For sale : Ariel 1931

[Vincent.vanGinneke]

- No Connection ! -

A model VB550 but engine fitted is a OHV VF.
Ad says that the original engine is with it, see pics.

And a very nice Thruxton at the bottom of the same ad.

Shows that more & more special classic bikes are coming on the market after owners or their family decide it's time to let them go.
Wonder if thats not a bit late as all of us who have yearned for machines like this are also close to the finish

Text from ad :


Ariel VB550 from 1931,complete Dutch registration
still a super cool motorcycle had the same owner for more than 50 years
pulled out of the shed unpolished with the famous reliable Twinport overhead valve block
original good side valve block also present.
plus a load of parts including several engine blocks
You are buying a hobby of 50 years!
price 7450 euros (that includes all Ariel parts) trade-in possible tel. 0615177393


Ariel VB550 uit 1931 kompleet Nederlands kenteken. nog een supergave motorfiets
meer dan 50 jaar dezelfde eigenaar gehad zo ongepoetst uit de schuur getrokken
met het beroemde betrouwbare Twinport kopklepsblok originele goede zijklepsblok ook aanwezig
plus een lading onderdelen waaronder meerdere motorblokken. U koopt een hobby van 50 jaar!
prijs 7450 euro (dat is inclusief alle Ariel-onderdelen) inruil mogelijk tel. 0615177393

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/motoren/mo ... -velocette

[Paul Slootheer]

I did have contact with the seller a while ago. I do not have the picures anymore but I remember the engine number looked quite near the frame number so they can be the originals. It looks that the original crank cases are used to make it a OHV…
The rest of the engines and parts are from other years, mostly 1928-1931. The asking price is now quite lower as initialy as the seller did ask around aprox. 7450,- for the bike alone. It is now on offer for the whole lot, which seems not to bad.

[JohnnyBeckett]

hi, i have noticed in the last few years a lot of old motorcycles prices are dropping their is not lot of us old boys and girls left looking for old motorcycles , most younger people want the jap bikes with electric start and no oil leaks

[Paul Slootheer]

Yes Johnny, you are right. Price dropping started a couple of years ago first by postwar bikes. But now is seems also the prewar bikes are getting lower in price. Most people who are interested nowadays are old ones… at the end of this year I will become 70