thanks to all who sent info about tyres for my model 90, sound like the imported ones are o.k. My bike is comming on well and soon may be completed, valve...
Glad to hear that you are getting your 90 together!!! I have had a bit of time to try out the CS tyres on my BSA sloper and I can find no problems with them.....
My model 90 has never been the same since I replaced the original, unfortunately disintegrated, high-comp piston with a truly original, second-hand, mid-comp...
... original, ... original, second-hand, ... piston must be ... and honed the ... nine times. ... 5.5 thou" ... up if ridden ... after' ride ... a matter of ...
Hi Everyone I've just joined, great idea, thanks Craig for setting this up. You may notice from the login, I'm mad enough to run www.ClassicBikeHire.com (it's...
Hi Guys, I've just created a spares wanted and available table! Click on Database on the left of the screen, see what happens! If we all post everything we've...
Hi Rob - thanks for joining. Great website you have there - though I think maybe your picture of the Sunbeam for hire is a bit off target ;-) It looks like a...
I've just done a Sunbeam Register as well! (I'd better get on with some work soon!), same place as before, Yahoo, Database, etc. If you dont want to fill in...
... sunbeam model 9 1932 will follow. I have also a model 8 engine available. other spare will follow in my fotobook. Can we have also a button which leeds you...
You wont believe this Rob, but I just had a look at your ebay item for the model 8 engine and noticed the engine number was K2415. I then went out and had a...
Hi all, I was wondering if someone with a late 20s model 8 or 9 twin port would do me a small favour please. I have had some exhaust headers made, and I am...
Hi David, if you want it, bid for it and I'll keep it for you if you ever get over here, or will surface ship it at cost, if you dont win, I'll let you know...
Hi Rob - the longstroke is very nice as well, so lucky you. Robert has set up a list of spares for sale/wanted - hopefully of everybody uses this it could be a...
I thought that you might be interested in this excellent advice on running in, from an owner of Dnepr twin: "I just put new pistons into my Dnepr. And what...
Hi all. I acquired a carb body for an M9 recently (thanks to James's eagle eyes) - its a 289 body stamped with the model number "M9" just as it should be...
Robert - I have a stand, fitted to my model 9, so if there is a firm who can copy them, then we could get a few made? As long as the original doesnt go...
Craig, Sorry that 89 didn't work out for you. Is Burlen supplying 76's in clip mount form? If so maybe they are also doing the TT carbs which should be of the...
from " the book of the sunbeam " by leslie heathcoat - The Piston. "as probably the greatest frictional losses occur at the piston, it is essential that the...
Hi - yes, they do the 276 in a clip fit - sadly, not the (bigger bore) TT. You never know, if there is enough demand maybe they will. Oddly, whenever I call...
Hi James - not boring at all! Irving's book is a good one. On a similar theme, I could post those race tuning articles that Ron Lewis wrote a few years ago,...
Craig, I am always interested in folks take on tuning. I will look forward to readihng what Ron Lewis has to say and thank you in advance for posting the ...
"Amazing running in regime - I know a lot of the Laverda guys (I also have a few laverdas) "run in" a bike by holding the throttle wide open, and if it doesnt...
If you run NOS '20/30s pistons you're likely to get prewar style seizures too! Thats what makes it all so exciting...... nothing like pulling your pants out of...
The point of the tale was that the piston was indeed original from pre-war, and the alloys used were terribly unpredictable. I remember when a friend used an...
Hi Rob, Firstly thank you very much for your kind offer of assistance with the motor and the offer to source kneepads for me. Regarding the kneepads, Rob...
Thanks for the replies regarding 1929 Model 8 silencers, however I dont yet have the dimensions for these, and am still keen to make my own. After doing a bit...
Hello to all! I was told of this site and happy to be able to find a place for me to cry .As you will see my photos, I am caring for 2 orphans that were sent...
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