Looks like you had a fantastic trip nick, 1800 miles
Must have blown the cobwebs out the old girl 
Sunbeam S7
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Looks like you had a fantastic trip nick, 1800 miles
Must have blown the cobwebs out the old girl 
I fell over this yesterday (sat 21st).
Tucked away in a small showroom in the sticks that sells cars.
Showroom was closed. Giving them a call on monday.
Tucked away in a small showroom in the sticks that sells cars.
Showroom was closed. Giving them a call on monday.
Nice one Neil, the S7 is a gorgeous bike I would love to have one!
Michael R1150GS Adventure
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I fell over this yesterday (sat 21st).
Tucked away in a small showroom in the sticks that sells cars.
Showroom was closed. Giving them a call on monday.
that is GORGEOUS
dod
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I have had a few over the years, enjoyable but the 500 ohc twin engine does not make Harley style power (grunt!), more like an in-line Speed Twin with Harley weight. A number have been 'enhanced' with VW beetle or in-line car engines (Fiat and others).
Get one and enjoy it as a soft machine for bumbling along quiet roads.
Get one and enjoy it as a soft machine for bumbling along quiet roads.
Hi Andy,I rebuilt this 1952 S7 IN 2000
Stunning!
There must a group of lads in east lancs with Sunbeams as they turn up at Rivington barn. The main difference is they are there in jan and feb when all the sports bike boys are tucked up on a garage suckling on an Optimate.
Steve
There must a group of lads in east lancs with Sunbeams as they turn up at Rivington barn. The main difference is they are there in jan and feb when all the sports bike boys are tucked up on a garage suckling on an Optimate.
Steve
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Wow! That looks fantastic. Have you still got it?
Oh that is lovely!!!
There was a lab technician who had one exactly like this when I was in Comprehensive school back in to 60's I always wanted one!
There was a lab technician who had one exactly like this when I was in Comprehensive school back in to 60's I always wanted one!
Yep, lovely, lovely, lovely - any chance of some more photos, a few detail close ups
Sorry ,I sold it to a guy who collected vintage cars, he heard about it thro a friend, badgered me into selling it to him, he wanted it for his collection ,but was going to learn to ride on it,
He never did, it was left in his garage for a number of years unused, I saw it about 5 years later, it had a petrol tap leak, and the silencer was rusted thro,the alloy parts were a mess, it looked in a sorry state, he asked me to get it going for him ,but I declined.
I don't have any close up shots, they were left on my computer when it crashed,
That's the problem when you don't get pictures printed,
I bought all the parts i needed for the bike rebuild from Stewarts Eng, they were great people to deal with,
Cheers, Graham
He never did, it was left in his garage for a number of years unused, I saw it about 5 years later, it had a petrol tap leak, and the silencer was rusted thro,the alloy parts were a mess, it looked in a sorry state, he asked me to get it going for him ,but I declined.
I don't have any close up shots, they were left on my computer when it crashed,
That's the problem when you don't get pictures printed, I bought all the parts i needed for the bike rebuild from Stewarts Eng, they were great people to deal with,
Cheers, Graham
What a shame such a beautiful machine, that was bestowed with so much expert time and effort, fell into the hands of such a complete twat. I guess shit just happens sometimes.
I don't have any close up shots, they were left on my computer when it crashed,
I bought all the parts i needed for the bike rebuild from Stewarts Eng, they were great people to deal with,
Cheers, Graham
That reminds me, I must back up my pictures on the external hard drive again. I keep meaning to print a load off into an album; I will get around to it one day
Stewarts Eng are excellent.
Backup online - Flickr gives you 1TB of FREE online storage for photos - I use a program called PhotoSync and drag whole folders into Flickr.
Sorry for the sidejack - love the Sunbeams, used to ride past Stewart Engineering in Putney (?) when I were a lad....Dave Degans' place was nearby IIRC (it was 34 years ago though).
Is this the one with the interchangeable wheels?
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