** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:08 pm

Surely NSJ would be an age related number (issued to the Isle of Bute but not used) - were ARNs about 18 years ago? Did Matchless make a trials bike before the war? I always thought young lads like Ken converted road bikes. The one Monty Banks converted for trials use just before the war came to light recently - couldn't be that one could it?

bag-o-nails · Post by **bag-o-nails** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:32 pm

Hello KEN
Have you been to the stevens family web site?
the link is links top page> sections>new zeland home page links
cheers b-o-n

itma · Post by **itma** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:40 pm

Yes Dick, I did indeed convert one of these, I will not bore you with some of the tricks that used to get played with log books inthe good old days

itma · Post by **itma** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:48 pm

B-o-n thats for AJS, the poor relations........

SickBoy · Post by **SickBoy** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 12:00 am

Yeah NSJ isnt the orignal number and yes it is a converted bike the tank has been modified so the bars come round more of an angle the foot rests have been moved and the gear lever is reversed!
Ill post some pics soon!

SickBoy · Post by **SickBoy** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:00 am

Heres some pics does any one know any history?
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x150 ... /bike5.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x150 ... /Bike4.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x150 ... h/Bike.jpg[/IMG]

bag-o-nails · Post by **bag-o-nails** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:50 am

Poor relations!!

try this one then----ken

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/matchless

cheers b-o-n

Dick Hobart · Post by **Dick Hobart** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:13 am

I reckon this has been assembled from assorted bits not that long ago to ride in pre-65 trials. There are several like this on the pre-65 trials scene and few, if any, are genuine. It looks very similar to the one Brian Clark was campaigning until a few seasons back.