AJS Model 8 Motorcycle 1960

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In 1960 the AJS Model 8 appeared as a 350cc single. It featured a scaled up engine with a 20mm longer stroke, not simply a bored-out 250, having the same dimensions as the discontinued "heavyweight" 350 Model 16CS scrambler  of the previous year. The Model 8's engine differed from the 250 in having a compression of 6:9:1, an exhaust-valve lifter on the exhaust rocker, and ingenious flat-faced cast-iron flywheels. This scaled-up 250 was similar to BSA's enlarged C15 250, the B40 350, and was an attempt to deal with the criticism of the "heavyweight" Model 16 as a plodding, over laden, scaled down 500.

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