Sunbeam with a Mini Motor - what year?

[chuckspeed]

Okay, gang -

I'm in the process of getting a prewar Sunbeam bicycle with what I believe to be a 1950 Mini-Motor clip-on motor over the back wheel. It hasn't run for ten years - but is in good overall original (and complete) condition.

I only have a scanned 600kb .pdf file pic of the bike - can anyone help me resize and refit it so that it may be shown here?

thanks,

chuck.

 

[chuckspeed]

okay - I firgured it out. Will also post up to Photobucket and get an image up thataway.

 

[chuckspeed]

image.

 

[Wing Your Heel]

Mini-Motor

Your registration MKR was issued in 1950, in Maidstone, Kent.

I have a Mini-Motor page at http://cyclemaster.co.uk/

Page 13 - The Trojan ?Gearless Cycle Outboard? Mini-Motor

I've included a dating chart for Mini-Motors. I think yours is a Mark 2, but you can check the engine number against the chart to confirm.

You can also download the Mini-Motor instruction book from the page.

Hope that helps,

Colin

 

[chuckspeed]

thanks! this really helps!

So - the bike is a 1950 (prox.) Raleigh three speed, and I was bang-on regarding the vintage of the powerplant.

The outfit is leaving England for Key West - a perfect place for just such an item. One of my neighbours has a similar cycle, albeit in rougher condition. it will see regular use, as we do not have a car on the island - nor is one needed. It will reside alongside my 1955 Rollfast balloon tyre tank bike and my 1958 Puch MS 50.

thanks again!