Can anyone tell me what this bike is?

[CTWV50]

I'm not that into bikes but I'd love to own this and am wondering what it is? Doesn't look like a Harley.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/6895439914_c028178ed5_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7120/7041537561_8fe9ecf712_b.jpg

[robo]

Looks to me like an old sunbeam shaft driven S7, made in about 1948 ish. I had a later version of one an S8

Bob

Dont put stuff like this on here you just reminded me how old I am.

[TSM Locost]

Sunbeam, S7 or S8 Wikipedia is your friend. :)

[james3004]

Icar check says it is a 1951 Sunbeam, from the reg ;-)

[CTWV50]

Marvelous thanks people. I guess they are probably quite expensive. What are they like to ride Bob?:)

[CTWV50]

Yep!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunbeam-S7-/230771596235?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item35bb0f1bcb

Maybe I'll get one when I get some inheritance money!:D

[robo]

As kids we used to get our hands on dozens of bikes like this for as little as £30. It would be butcherd in to one of two things, it would either get clip ons and rear sets < cafe racers > or straight bars,knobbly tyres and built into a sort of flat tracker. All the tin work would get ripped off and binned , resto boys would of had a heart attack. Nothing was sacred and looking at this made me recap on some of the stuff that we had over the years, makers names a lot of people never heard of, Aerial, Cotton, Norman, royal enfield, velocette,ajs, matchless,greeves,villiers,excellsior and loads of others. Then all the hybyd stuff
Norvin, triton, tribsa and so on. I am going to be frank here and admit they were all crap compared to the jap stuff but they were nice in a quirky sort of way Alas no more.

Bob

[CTWV50]

Thanks for that Bob. It's nice to speak to an old boy like yourself sometimes. :D They're 5k now and they say house prices have rocketed!!:D

[robo]

At 5k someone has lost a shed load of dosh. A bit like buying a secondhand roadster for 3 or 4 grand after its cost all of that in bits plus 10k worth of time:rolleyes: The real winner is the buyer at 5k

Bob