1932 Sunbeam Road Racer.
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OldTel
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Hi, nice old bike ( any piccies ), I've just got hold of a 1924 all black royal to restore, looking forward to the struggle. Fleabay usually has most things http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26-x-1-1-4-AM ... 2a2d084f84 try this. Terry
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Great bike, Sunbeam were just about in liquidation, and having to reduce prices. When did BSA take them on? Pre BSA was better.
I don't remember any 26 x 1 1/4 tyres that I would call light, but I suppose it's relative. I thought a 10 ounce tubular was heavy.
I had a 1931 Marston Sunbeam 3 litre (in 1970), some of the engineering was better than Rolls Royce. They were trying to sell cars at £1000 in 1930 when the market wanted £100. Should I have used an invisible font for that?
Just saw the pic, lovely condition, by 1930 commercial chrome plate was just starting, so allowable by 1932.
Keith
I don't remember any 26 x 1 1/4 tyres that I would call light, but I suppose it's relative. I thought a 10 ounce tubular was heavy.
I had a 1931 Marston Sunbeam 3 litre (in 1970), some of the engineering was better than Rolls Royce. They were trying to sell cars at £1000 in 1930 when the market wanted £100. Should I have used an invisible font for that?
Just saw the pic, lovely condition, by 1930 commercial chrome plate was just starting, so allowable by 1932.
Keith
OldTel
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Nice example, a good cross section of sunbeams can be found at http://sunbeammuseum.wordpress.com/welc ... le-museum/ The 'marston' sunbeams ( late 19th century thru to 1920's ) set there reputation, the engineering was stunning for the age, two speed gearing built into the crank was introduced in 1903, and in 1906 they coupled it with a three speed hub to create a six speed, but all this did come at an expense. The history of Sunbeam is worth having a look into, it sums up the british peak and decline in engineering. Terry
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