Sunbeam S7
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Give the raven cafe in Whitchurch a ring http://www.lynnsravencafe.co.uk/, they have an s7 in there on show whic is for sale, (I know the owner quite well), I am on holiday in US at the mo but I am pretty sure it is still for sale. Very nice example very well looked after.
Oh and if you look at the drawn picture on the front page and look at the style you might guess who the current owner is.
Oh and if you look at the drawn picture on the front page and look at the style you might guess who the current owner is.
S7's
These are the ones with the balloon tyres, riding one is like flying smooth (rubber mounted engine) made by BSA NOT sunbeams. Used to be a specialist
shop Stewarts of Putney, no idea if their still going strong but must be an owners club. Always wanted one.
These are the ones with the balloon tyres, riding one is like flying smooth (rubber mounted engine) made by BSA NOT sunbeams. Used to be a specialist
shop Stewarts of Putney, no idea if their still going strong but must be an owners club. Always wanted one.
I would love an S7 or S7 de Luxe though
I forgot to mention there are two S7 models The first was the S7 made from 1946 to 1949 which was only available in black, about 2100 were made and they generally cost more than the later S7 Deluxe, of which about 5500 were made from 1949 to 1956. Parts are easier to find for the later Deluxe model.
richierex
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During the lifespan of the S7 / S8, the influence of BSA increased. The uniqueness of the S7 was diluted by BSA and it shows in the S8.
Sunbeam was part of the BSA group from 1943 having previously been part of AMC since '37
I have owned an S8 since the 1970s and have inherited my late brothers S7.
Currently looking for the time to restore both of them, they are beautiful examples of good engineering and design.
The S8 is just a different machine with sportier handling and sensible tyre options.
The S7 has the looks and comfort but when I was a student found riding on wet Edinburgh cobbled streets with 5"x16" Avon Speedmasters could be really entertaining.
Stewart Engineering are still going strong and recently with new owners.
BTW if anybody knows where I can find an S7/8 gearbox for mu brother's bike or any other parts I would be really grateful !!
Currently looking for the time to restore both of them, they are beautiful examples of good engineering and design.
The S8 is just a different machine with sportier handling and sensible tyre options.
The S7 has the looks and comfort but when I was a student found riding on wet Edinburgh cobbled streets with 5"x16" Avon Speedmasters could be really entertaining.
Stewart Engineering are still going strong and recently with new owners.
BTW if anybody knows where I can find an S7/8 gearbox for mu brother's bike or any other parts I would be really grateful !!
30 posts and only an ebay link to an S7 picture, so here's a picture of mine.
BarryG has had his S8 for 43 years so he knows his way around Sunbeams. I get most of my advice from him ,hopefully he will give me a hand to take my engineand gearbox out so I can clean the exterior casings sometime in the new year.
BarryG has had his S8 for 43 years so he knows his way around Sunbeams. I get most of my advice from him ,hopefully he will give me a hand to take my engineand gearbox out so I can clean the exterior casings sometime in the new year.
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30 posts and only an ebay link to an S7 picture, so here's a picture of mine.
BarryG has had his S8 for 43 years so he knows his way around Sunbeams. I get most of my advice from him ,hopefully he will give me a hand to take my engineand gearbox out so I can clean the exterior casings sometime in the new year.
That's lovely.
I've never been a fan of old British bikes, the S7 is the only one that's ever grabbed my attention.When you do get around to doing the proposed work in the New Year, please create a thread so that we can follow the clean-up.
That bike would look so much better with a backdrop of Swiss mountains
It's the time of the year to start planning and dreaming for what to do next year Nick
Do you think You will be interested in the Classic weekend stickied at the top of the section?That's lovely.
When you do get around to doing the proposed work in the New Year, please create a thread so that we can follow the clean-up.
The S7 just seems to look right somehow.
I will report on the clean up and general overhaul as it happens Mike
Blind Lemon Ade
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IIRC, they were in a railway arch, on Disraeli Road in Putney - I used to work just round the corner, there were always Sunbeams coming and going. The next arch was a rehearsal studio / PA hire depot or something. This would be early Eighties, I guess...
That bike would look so much better with a backdrop of Swiss mountains
Like this................
At 8000 feet in Switzerland last week, over 1800 miles round trip
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Is the bad rep the bikes had for the back pot overheating founded in truth?
A inmate here stays in Fife has(d) a Sunbeam, can't remember if it was a 7 or an 8 though.
A inmate here stays in Fife has(d) a Sunbeam, can't remember if it was a 7 or an 8 though.
patzx12
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nick.ct:
Thats the way to do classic bikes getting out and riding them. Did you do a trip report? it would make good reading.
Thats the way to do classic bikes getting out and riding them. Did you do a trip report? it would make good reading.
7 and 8 have the same engine, the rear cylinder does run hotter than the front but at over 60 years old it doesnt seem too much of a problem.
The oil consumption on mine was higher than I'd have liked and it doesnt much like being stuck in traffic. Apart from getting round London on the M25, no motorways were used.
Here it is, loaded with camping stuff, with France beckoning on the horizon.
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I had a s7 with a s8 silencer on it donkeys years ago ,cost me £10. The wires in the dynamo kept shorting out and the battery would go flat as you could not see the amp meter down the side on the tool box and leave me stranded. Sold it after a few weeks as it was too slow, well I was only 16 .
Saw this in Soho last weekend
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