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Darwin_R65

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Re: other bikes in your stable?
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2009, 06:56:56 AM »
We had an open day a couple of weeks ago with our Motor Vehicle Enthusiasts Club of the NT.
I decided to put the sunbeam S7 Deluxe on show, but had to quickly arrange the parts so it at least looked like a motorbike, and then put a sign in front saying project under construction.

It also was my way of making sure I got back to working on it, today i went in and painted one wheel (front and rear are interchangeable) with POR-15 paint. small steps, but steps nonetheless. :) Next I'll put spokes in the wheel and even a tyre on the outside of it.

The S7 doesn't use anywhere near as much fuel as the R65

John
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Re: other bikes in your stable?
« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2009, 07:10:31 AM »
Is that engine a vertical twin, with the cylinders arranged in a fore and aft configuration, instead of the common side by side ?
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« Reply #32 on: October 04, 2009, 08:09:11 AM »
from the Sunbeam S7 wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbeam_S7_and_S8

The Sunbeam S7 and S8 are British motorcycles designed by Erling Poppe based on the BMW R75 designs that were acquired by BSA (together with the full rights to the Sunbeam brand) at the end of World War II.

Erling Poppe’s design was originally based on a captured BMW R75 but Sunbeam did not want the S series to look too "German", so an in-line OHC, parallel twin was designed instead of a flat twin "across the frame".
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« Reply #33 on: October 04, 2009, 08:14:40 AM »
Interesting bike to say the least !!!
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« Reply #34 on: October 05, 2009, 12:25:34 PM »
Don Tanner led the OVM vintage ride out of Corvallis, OR last year on his Sunbeam.  At first glance I thought it was a square 4, but yeah it's two cylinders fore and aft.  His is in really nice shape.
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« Reply #35 on: October 05, 2009, 12:27:56 PM »
My '70 Bonneville:



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« Reply #36 on: October 05, 2009, 09:17:58 PM »
Nice Bonnie Ed.  Is it "Stock" or have you modded it?
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« Reply #37 on: October 06, 2009, 08:04:38 AM »
Oooooh...... Nice Bonnie, indeed, Ed!!   :P
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Re: other bikes in your stable?
« Reply #38 on: October 06, 2009, 12:45:58 PM »
Yes it is nice!  Ever seen a Kawasaki W650?  It's a clone of the Triumph made around '98-00 but very few were imported into the US.  We saw bunches and bunches of really fine English iron this past weekend at the N. Texas Norton rallye.  One fellow even had his Vincent Black Shadow, owned it for 51 years, and no one could keep up with him on the 24 mile Concours loop.  He was drifting corners WOT, and that bike was immaculate.  Photos to follow one of these days.  Montmil may be able to download some pix.
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« Reply #39 on: October 06, 2009, 01:42:43 PM »
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Nice Bonnie Ed.  Is it "Stock" or have you modded it?

Stockish?  The colors aren't stock but the pattern is.  I added turn signals because I ride after dark.  I installed the low home market bars so I wouldn't have to be a human parachute any more.  The horn/turn signal/high beam switch is from some Japanese bike in a junkyard; you can't see it in the picture.  Napoleon bar end mirrors so I could see past my shoulders.  I like the look better too.

I have a much bigger gas tank that I need to work on, line, and paint; it has the parcel rack and will hold almost 5 gallons.  I hope to get it on the bike for next summer.  

I got it over 94,000 miles this summer.  I'm hoping to get over 100,000 next year for it's 40th year.


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« Reply #40 on: October 06, 2009, 07:58:42 PM »
The Bonnie looks really nice, Ed, with its chrome heart shining in the sun..    I can't help but think of that Neil Young song when I see these Trumps.    Long may you run!
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« Reply #41 on: October 07, 2009, 01:21:10 PM »
I know a lot of the words in that song and I can't figure out what it's about.  I like it though.  "But we missed that shift on the long decline..."  Maybe I just think I know the words.  I sing a lot of nonsense sometimes.  Thanks for the kind words, all.  I won't show you the other side....

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« Reply #42 on: October 07, 2009, 02:01:33 PM »
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« Reply #43 on: October 07, 2009, 04:58:19 PM »
Yea, I had thought that he was writing the song about a car, but the "chrome heart" part didn't seem to make sense if it were an automobile.  The side engine case on the Triumph does somewhat look heart shaped, and if it isn't chromed, it is at least nicely shiny, polished alloy - that's what triggers it for me, anyway..
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« Reply #44 on: October 12, 2009, 10:08:03 AM »
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Ever seen a Kawasaki W650?It's a clone of the Triumph made around '98-00 but very few were imported into the US.  

Bengt, I think you might have identified a mystery bike I saw Saturday, parked across the street from our daughter's apartment in Philly. It got my attention because from a distance, the tank and general configuration (side) looked (to my bad eyes) like a toaster-tank airhead. Another slight resemblance is that the crank bearing covers protrude more than usual for a vertical twin, and are the correct general shape and color, to trick a quick glance into the conclusion that it's a boxer (rather than a transverse-crank parallel). The only identifier I could find on the bike was "W650" (on the side covers, I think, but I can't recall for sure).

It's a beauty! Chrome fenders, nice lines. When I got closer, I saw that the tank looks more like a Triumph with knee pads, rather than a toaster Beemer.

Next trip to Philly (probably this Saturday), I'll try to remember to take a digital camera & try to get a shot (if it's parked there again).
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