SUNBEAM S8

Well done Smudge, a very sypathetic resto that maintains just enough of the patina to give it character.
 
Were any other bikes around that time painted that colour?

I seem to recall an uncle left a big green motorbike in our back garden when i was very small,

i used to climb all over it and use the kick start as a lift lol

and then one day a neighbour took it away


Looked very similar to the sumbeam
 
Definitely the right way to go, it looks great. Flat headlamp glass? I think they would both look OK.
 
Lovely job.
Flat headlight glass......YES (IMHO....which is worth half of feck all)

Lovely bike, and good to see you’ve kept the patina.
 
Had a little play with some pictures tonight.
 

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Here it is with the flat glass headlamp fitted...
 

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Thanks Micky! I fitted the toolbox today, finished off the wiring for the headlamp and re-fitted the dynamo, so it is done....
 
Here are the last 5 with the bike now complete. Its been a long job but i am very happy now its finished!

Thanks everyone for your comments and support, Ash, how's the beard coming on now?....:augie:D
 

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Here are the last 5 with the bike now complete. Its been a long job but i am very happy now its finished!

Thanks everyone for your comments and support, Ash, how's the beard coming on now?....:augie:D

Using Tapatalk and the first pic shows up before opening the thread . I assumed it was the ‘Before’ shot and not the ‘After’ !

I’m liking the grunge look though . Restored just enough . A full on Mikeyboy Mayhem wouldn’t have suited this bike.
 
^Agree entirely. :thumb

That Sunbeam just makes me want it, and ride it all day, every day.

It screams character and interest, unlike the over restored, soulless glitterballs that infest the Classic Bike Show merry go round.
 
^Agree entirely. :thumb

That Sunbeam just makes me want it, and ride it all day, every day.

It screams character and interest, unlike the over restored, soulless glitterballs that infest the Classic Bike Show merry go round.

How very exact! Agree entirely. Most of my collection is like this, don't get me wrong, i do admire the amount of work that goes into said 'Glitterballs' but its just not for me!

Thanks for the kind comments..
 


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