AN INDEPENDENT VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE ARCHIVE · EST. 2010
Matchless — By Name & Reputation
Model 34/D80 Sports 500

MATCHLESS MODEL 34/D80 · THE ARCHIVE

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This is how it looks now.
This is how it looks now.
It runs great, like a real sporting bike.
It runs great, like a real sporting bike.
Many parts are chromium plated.
Many parts are chromium plated.
Still building it.
Still building it.
Historic Matchless D80 photograph
Historic Matchless D80 photograph
This is how we found it. It had a wrong rear wheel, wrong headlight, wrong mufflers, etc...
This is how we found it. It had a wrong rear wheel, wrong headlight, wrong mufflers, etc...
It had no handlebars at all, the decrompressor was missing and we had little information on how to restore it.
It had no handlebars at all, the decrompressor was missing and we had little information on how to restore it.
Also the tank was chromed but that was not original for the year 1934.
Also the tank was chromed but that was not original for the year 1934.
A Matchless engine with D80 parts in a car. I think it's a Morgan.
A Matchless engine with D80 parts in a car. I think it's a Morgan.
This is the Matchless D80 from Raimo. He lives in Finland and is working on his D80.
This is the Matchless D80 from Raimo. He lives in Finland and is working on his D80.