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#31
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Brooklands Sunbeam 100
Last post by Russ - February 16, 2024, 04:50:15 PM
anyone going? I'll be there be nice to put names to faces....I'm hoping to ride there if I can get the blessed thing to run properly....maybe I'll trailer it there running or not.....I'll stick a few photos up over the weekend

https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/whats-on/brooklands-sunbeam-100
#32
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Re: Sunbeam-sweater
Last post by hubii - February 12, 2024, 06:27:27 AM
Thank you Daniel, I knew Georg... I will ask him for a black sweater...
#33
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Interesting Numbers
Last post by Daniel - February 09, 2024, 02:39:55 PM
Interesting Numbers from the Swiss Register. Attached you find following information:

2023_Sunbeam-Schweiz_1 --> is giving you an overview of all registered Sunbeams in Switzerland (95), with a range in which decade first registered

2023_Sunbeam-Schweiz_2 &_3 --> is giving you more details about which model is registered

To make it easier to understand. Before 1945 no type certificate has been issued. Meaning all Marston Sunbeams have Certificate (Typengenehmigung) X. Since there is no proper database for TC X it might be possible, that 2 equal models are mentioned separate.

The last column is showing how many machines of the specific model are presently registered. The Number in parentheses is telling you how many machines of the specific model have been registerd during the last 5 years)

Regards
Dani

#34
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Re: Sunbeam-sweater
Last post by Daniel - February 09, 2024, 12:38:02 PM
Thats the one he made for me. Not cheap, but very well made. The guys name is Georg Eichsleder.
#35
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Re: Sunbeam-sweater
Last post by Daniel - February 09, 2024, 12:33:27 PM
From time to time an austrian guy does advertisement in the facebook group for them. But you need to be fast, he is deleting the post once he has enough orders.
#36
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Sunbeam-sweater
Last post by hubii - February 08, 2024, 06:59:16 AM

Hello guys, I've been looking for a sweater like this for a long time - size L - see photo - who makes (knits) sweaters like this?
#37
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Re: Sunbeam model info please
Last post by phutton - February 06, 2024, 04:29:38 PM
We have all Sunbeam manuals, Spares lists and catalogues available on the Shop, also new copies of Bob Champ's Book on Sunbeam history. The other ones recommended are all available on e-bay.
P.
#38
Beamers General Discussion Forum / Re: Recommission of Model 9 - ...
Last post by phutton - February 06, 2024, 04:26:32 PM
Don't forget the various mesh strainers (I would hesitate to call them filters!) in the oil tank and sump. Also worth checking the clutch adjustment, including the clutch stops (helps selection of first gear from rest) and push-rod clearance. Check the oil level in the primary chaincase and its consistency. You need just enough to touch the bottom run of the chain, and ATF is probably the best oil to use.
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#39
Technical Discussion Forum / Re: Petroleum tank
Last post by phutton - February 06, 2024, 04:17:03 PM
Originally it would have been gold leaf, but later I suspect it was a gold paint, applied by brush-in-hand.
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#40
Technical Discussion Forum / Re: A disaster
Last post by Rick Parkington - February 06, 2024, 04:01:48 PM
Hmmm, no shortage of bureaucracy there then...!
I think part of the trouble is that policy is designed to deal with the most common business. Anything unusual does not fit and because people in official roles have been trained always to follow policy they are very reluctant to assume responsibility by using their own initiative, so anything like this becomes a problem - and possibly if you asked three people you would get three conflicting answers.
However, on a more positive note... a friend in Germany found a BSA frame for me. He decided to deliver it, strapped to his BMW sidecar. Arriving at the docks in the UK he went to find what he must do to pay customs - but after being sent here and there and found nobody who could deal with it, he shrugged, started the bike and rode off.
It seems that while the internet has provided government agencies with an almost limitless capacity for data, there is still not enough manpower to use it.
We have to be grateful for that!
Cheers Rick