AJS & Matchless Owners Club Australia Inc

Australian Membership

Membership to the Austrailian section is free if you are a member of the UK Club. The Australian Section was Incorporated in 2004 to best meet the requirements of the local content of the UK Club members. We hold an annual “Downunder Jampot Rally” and some club weekend rides, which are listed on this web site. This web site has been developed by the Australian Section so you should find all you need to know about us here.

The AJS & Matchless Owners Club Limited UK

Membership Form To go directly to the UK membership form. Standard Membership

The AJS & Matchless Owners Club Limited caters for individuals and families who have an interest in either AJS or Matchless motorcycles. The club produces its own monthly magazine (called Jampot) that is distributed to over 4,000 members worldwide as well as having its own spares scheme to assist owners in keeping their machines in top working order.

A number of social activities are organised at international, national and local levels. Each year members of the club organise an International Rally in May, a UK National rally in August and a second national 'back-to-basics' rally in October. As well as these rallies, there are a number of local sections throughout the UK that organise their own social evening and week-end activities. For more details, see the events page.

For more details on:

Machine dating service
Insurance
Technical advice
Annual Raffle

click here. To go directly to the UK membership form. Standard Membership

Digital Membership Digital membership provides a monthly copy of the Jampot magazine in a PDF file that is automatically emailed to you at the same time as the printed copies are posted out.	-	-	Log on or register first
Standard Membership Standard membership includes a monthly printed copy of the Jampot magazine posted to you.	Download ^*	Print	Log on or register first

The Club was founded in 1952 to cater for enthusiasts of the marque, and grew until in the late '50s it was large enough to rival all other one-make clubs. With the decline of motorcycling generally in the mid-sixties, the Club suffered as did manufacturers and other clubs alike, until the final blow came with the closure of the factory. No new machines or spares would be made and the future of the Club looked far from rosy. For a time enthusiasm for the marques was kept alive by only a headquarters branch.

The 1970s saw the formation of new Club Sections and the re-birth of old ones bringing in a new lease of life for the Club. More and more machines are now being restored and are in regular use. In our estimation some 2,500 machines are owned by members of the Club. This is not a sum total as you as a new member may be bringing in a machine which is new to the Club. There are also many veteran, vintage and pre-war machines of the marques also in existence.

At present the Club consists of 36 UK based sections and 23 international sections with over 4,200 members who live in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A., Denmark, France, Norway and Sweden, to name only a few. We are therefore, a truly International Club.

What the club has to offer

The running of the Club is invested in a Management Executive, which is elected at the AGM. The Executive carries out policy decided at the AGM, but what the Club offers is a result of what we our members contribute.