1924 british royal sunbeam

[wazza]

found last week at a sale for ?40 dates from 1924 royal sunbeam made in wolverhampton england,original paint polished up very nice,just need to find the front disc that is missing from the chaincase.fully enclosed crankcase with chain running in oil constantly.two gears in front crank.handlebar locking pin to use when you park the bike to keep bars straight.below is some links to the history of the factory.

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Transport/bicycles/Sunbeam.htm

 

[wazza]

more pics

 

[Andrew Gorman]

Great find! There is a lot of Royal Sunbeam information at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pantsmonkey/2327063512/
Have fun with the bike!

 

[SirMike1983]

That's a great bike.

 

[wazza]

and now its got a front light made in birmingham england by powell & hanmer called revenge,and its lucas bell,
are there any old sunbeams in america

 

[phillips1952]

very nice

that bike is beautiful,damn beautiful..

 

[char56]

Lovely bike !

 

[Coreyk]

wow

What a lovely thing! I'd love to find one like that here in 'Murka. I don't know if they ever had a US distributor, though.
Do you have a source for spares like the chainwheel cover disc?

CK

 

[wazza]

still hunting for the chain cover disc,been a few on ebay but all the wrong size,think theres 3x different sizes.