Good Morning,
Just joined the Club as I will be looking for a Pre-War Sunbeam after the Summer, Always liked the look of the Sunbeams but very little knowledge of them although my Dad used to like them. So any advice appreciated and pointers what books to read (yes i still prefer to read a book).
I have had lots of Post War BSA's Triumphs and Nortons from 50's to 70's and currently have an unrestored original 1949 AJS 16M as well as several other Bikes but do fancy something pre-war and, preferably oily rag/un restored.

Stevie

You are right, John! That is exactly what I believe, too. I've sent the fork to an expert and told him that.

I have a feeling that the bent right hand rear tube at the top has effectively shortened the rear tube.This would, I think ,have the effect of pulling the front tube bend backwards causing the miss-alignment, Unless the photo has is misleading.

 John

Mistery solved, the owner just forgot to close the petroleum tab....

That seems so! However, a litre is about 20.000 drops. So, you can make a litre within two days with one drop every 5 seconds. That's very rough, of course. Yes, check it with a bag. Perhaps I am wrong.

Thanks, Daniel. You are certainly right.

Thomas
Try to push the axle through the lugs. I don't think that this is correct, they should be equal on the table.

1 litres in 2 day is a lot. But never now. I think I remove the fuel pipe and fix a little plastic bag at the tab.

Hi Daniel, at first I thought it to be an impossible mystery but it depends how long the machine stood alone and in what environment volume. Even drops quickly accumulate to a significant amount, the stuff evaporates and if the shed/garage is large enough you do not even smell it. I would check every tank connection for a leak. Maybe you disconnected a pipe and did not fasten it properly again. That can quickly happen, especially at the petrol tap.
Cheers, Thomas

Hello good evening

This Monday I filled the tank of my 9er to full max. Today, Thursday, approx 1 to 2 liters are gone without running the engine. I opened the oil outlet adapter at the crank case to make sure, petroleum was not dripping into it. It's not. And now I'm wondering where else it could have disappeared. 1 litre evaporation thru tank cap sounds a bit too much.

Maybe someone here has an idea.

Cheers
Dani