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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: jon_plant on April 09, 2006, 02:43:16 AM
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Hello, I am after any help anyone can give me reference my father motorcycle.He has a 1936 sunbeam 250 sports and believes it was one of the last models to be made before sunbeam was taken over.I am struggling to find any info for him and would like to hear from anyone who may be able to point me in the right direction.
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SUNBEAM SOLD TO AMC IN 1937 WHO CARRIED ON
MAKING SUNBEAMS IN THE JOHN MARSTON MOULD
FOR A WHILE BEFORE MAKING RE-BADGED AJS ( HIGH CAM ) UNTIL 1940. THE NAME WAS THEN SOLD TO BSA WHO PUT THE SUNBEAM NAME ON THE S7 & S8.
THE 1936 250 WAS THE MODEL 14 WHICH HAD THE
BURMAN GEARBOX FITTED. THE 250 WAS, UP UNTIL
1936 DESIGNATED AS THE ' 250 LONGSTROKE '
59 MM BORE x 90 MM STROKE. THEY DID NOT SELL
VERY WELL DUE TO THERE POOR POWER OUTPUT.
BUT NEVERTHELESS THEY ARE PLEASANT TO RIDE.
THE 250 CONTINUED UNTIL 1938 IN VARIOUS
MODELS SS WAS SEMI SPORTS, S WAS SPORTS.
THE MODEL 14 WAS BUILT FROM 1933 UNTIL
1938 EXCEPT FOR 1935 WHEN THE MODEL 16 HIGH
CAM WAS PRODUCED, THIS WAS NOT VERY RELIABLE
SO THEY REVERTED BACK TO THE MODEL 14.
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see also the posting at http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=15;action=display;num=1144832188
Cheers
Nigel.
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Folks,
Jon has kindly sent me a picture of the bike which I have posted in the Sunbeam gallery at http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Sunbeam%20Bikes/pages/Sunbeam-Model-14-37.htm
Jon, if you were to get the engine/frame numbers it may also help.
Regards
Nigel.
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As BEAMA has said, it may very well be a Model 14? See photo of a Model 14 here: http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Transport/Motorcycles/sunbeam5.htm
And also read the description given of the Model 16.
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JON,
AFTER SEEING THE PHOTO,( VERY NICE TOO ! )
YOUR FATHER HAS A 1937 MODEL 14 SPORTS
( UPSWEPT EXAUST PIPE )
BEAMA