James Sports Captain 1964

James Sports Captain 1964A 1964 James Sport Captain with 199cc AMC engine, frame No GL20S1532 Engine No V20TS9106 acquired by the vendor from a retired precision engineer who had completed the frame and engine work but not the electrics. Subsequently professionally rewired to 12V electrics at a cost of over 600. Engine starts easily and runs through all 4 gears. Comes with a number of spares left over from the restoration as per photographs including a crankcase S No 20T1519

Mileage in the listing is shown as 300 as that is the minimum allowed but the clock shows 0009 and previous MOTs going back to 2004 show the mileage at 00002

service completed by BMW at 27763 miles on the 06

Starts easily and also runs and rides as can be seen in the video

Also fitted with new electronic ignition

But the main improvement was the inclusion of a much need fifth cog

threads in the head are good

new bushes in swinging arm

Two strokes were taking over from the British singles like BSA

Never failed to get home

Now tax and MOT exempt

Isle of Man and all over England and Wales

Runs and rides as it should