Matchless G3L Gallery - Classic Motorbikes

Year

Bike

Picture

Description

1937

1937 Matchless G3

1939

1939 Matchless G3 WD

1940

1940 Matchless G3

1940

matchless 1940 g3/wo exwd

1940

Matchless G3 WO

1941

1941 Matchless G3

The bike is a wartime matchless G3 model authenticated to have been built in 1941 and I assume used throughout the war.

1941

1941 Matchless G3L

1941

1941 Matchless G3L Civilian trim

1941

1941 Matchless G3L WD

1941

Matchless G3/L Military

1941

matchless g3l 350cc 1941

developed in response to war office demands for a lighter machine for military service, the matchless g3l was based on the pre war over head valve single cylinder g3 but displaying some significant modifications. the most obvious was the adoption of the teledraulic front fork. based on the pre war bmw design the new telescopic front fork was significantly lighter and more effective than the contemporary girders. a single downtube frame replaced the pre war duplex design saving weight and increasing ground clearance.

1942

1942 Matchless G3L

1946

1946 matchless g3 speciale

it appears at first glance to be a matchless g3 but closer examination reveals an unusual timing cover and more interestingly a rear suspension set-up. initial research suggests that this could well be an example of a number of matchless machines that were sent to italy during the second war on military service, and ended up in the hands of what was apparently a thriving cottage industry upgrading abandoned military machines into civilian bikes in the immediate post war years, when the italian motorcycle industry was struggling to get back into production. image provided by www.classic-auctions.com.

1946

1946 Matchless G3L