Vintage AJW motorcycles take place in Lakeland Motor Museum

Michelle Liew

July 5, 2017

Vintage AJW motorcycles take place in Lakeland Motor Museum

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A rare collection of AJW motorcycle from the 1920s and 30s has been displayed at the Lakeland Motor Museum at Backbarow.

The range were limited with just a handful now ond display across the world, as quoted from sources. In light of your knowledge, AJW motorcycle was found by Alfried John Wheaton in 1926 and the namsake enterprise was just a small start-up with a production not exceeding 150 motorcycles a year.

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New additions to the collection date back to 1928-1934, which is also Wheaton’s most successful business periods. The collection also includes a 1034 AJW motorcycle Flying Vixen and a 1933 AJW Flying Fox, which was completely dismantled and was tracked down in the Netherlands. It underwent an 19-month restoration to find its way back to its original state.

Also topping the list are the 1934 AJW  Red Fox Racer and the 1928 AJW with a Blackburne engine.

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“I must admit, I had never seen an AJW close-up before-they really are that rare!” said Manager of the Lakeland Motor Museum, Chris Lowe.

“It’s fascinating to see different engineering solutions from the early pat of the 20^th century and we’re indebted to the Wheaton family for allowing us to bring these rarely-seen machines to the museum for others to enjoy.”