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General Category => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: Lucky_Lou on March 29, 2010, 02:36:06 PM

Title: Interesting Beancan !!
Post by: Lucky_Lou on March 29, 2010, 02:36:06 PM

It was the weekend of Kathryn my Cousin Peters daughters wedding, I dont get up to Cumbria very often always look forward to going as Peter is a bike fanatic and always has some Boys toys worth playing with.
The weather was kind on the Saturday at the Ancient church of Cross Cannonby For a March day on the Cumbrian coast Sunday was even better as we arrived at Peters, he was anxious to show me his new VN2000 (Awesome) others in his stable
Honda Goldwing/Triumph Tiger/BSA A?35/ Villiers but the one with the beancan was my favourite a 1950 Sunbeam which he toured the Isle of Man on Last year.
Lou

Title: Re: Interesting Beancan !!
Post by: montmil on March 29, 2010, 05:50:28 PM

Lookit the size of them tires! Big mommas, they be.

So many outstanding vintage bikes in England. It would be interesting to know just how many motorcycles per square mile in Jolly Ol'.

Thanks for the pics, Lou.    Monte

Title: Re: Interesting Beancan !!
Post by: Darwin_R65 on March 31, 2010, 05:42:14 AM

I'm jealous, My Sunbeam S7 Deluxe is still in bits.
I've at least now sandblasted the mudguards, panel beaten and painted a first coat.

The rest of the bike is still in red oxide primer 25 years old.
Will eventually be painted green.

John

Title: Re: Interesting Beancan !!
Post by: Darwin_R65 on March 31, 2010, 05:44:35 AM

As for them "BIG MOMMA TYRES"
did you know the front and rear are interchangeable.

This bike was also based on WWII BMW bikes.
But they went for inline twin engine so it wouldn't look so "German"

John