Ariel VH 500 Red Hunter (1932-59) vs AJP PR7 Adventure (2019-) vs AJS R7 Track Racer (1930) vs AJS E95 Porcupine (1954) vs AC Schnitzer R 1150GS ()
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| Make: | Ariel | AJP | AJS | AJS | AC Schnitzer |
| Model: | VH 500 Red Hunter | PR7 Adventure | R7 Track Racer | E95 Porcupine | R 1150GS |
| Years: | 1932-59 | 2019- | 1930 | 1954 | |
| Engine: | Four stroke, stroke, single cylinder, OHV, 2-valves | Single cylinder, SWM, DOHC, 4 valve | Single cylinder, OHC | Twin cylinder inclined at 45°, aluminium alloy, DOHC | Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Capacity: | 497 cc / 30.3 cu in | 600.3 cc / 36.6 cu in | 350 cc / 21.4 cub in | 497 cc / 30.3 in | 1130 cc / 69.0 cu in |
| Cooling System: | Air cooled | Liquid cooled | Air cooled | Air cooled | Air/oil cooled |
| Transmission: | 4-Speed | 6-Speed | Close ratio gearbox | 4-Speed, close ratio | 6 Speed |
| Final Drive: | Chain | Chain | Chain | Chain | Shaft |
| Front Suspension: | Grider front forks | 48 mm ZF Sachs USD fork, fully adjustable | Girder fork | AMC Teledraulic telescopic fork | Light. Telelever with central spring strut. Progressive coil spring. Twin-tube gas-filled shock |
| Rear Suspension: | Rigid, springloaded saddle (after 1954: dual shocks) | AJP progressive linkage system, fully adjustable Sachs piggyback shock | Ridged, spring loaded saddle | Dual AMC "Jam-pot" shocks | Patented BMW Paralever swing arm & shaft drive, single shock with variable rebound damping |