Matchless X 3 (998cc, v twin) 1931; starting and running the bike. in HD
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- Starting is simplicity itself, provided you know what you're doing. These old British v twins have a technique all their own. You'll love the sound it makes! If you want to see me riding it take a look at my other videos. My CZcams channel is : drallanhunter.
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Beautiful piece of history.
Matchless is matching with beautiful garden.
Beauty patine. Loved condition, great bike
Wonderful motorcycle.. I appreciate that you have not restored it. I fully restored my BMW R69S but now I almost regret doing so. There is a wonderful charm and patina about un-restored machinery that is lost when they undergo restoration. Thanks for the video, now all you need is for your wife to shoot a few ride-by vid's!
Lovely old machine, and not restored! Love old sidevalve engines, they have such a nice sound to them. Had the pleasure of resurrecting a 50's HD K model sportster and really fell in love with the engine and how well it ran and sounded.
I grew up with old motorcycles. It is just as wonderful each time I see such a work of art. Do I know the smell .. it's something special about this. Thanks for the "video"
👍nice motorbike
Wonderful, hard to believe it's 80 years old.
sound good
GREAT MACHINE.. AND A PIECE OF HISTORY... CONGRATULACIONS FROM PORTUGAL...
Beautiful British engineering
Wow!. Amazing start!
very nice old bike...!! keepin' riddin '....
bloody brilliant
beautiful machine
Thats pure oldschool magic, i love it!
Stunning,
Wonderful bike. Congrats! How many of them still exist?
Greetings from the far north of Germany!
Hello Peter - thanks so much for your comment. There aren't many of these left. The later ones, from 1936 on, are more common, but these early ones are pretty scarce. I know of about 6, total, world wide, but I'm sure there are more.....
Great classic vintage motorcycle
awakens the sleeper. kudos sir
LOove my father had one until 1952,remember it well.
I don't think I have owned a bike that started that easily.
Hello, I just realized that I took a picture of this exact same motorcycle last Sunday at the European Motorcycle Day... I have already watched your videos, but didn't realize it was the same bike, until I directly compared the pictures. Thanks for posting these videos, I just love old British bikes and Matchless is one of my favorites. Best regards!
That is a very impressive machine!
Wonderful old machine , my granddad had one them the same year I believe.
George Lee, where was your grand father from George? My father a 1938 Matcless 500.
Matchless 500.
the oil sight glass is genius
I'm glad you like it! Some versions had a pop-up button, but that's really hard to see, so the original owner must have opted for this fitting. It's very reassuring to see the oil flow as you go down the road.
Amazing machine, I love it!
beautiful bike.
Thanks! Personally, I love it!
if you would like to give me it for safe keeping i would be happy to take it. lol
I could do that -- if you gave me a heap of money for me to keep safe, also!
good stuff Mr.!
Awesome sounding/looking bike, the sound is just awesome!
Greetings from Holland.
I'm delighted to get your message flyfishingunlimited! It's the same bike. Best regards, Allan
They were the 'superbikes' of the 30s, really, now we think about it. The Matchless was very similar to the Brough Superior SS80, which was THE bike to have, unless you could afford the Brough SS100!!
Sweet
Gorgeous! I dunno where people find all these one-kick bikes; I've never had one!
It wasn't always a one kick starter, Seth. I had to get the timing just right, and then work out how to get the carb tickled so it wouldn't flood. It took a few days. Now it usually behaves itself well!
@@Drallanhunter That, I can believe! Beautifully done.
Wow!!!
Que motocicleta maravilhosa!!! é uma das maquinas inglesas mais belas já construidas!!!
*Nice*
👏👍
so cool
If you ignore the exhaust noise, the engine sounds like a diesel locomotive.
CONGRATULACIONS...!!! regards : Antique Motorcycle Club of indonesia
Yes, those exhausts silencers were the best I could do at the time, made up from an old photograph. I can now find the correct ones at vast expense, but not the correct fishtails. So this is it for now. If you know of any please let me know.
Hi what’s the difference in the ajs v twin 1000 cc & the matchless v twin x
Can some one throw light
There are plenty of differences, and depending on what year you're looking at. Luckily there's a Facebook page that spends time discussing this. Most of the differences are subtle, at least to the unpracticed eye!!
Harley Davidson...EAT YOUR HEART OUT!! You didn't even have anything in 1000 cc in 1931.(936)
Hey mate, is it OK to feature your clip in a moto edit some time soon? It will be credited in the video section with your name watermarked on the clip. Thanks
Sure! As long as you don't use the clip for anything illegal, immoral or political!
wow..
What a wonderful motorcycle.Is that the same engine that George Brough used in his machines.?
This one is a side valve engine, Broughs were overhead valve. I think they were J.A.P engines though.
Brough used the same engine, from about 1931 onwards (before that they were J.A.P.) in the side valve SS80 models, and a special Matchless engine for the overhead valve models. They altered the con rods to be 'knife and fork' rather than side by side, but they're basically the same engine.
hi dr hunter, thanks so much for the vids! i do have to ask, out of technical curiousity, how much credit must be given to the decompression release, which as i understand it not all brit bikes of the period had? stunning machine all around, they sure dont makem like they did back then.
Thanks so much for your kind words! The decompressor is essential on these bikes. It allows the rider to kick the engine through and then, when the engine is turning with the weight of the flywheel, one releases the decompressor lever and the engine starts. Without it not many people could get the engine turning fast enough to get the magneto to spark!
nice one,brit bikes forever.who needs a hardly able to lol.
Looks a very nice example, how does it ride?
+Trigger HappyTV Thanks for your question: Of all my bikes this one rides the best. It's nimble, brakes well, corners splendidly, and has a good turn of acceleration. It's also very well-mannered in traffic. Better by far than a Brough!
+Drallanhunter Cheers from Canada, may I ask what that belt or chain connects to on the right hand side of the bike,,running diagonally up from the crankshaft to nder the seat behind the rear cyl ?, is it the magneto? looks electrical but i don't know shit from shampoo when it comes to matchless' beautiful machine mind you, you would have a blast with it in the rockies out west... thnx for posting
+plane gaper Its a Lucas mag/dynamo
Everything works if you let it! 81518
I’m sorry to ask is registeration number in your country ?
Thanks so much for your comment. The Registration number on the front mudguard is the original registration from England, the City Of Westminster (London) from Feb 1931 - making this a 1930 model, one could say. It's a nice pressed alloy plate, and very much original. Here in the USA we just need rear numberplate. I've put the new plate on top of the original rear.
the exhaust pipes are horrible. The motorcycle is beautiful, i want one
hello arcanacelestia, you seem to have missed the point.
Or an Indian!!!
That has to weigh upwards of 1,000lbs.
Dont be silly; it weighs 435 lbs, which is plenty!
Gasoline? And you're British? A bas les collaborateurs!!!
I live in the US, Colin, so I thought it best to use the local language!
Liga, mas não anda.