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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Sticker in front. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Competition versions of the sprung singles appear ed for 1951 further lengthening the model numbers which now ran to four forms each of which came in two sizes and two marques to make 16 machines in total. The suffixes used continued as S for sprung frame. C for competition and CS for the two combined. and were added to the basic 14M IR GIL and G80 There was a new gearbox for the whole range for 1952 and the Matchless single’s magneto moved in front of the cylinder to be as for the AJS. Otherwise there were few alterations until 1956 when the rigid- frame models were dropped and a larger 593 cc twin was introduced as the 30 and G11. Prior to this around 1954 the twin had also been produced in an enlarged 550 cc form known as the G9B or G10 and sold for export only. Some home-market 20 and G9 models were later bored out to this capacity by their owners when it was found that suitable pistons could be obtained. AMC caused some confusion with its model numbering at this point as the 16MC and G3LC both continued but in a sprung frame while the 16MCS and G3CLS changed to a shorter 85.5 mm stroke engine. The original engine was built for trials while the second was for scrambles-its engine dimension was also adopted by the 18CS and G80CS scramblers. Only the road singles and one competition 350 kept to the old 93 mm stroke engine. During 1956 the Burman gearbox of old was changed for the AMC one also used by Norton and for 1958 the road singles changed to alternator electrics. This also occurred on the standard twins but not on two further 593 cc models which came in for that year. These were the CS and CSR models with the first being a sports scrambler and the second a fast sports road machine. During 1958 the 248 ce light single was launched as the 14 and G2 with just the badges to distinguish one from the other.