Beschreibung
H & H Classics sale on 29th Mar, 2023 10:00
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
1953 Sunbeam S8
Great Patina
Estimate
£3, 000 - £4, 000
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Lot details
Registration No: PHY 760
Frame No: S8 7141
Engine No: S8 11429
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
Owned and enjoyed by the current owner
Lovely patina and very original
New tyres and tubes recently fitted
The Sunbeam S7 and S8 are British motorcycles designed by Erling Poppe with styling loosely based on the BMW R75 designs that were acquired as war reparations by BSA (full rights to the Sunbeam brand had been acquired from AMC in 1943). The S8, without altering the basic design, incorporated slimmer wheels of then standard sports machine sizes and narrower mudguards to suit. The lighter weight and improved handling revealed what a good machine the S8 really was and sales quickly improved.
Owned, fettled and ridden regularly by the current owner, in the metal this attractively patinated motorcycle appears to wear a lot of originality. Described by the vendor as ‘running very well’, the S8 is offered here with a current V5C and receipts. The machine also benefits from tyres and tubes that have recently been fitted.
